TY - GEN
T1 - Methane to methanol conversion - Compatibility study of using ionic liquids as novel reaction media
AU - Goddard, William A.
PY - 2005/7/29
Y1 - 2005/7/29
N2 - Interactions of methane and methanol with various ionic liquids in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid and/or Pt-based catalysts are investigated both experimentally and theoretically. As preliminary efforts of developing the low-temperature and highselectivity CH4-to-CH3OH homogeneously catalyzed conversion system, solubility and stability between the oxidant (H2SO4), the catalyst ((bpym)PtCl2) and the media (ammonium, phosphonium, imidazolium, and pyridinium based ionic liquids) have been systematically studied. In addition to those commercially available ionic liquids, a series of new media with modified cations are designed and synthesized, showing improved stability in strong acid. Fundamentals of the interaction mechanisms are further understood using molecular simulation techniques at the atomic level.
AB - Interactions of methane and methanol with various ionic liquids in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid and/or Pt-based catalysts are investigated both experimentally and theoretically. As preliminary efforts of developing the low-temperature and highselectivity CH4-to-CH3OH homogeneously catalyzed conversion system, solubility and stability between the oxidant (H2SO4), the catalyst ((bpym)PtCl2) and the media (ammonium, phosphonium, imidazolium, and pyridinium based ionic liquids) have been systematically studied. In addition to those commercially available ionic liquids, a series of new media with modified cations are designed and synthesized, showing improved stability in strong acid. Fundamentals of the interaction mechanisms are further understood using molecular simulation techniques at the atomic level.
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:22444441175
SN - 0816909849
T3 - 2005 AIChE Spring National Meeting, Conference Proceedings
SP - 243
BT - 2005 AIChE Spring National Meeting, Conference Proceedings
T2 - 2005 AIChE Spring National Meeting
Y2 - 10 April 2005 through 14 April 2005
ER -