Single step oxidation of methane to methanol towards better understanding

ABSTRACT

Two-step process produces liquid methanol by the steam reforming of methane to

synthesis gas followed by the high pressure catalytic conversion of the synthesis gas to
methanol.

Partial oxidation route offers the advantage of directly converting methane to methanol in a
single step reaction (economically feasible one step process: significantly reduce cost of
methanol production)

Increasing demands for energy and environmental protection, the two-step process (include
energy intensive syngas manufacturing) is incompatible. Partial oxidation of methane
through the direct synt of methanol has been a field of extensive research work.