A partial oxidation process of hydrocarbons is provided, including bringing an inlet gas into contact with a catalyst, the inlet gas including a hydrocarbon raw material gas and a hydrogen chloride gas, wherein the catalyst includes a catalyst material including palladium (Pd), which catalyst material is supported on a carrier including cerium oxide (CeO.sub.2) and an amount of catalyst material supported on the carrier is 2 wt % to 10 wt % based on a total weight of the catalyst.

A partial oxidation process of hydrocarbons is provided, including bringing an inlet gas into contact with a catalyst, the inlet gas including a hydrocarbon raw material gas and a hydrogen chloride gas, wherein the catalyst includes a catalyst material including palladium (Pd), which catalyst material is supported on a carrier including cerium oxide (CeO.sub.2) and an amount of catalyst material supported on the carrier is 2 wt % to 10 wt % based on a total weight of the catalyst.

There are provided methods and systems related to use of one or more lanthanide halides in an electrochemical oxidation of metal halide in anolyte where the metal ion is oxidized from lower oxidation state to higher oxidation state at an anode; and then further use of the one or more lanthanide halides and the metal halide with the metal ion in the higher oxidation state in a halogenation reaction of an unsaturated hydrocarbon or a saturated hydrocarbon to form one or more products comprising halohydrocarbon.

A chemical reactor system includes: a feed; a methane oxychlorination catalyst, wherein a product of an oxychlorination reaction is dichloromethane; and a dichloromethane conversion catalyst, wherein the dichloromethane conversion catalyst provides a product stream having a dichloromethane selectivity less than 5%. The addition of the dichloromethane conversion catalyst to the reactor bed can decrease the amount of dichloromethane produced and increase the amount of monochloromethane produced. Accordingly, dichloromethane does not have to be separated from the product stream and the monochloromethane can then be used to produce other products, such as olefins.

A chemical reactor system includes: a feed; a methane oxychlorination catalyst, wherein a product of an oxychlorination reaction is dichloromethane; and a dichloromethane conversion catalyst, wherein the dichloromethane conversion catalyst provides a product stream having a dichloromethane selectivity less than 5%. The addition of the dichloromethane conversion catalyst to the reactor bed can decrease the amount of dichloromethane produced and increase the amount of monochloromethane produced. Accordingly, dichloromethane does not have to be separated from the product stream and the monochloromethane can then be used to produce other products, such as olefins.

A chemical reactor system includes: a feed; a methane oxychlorination catalyst, wherein a product of an oxychlorination reaction is dichloromethane; and a dichloromethane conversion catalyst, wherein the dichloromethane conversion catalyst provides a product stream having a dichloromethane selectivity less than 5%. The addition of the dichloromethane conversion catalyst to the reactor bed can decrease the amount of dichloromethane produced and increase the amount of monochloromethane produced. Accordingly, dichloromethane does not have to be separated from the product stream and the monochloromethane can then be used to produce other products, such as olefins.