Irreversible reaction

CH4givesC+2H2

Direction
Irreversible
Processes
1
Stated as
Fixed conversion
Heat of reaction
ΔH = 74,534 kJ/kmol (one process)
Element balance
Checked: balances
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Species

SpeciesNameCASRoleCoefficient
CH4Methane74-82-8reactant-1
CCarbon7440-44-0product1
H2Hydrogen1333-74-0product2

In the processes

Sources

What the processes cite for this reaction, each source once: for the reaction itself, its conversion, its heat of reaction or its catalyst. As the processes write them; DOIs, US patent numbers and web addresses are linked.

  1. US5824834A (BASF AG, 1998), examples table: soot and acetylene per example

    For the reaction · cited by Acetylene by partial oxidation of natural gas with NMP recovery (6.25 t/h, synthesis-gas co-product)

  2. scripts/balance.py: acetylene/soot 22 kg/kg, US5824834A comparative example 2 (7.8 vol% C2H2), D-005

    For the conversion · cited by Acetylene by partial oxidation of natural gas with NMP recovery (6.25 t/h, synthesis-gas co-product)

  3. formation enthalpy of methane (ATcT); graphite 0

    For the heat of reaction · cited by Acetylene by partial oxidation of natural gas with NMP recovery (6.25 t/h, synthesis-gas co-product)