Process for the synthesis of hydrocarbons

摘要

A method of transforming a normally gaseous composition consisting essentially of methane into a material comprising a major portion, at least, of hydrocarbons containing at least two carbon atoms; the method comprising the steps of feeding the composition into a reactor including a first electrode means (2), a second electrode means (3) and at least one layer (4) of a normally solid dielectric material positioned between the first and the second electrode means; submitting the composition within the reactor in the presence of a normally solid catalyst (6) to a dielectric barrier discharge; and controlling the dielectric barrier discharge to convert the normally gaseous composition into the material comprising a major portion, at least, of the hydrocarbons containing at least two carbon atoms.