Partial gas-phase oxidation of hydrocarbon gases with an adjustable methanol-to-carbon monoxide ratio in the oxidation products

Experimental results on the partial oxidation of methane-ethane and C1–C4 alkane gas mixtures are reported. The effect of the parameters of the process on the methanol-to-carbon monoxide ratio in the reaction products is examined and the possibility to control this ratio, important for the subsequent carbonylation of the products, is demonstrated.