Progress in the direct catalytic conversion of methane to fuels and chemicals

C Karakaya, RJ Kee - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the state-of-the-art in catalytic processes to convert methane (a major
component of natural gas) to more valuable hydrocarbons as fuels or chemicals. The scope …

Reactivity, selectivity, and stability of zeolite‐based catalysts for methane dehydroaromatization

N Kosinov, EJM Hensen - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐oxidative dehydroaromatization is arguably the most promising process for the direct
upgrading of cheap and abundant methane to liquid hydrocarbons. This reaction has not …

Active phase, catalytic activity, and induction period of Fe/zeolite material in nonoxidative aromatization of methane

P Tan - Journal of Catalysis, 2016 - Elsevier
Catalytic dehydroaromatization of methane has been investigated over 2–6 wt.% Fe-
modified HZSM-5 or HMCM-22 zeolite in the absence of an added oxidant. After …

A critical literature review of the advances in methane dehydroaromatization over multifunctional metal-promoted zeolite catalysts

U Menon, M Rahman, SJ Khatib - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2020 - Elsevier
The drastic rise in shale gas production has encouraged the quest for alternative uses of
methane as a chemical feedstock in the manufacturing industry. While two-step syngas …

Elucidating the role of Fe-Mo interactions in the metal oxide precursors for Fe promoted Mo/ZSM-5 catalysts in non-oxidative methane dehydroaromatization

MS Hossain, GS Dhillon, L Liu, A Sridhar… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Literature shows that adding Fe as a separate phase to MoO 3/ZSM-5 catalysts can improve
benzene selectivity in methane dehydroaromatization (MDA), but only when added in small …

Structure and evolution of confined carbon species during methane dehydroaromatization over Mo/ZSM-5

N Kosinov, EA Uslamin, FJAG Coumans… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Surface carbon (coke, carbonaceous deposits) is an integral aspect of methane
dehydroaromatization catalyzed by Mo/zeolites. We investigated the evolution of surface …

Selective coke combustion by oxygen pulsing during Mo/ZSM‐5‐catalyzed methane dehydroaromatization

N Kosinov, FJAG Coumans, E Uslamin… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐oxidative methane dehydroaromatization is a promising reaction to directly convert
natural gas into aromatic hydrocarbons and hydrogen. Commercialization of this technology …

Direct conversion of methane to aromatics and hydrogen via a heterogeneous trimetallic synergistic catalyst

P Zhu, W Bian, B Liu, H Deng, L Wang, X Huang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Non-oxidative methane dehydro-aromatization reaction can co-produce hydrogen and
benzene effectively on a molybdenum-zeolite based thermochemical catalyst, which is a …

Effect of Fe and Zn promoters on Mo/HZSM-5 catalyst for methane dehydroaromatization

V Abdelsayed, D Shekhawat, MW Smith - Fuel, 2015 - Elsevier
The promotional effect of Fe in the presence and absence of Zn was studied over Mo/HZSM-
5 catalysts for the methane dehydroaromatization reaction. The reaction was conducted at …

Identification of atomically dispersed Fe-oxo species as new active sites in HZSM-5 for efficient non-oxidative methane dehydroaromatization

Y Xu, X Yuan, M Chen, A Dong, B Liu, F Jiang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Non-oxidative methane dehydroaromatization (MDA) provides a promising and efficient
technology for the valorization of huge amount of CH 4 resources. Fe-based HZSM-5 zeolite …