Direct methane oxidation to methanol under pressure

4 Direct methane oxidation to methanol under pressure 

The experimental results on conjugated methane oxidation under pressure with hydrogen peroxide displayed the most probable mechanism of methanol synthesis. 

The comparison of molecular oxygen accumulation and CH4 consumption (or CH3OH accumulation) curves displays correspondence between 02 accumulation minimum and the maximum of CH4 conversion to CH3OH. 

Due to 100% selectivity of the reaction, chemical interference is clearly displayed intensification of 02 formation causes simultaneous decrease of CH4 conversion to CH3OH and vice versa. The determinant (D) of chemical interference found from the equation  

Lying in the area of conjugated reactions on the chemical interference scale, this value characterizes the induction effect of H202 on CH4 oxidation and indicates great potential ability to intensify the induction effect of the system studied (theoretically, D may increase to 1, but in practice attempts to reach, at least, a level of 0.5). Of course, there are kinetic experimental methods, which give an opportunity to manipulate the rates of conjugated reactions. 

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