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The oxidative coupling of methane is typically carried out at temperatures of 650–950°C, using a methane-rich mixture of methane and oxygen or air, and with an oxidic catalyst of low porosity. The process is very complex in the sense that reactions at the surface of the catalyst strongly interfere with reactions in the homogeneous gas phase.
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van der Wiele, K., Geerts, J.W.M.H., van Kasteren, J.M.N. (1992). Elementary Reactions and Kinetic Modeling of the Oxidative Coupling of Methane. In: Wolf, E.E. (eds) Methane Conversion by Oxidative Processes. Van Nostrand Reinhold Catalysis Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7449-5_8
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