Remarkable Enhancement of Methane Dehydroaromatization in Catalytic Palladium Membrane Reactors

Natesakhawat, Sittichai

Monday, June 15, 2015: 11:20 AM

407 (Lawrence Convention Center)

Sittichai Natesakhawat^1,2, Nicholas C. Means^2,3, Bret H. Howard², Mark Smith^2,3, Yan Cheng², John P. Baltrus², Jonathan W. Lekse², Dirk Link², Bryan D. Morreale² and Dushyant Shekhawat², (1)University of Pittsburgh, USA, (2)National Energy Technology Laboratory, USA, (3)URS, USA.

Non-oxidative methane dehydroaromatization (DHA) over Mo/HZSM-5 catalysts offers a direct route to produce benzene and hydrogen. However, the reaction is thermodynamically unfavorable below 600 °C, thus giving rise to low product yields. This work has demonstrated that palladium membranes significantly enhance methane conversion to benzene by hydrogen removal.

Extended Abstracts:

NAM24 - abs - Natesakhawat.pdf (109.4KB) - Extended Abstract

O-M-407-5 Remarkable Enhancement of Methane Dehydroaromatization in Catalytic Palladium Membrane Reactors