Petroleum Chemistry, Vol.49, No.2, 127-132, 2009
Thermodynamic analysis of the feasibility of coupled nonoxidative dehydrogenation of methanol into formaldehyde
Thermodynamic and kinetic analysis of the reaction of nonoxidative catalytic dehydrogenation of methanol into formaldehyde was performed with the aim of developing a scientifically sound approach to the technology of the coupled process. With allowance for the experimental data, a kinetic model of the reaction was proposed and the feasibility of the occurrence of the process at low temperatures with the use of conventional catalysts and chemical coupling was shown.