Abstract:

Ni/TiO₂ catalyst was firstly used for the partial oxidation of methane to produce synthesis gas. The reaction was carried out in a fixed-bed continuous flow quartz reactor at atmospheric pressure. The flow rate was regulated by a mass controller with a space velocity of 1.5×10⁵ h^-1 and a CH₄/O₂ molar ratio of 2/1. Prior to the introduction of feed gas, the Ni/TiO₂ catalyst was activated in flowing H₂ at 700℃ for 30 min. TiO₂ is known to be a poor support for partial oxidation because which can easily result in complete oxidation. But at 700℃, Ni/TiO₂ catalyst exhibited a better performance than Ni/SiO₂ and Ni/ZrO₂. The conversion of methane was 81.5, and the selectivity of hydrogen and carbon monoxide were 93.4 and 89.4 respectively. After 6h of continuous reaction, the conversion of methane descended a little and then remained a steady yield on the whole,but the selectivity of H₂ and CO gradually declined, as far as to a constant. The selectivity of H₂ was always higher than that of CO and the ratio of H₂/CO wouldn't change with the increasing of reaction time.