Direct Oxidation of Waste Hydrocarbon Gases to Oxygenates as a Perspective Tool for Decreasing of Atmospheric Pollution

Abstract

Global warming is one of the most difficult problems of this century. We argue that it is unreal to prevent future climate change by collecting enormous antropogenic emission of carbon dioxide. More reasonable may be the collecting and processing much lover and more valuable emissions of other greenhouse gases, first of all methane. But industry needs new low-scale technologies to accomplish this task. Direct oxidation of hydrocarbons to liquid oxygenates may be the real solution.

Utilization of Waste Hydrocarbon Gases

“…The main problem on the way to a more complete utilization of limited sources of hydrocarbon gases of both anthropogenic and natural origin is the lack of cost-effective low-scale technologies for their processing. A number of our previous works were devoted to the prospects of developing such technologies [10,11]. Nevertheless, the problem still remains acute and requires constant attention.…”