Jeannot, John Charl2018-10-092018-10-091995https://hdl.handle.net/10539/25750A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Engineering.The partial oxidation of methane by air to synthesis gas over supported cobalt catalysts was studied. The investigation included analysis of the products of this reaction at various temperatures, and of the structure of the catalysts using powder X-ray diffraction techniques. (Abbreviation abstract)enCatalysts.Oxidation.Cobalt.Methane.Thesis