Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (1): 78-83.

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Effect of Ethane Addition on Methane Dehydroaromatization over Mo/HZSM-5 Catalyst

SUN Changyong1,2, YAO Songdong1, SHEN Wenjie1,*, LIN Liwu1,*   

  1. 1State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China 2Department of Chemistry, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, Guangdong, China
  • Received:2010-01-25 Online:2010-01-25 Published:2010-01-25

Abstract: The effect of ethane addition on methane dehydroaromatization over a Mo/HZSM-5 catalyst was investigated. It was revealed that the ethane addition could not promote the conversion of methane but produced methane and increased coke deposition rate, causing rapid deactivation of the catalyst. However, ethane accelerated the formation of Mo active centers (Mo2C and/or MoOxCy species), shortening the induction period and moving the benzene formation forward.

Key words: methane, ethane, dehydroaromatization, molybdenum, HZSM-5 zeolite