Abstract
The kinetics of methane combustion were examined over La2O3, Sr-promoted La2O3, 40% La2O3/γ-Al2O3 and γ-Al2O3 between 773 and 973 K, 0.4-5 Torr CH4 and 3-23 Torr O2. The activation energy calculated for the elementary step to form a methyl group on the surface was found to be 40 kcal/mol for all the catalysts. The results showed that the heat of adsorption for methane was 20 kcal/mol CH4 on all four catalyst, while for oxygen this value was 30 kcal/mol O2 on the La2O3-based catalysts and near 20 kcal/mol O2 on γ-Al2O3.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 125-140 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Applied Catalysis A: General |
| Volume | 233 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
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| State | Published - Jul 10 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
This study was sponsored by the National Science Foundation under Grant CTS-9633752.
Keywords
- CH combustion
- Kinet ics
- LaO
- γ-AlO