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Area of Science:

  • Catalysis
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Low-value natural gas, rich in CO2 and methane (CH4), presents an opportunity for hydrocarbon production.
  • Oxidative methane coupling (OCM) is a key process for converting methane into higher hydrocarbons.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To optimize the direct conversion of low-value natural gas via CO2-OCM using metal oxide catalysts.
  • To employ multi-objective optimization with an entropic measure to select the most favorable Pareto optimal solution.

Main Methods:

  • Response surface methodology was used to model methane conversion, C2 selectivity, and C2 yield.
  • Key decision variables included CO2/CH4 ratio, reactor temperature, and catalyst composition (CaO and MnO on ceria).
  • A robust multi-objective optimization approach incorporating an entropic measure was applied.

Main Results:

  • Optimal process parameters were determined as: CO2/CH4 ratio = 2.50, temperature = 1179.5 K, 17.2 wt.% CaO, and 6.0 wt.% MnO in the ceria catalyst.
  • Under these conditions, the optimized objective functions yielded: 8.806% CH4 conversion, 51.468% C2 selectivity, and 3.275% C2 yield.
  • The entropic measure effectively mapped regions of minimal variation among Pareto optimal responses, confirming the influence of optimization weights.

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully optimized CO2-OCM for enhanced hydrocarbon production from natural gas.
  • The developed optimization strategy, utilizing an entropic measure, provides a robust method for selecting optimal process conditions.
  • The findings highlight the potential for intelligent utilization of CO2/CH4 mixtures in natural gas conversion.