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Chemical technology of natural gas – its present state and prospects
Author(s) -
Preuß Ulrike,
Baerns Manfred
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.270100136
Subject(s) - natural gas , oxidative coupling of methane , ethylene , methane , biochemical engineering , process engineering , chemistry , process (computing) , waste management , environmental science , catalysis , engineering , organic chemistry , computer science , operating system
Against the background of long‐term availability of natural gas, its present technology and future prospects are described. Particular emphasis is put on the oxidative coupling of methane to C 2+ hydrocarbons: (1) Catalyst development, activity, selectivity and deactivation as well as reactor operation are discussed; (2) a tentative process scheme is put forward and its economics evaluated with respect to ethylene production.