Hydrogen production at room temperature from liquid methanol has been conducted using corona discharge. The content of water in methanol solution has a significant effect on this production. When water concentration increases from 1.0% to 16.7%,the methanol conversion rate changes from 0.196 to 0.284 mol/h. An important finding in this investigation is the formation of ethylene glycol as a major by-product. The yield of ethylene glycol is ranged from 0.0045 to 0.0075 mol/h based on the water content.
A novel process for catalytic oxidation of methane to synthesis gas (syngas), which consists of two consecutive fixed-bed reactors with air introduced into the reactors, integrated Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, was investigated. At the same time, a catalytic combustion technology has been investigated for utilizing the F-T offgas to generate heat or power energy. The results show that the two-stage fixed reactor process keep away from explosion of CH4/O2. The integrated process is fitted to produce diesel oil and lubricating oil in remote gas field.
