KINETIC MODELING OF METHANE DEHYDROAROMATIZATION CHEMISTRY ON MO/ZEOLITE CATALYSTS IN PACKED-BED REACTORS

摘要

Recent advances in discovery and recovery technologies contribute to increasing the abundance and lowering the cost of natural gas. In addition to direct use such as in combustion, there is increasing interest in using natural gas for the production of liquid fuels and fine chemicals. Oxidative coupling of methane to produce ethylene is one route to fuels synthesis. Indirect processes, such as Fischer-Tropsch, are well known and commercially practiced. However, in principle, non-oxidative dehydrogenation processes can be more efficient.