Noncatalytic Syngas Production Processes and Possibilities of Reducing the CO₂ Emission into the Environment

The development of noncatalytic procedures for processing hydrocarbon gases is an important way to increase the efficiency of gas-chemical processes and decrease their power consumption. The paper deals with thermodynamic and kinetic modeling of noncatalytic processes of the partial oxidation and steam and carbon dioxide conversion of methane in the temperature interval 1400-1800 K and with analysis of the process for syngas production by matrix conversion of rich methane-oxygen mixtures. Comparison of the kinetic calculations with the experimental data demonstrated the possibility of applying published models to the description of the matrix conversion of methane. The possibility of developing a highly efficient technology based on noncatalytic partial oxidation of hydrocarbons for the syngas production without CO2 emission into the environment is discussed.