DOE OSTI · 3031239
Microwave-Assisted Methane Dehydroaromatization: Impact of Process Parameters
Abstract
Flaring of associated natural gas is a significant challenge for oil and gas producers that often results in high amounts of lost revenue for the industry. One way to improve economics of this process is to convert natural gas into value-added chemicals using chemical conversion. Methane, which is the principal component of natural gas, can typically be converted into valuable aromatics using non-oxidative conversion routes such as dehydroaromatization. For the current work, methane dehydroaromatization was investigated in a microwave-assisted reactor and the effect of various parameters such as reaction temperature (550-750 °C) and space velocity (3-8 L/gcat/hr) were studied. Both the parameters had a very strong effect on the overall performance of the reaction. The variation in temperature had significant impact on the overall methane conversion, whereas the variation in space velocity had significant impact on the selectivity and product distribution.
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Kanitkar, Swarom [NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory] (ORCID:0000000307172449), Mai, Duy [NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory], Haynes, Daniel [NETL] (ORCID:0000000289956943). 2026-03-22. Microwave-Assisted Methane Dehydroaromatization: Impact of Process Parameters. https://doi.org/10.2172/3031239
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