Co-processing CH4 and CH3COOH on Mo/H-ZSM-5 Catalysts: Coupling Deoxygenation and Dehydrogenation Pathways

CH₄ dehydroaromatization reactions were conducted with CH₃COOH co-feed on Mo/H-ZSM-5 catalysts to investigate coupling CH₄ dehydrogenation with oxygenate deoxygenation reactions.  Co-processing CH₃COOH caused oxidation of MoC_x and increased the H₂/CH₄ ratio which acts to shift the CH₄ to C₆H₆ equilibrium but does not affect the forward rate of C₆H₆ formation.