This ilustration was created for the article Catalytic Routes for Direct Methane Conversion to Hydrocarbons and Hydrogen: Current State and Opportunities in the ACS Catalysis journal.

Methane derived from natural gas has the potential to be a CO2-free source of dihydrogen and various chemicals used in petrochemistry. Two direct processes allow this transformation: oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) producing ethane or ethylene and nonoxidative methane dehydroaromatization (MDA) producing benzene and dihydrogen.

Role: Illustration

Commissioned by: Hugo Cruchade – ENSI Caen