ABSTRACT
Methane Conversion .............................................................................6 1.1.3 Direct and Indirect Routes in Methane Conversion .............................9
1.2Gas-Phase Conversion Processes.................................................................... 10 1.2.1Oxidative Coupling ............................................................................. 10
1.2.1.1State of the Art of Research ................................................. 10 1.2.1.2Comparison with Alternative Processes .............................. 16 1.2.1.3 Reaction Network, Mechanism, and Recent Advances
in Catalysts ........................................................................... 19 1.2.2Methane Direct Conversion to Methanol or Formaldehyde ...............23
