A Novel Technology for Natural Gas Conversion by Means of Integrated Oxidative Coupling and Dry Reforming of Methane
Résumé
A novel process concept for the oxidative coupling of methane followed
by the oligomerization to liquids has been developed within the frame of
the EU integrated project OCMOL. This technology is based on process
intensification principles via cutting-edge structured microreactor
technology. It is also a fully integrated industrial process through the
re-use and the recycling of by-products, in particular CO2, at every
process stage. The focus of this contribution is on the reaction
engineering aspects of the core steps, i.e., catalysts, kinetics and
reactor design for the methane coupling and reforming.