Is there a way to exclusively favor one reactant-product combination over another (ex. CO from methane only, not CO2)?

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Abbas Answered Jan 18 2022

Catalysts can often provide extremely high selectivity in the production of a single product from reactive starting materials. A great deal of effort is directed at this goal in the chemical industry. I’m a bit nervous about the word “exclusively” which is an absolute like “dead” or “pregnant”. What I can tell you is that selectivities of >99.9% are often achieved.

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METHANE CAS No: 74-82-8 MF: CH₄

Density	1.34
Melting Point	-183 oC
Boiling Point	-296° F (USCG, 1999)
Vapour	3.07E-10mmHg at 25°C
Refractive Index	1.6
Flash Point	-306° F (NTP, 1992)

methane CAS No: 82600-58-6 MF: C

Density	2 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999)
Melting Point	Sublimes
Boiling Point	4200 deg C
Vapour	0 mm Hg (approx) (NIOSH, 2016)
Refractive Index	Index of refraction = 2.1500

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