Abstract:
The results of kinetic investigations of selective oxidative cracking of light alkanes are analyzed and integrated. This process attracts researchers' attention owing to possible opportunities for designing new industrial processes based on light hydrocarbon feed. Particular attention is paid to ethane for which comprehensive and adequate models of oxidative conversion suitable for detailed analysis of the process kinetics have already been developed. The prospects for the practical application of methane homologues present in natural and associated gases in the selective oxidative cracking are discussed. The bibliography includes 85 references.