OXİDATİVE CONVERSİON OF METHANE. EFFECT OF CATALYST AND PERSPECTİVE DİRECTİONS OF REACTİON

The well-known MnNaW catalysts based on SiO2 for oxidative condensation of methane (OCM) were synthesized by various methods, characterized by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive elemental analysis (SEM/EDX), electron magnetic resonance (EMR) spectroscopy, N2 adsorption-desorption measurements, and tested as OCM catalysts at atmospheric pressure to convert into a mixture of ethylene + carbon oxides for further hydroformylation to propylene. The structural and catalytic features of the synthesized systems are discussed. The necessity of using mainly X-ray diffraction, Raman, and EMR methods for studying catalysts in situ mode in combination with online MS analysis of gasphase reaction products to establish the nature of catalytically active phases, centers, their mechanism of functioning, activation of CH4 with the formation of C-C bond for the synthesis of hydrocarbons C2 and C2+ is considered. Keywords: oxidative conversion of methane, NaMnW/SiO2 catalyst, ethylene-carbon monoxide mixture, magnetic, texture properties