TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Process: The hydrogen peroxide released from the water vapor is a source of molecular oxygen to create active oxygen species, such as hydroxyl radicals, that react with the methane molecules present. The dry chemicals (e.g. dry urea hydrogen peroxide) containing hydrogen peroxide react with water vapor present to act as a source of molecular oxygen to create active oxygen species, such as hydroxyl radicals, that react with the methane molecules present. The metal cation catalysts that initiate the reaction are copper sulfate or transition metal oxide cations such as platinum oxide, iron oxide and manganese oxide. Preferred Components: The reactor consists of a rotating mixing cell comparable in structure to that of a Wankel rotating engine. The rotating mixing cell is designed to operate at negligible compression rate and only slightly elevated temperature. The rotating mixing cell may be constructed of machined or cast metal, or low friction cast dielectric, non-metallic materials such as polypropylene and tetrafluoroethylene. The reactor cell may be physically rotated by a separate Wankel engine connected to a common axle drive shaft, with both the reactor cell and the Wankel engine using a common source of methane as feed gas for methanol conversion and as an energy source to rotate the reactor. The fibrous conversion screen may be composed of suitable dielectric materials such as polyethylene, polypropylene and tetrafluoroethylene. The conversion screen fibers may be coated with a fixed porous matrix structure composed of one or more silicon dioxide based sol gel formulations. The metal cation catalyst needed to initiate the reaction may be imbedded in the conversion screen porous sol gel matrix, or coated directly on the fibers' surfaces, or on the walls of the reaction chamber, or both. The humectant such as biodiesel, glycerin and propylene glycol may be embedded on the oxygen release screen or its sol gel coating to facilitate retention of water vapor needed for oxygen release. The oxygen release screens are configured as endless belts for continuous replenishment of dry chemicals in a continuous conversion process. The multiple conversion cartridges are arrayed in the closed loop apparatus, with each conversion cartridge containing one or more coated conversion screens.