| 摘要 |
There is provided a process for converting methane to higher molecular weight hydrocarbons. In a first step, methane is contacted with elemental sulfur. In one embodiment, carbon disulfide and hydrogen sulfide are produced from this reaction of methane and sulfur, and this product is, in turn, reacted to form CH3SH. In another embodiment, CH3SH is formed directly in a one-step reaction of methane and sulfur. This CH3SH is then contacted with a sufficient catalyst, such as a zeolite, especially ZSM-5, under conditions sufficient to produce hydrocarbons having two or more carbon atoms.
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