Carbon-efficient conversion of natural gas and natural-gas condensates to chemical products and intermediate feedstocks via catalytic metal–organic framework (MOF) chemistry

The net-zero carbon emission scenario of stopping hydrocarbon use as fuel is unlikely to end the extraction of fossil hydrocarbons. Remaining will be a sizable need for hydrocarbons as feedstocks for commodity chemicals destined for transformation into polymers, manufacturing-relevant intermediates,...

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Published in:Energy & environmental science 2022-07, Vol.15 (7), p.2819-2842
Main Authors: Liu, Jian, Yang, Ying, Goetjen, Timothy A., Hupp, Joseph T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon
Catalysts
Chemicals
Commodities
Condensates
Crystallography
Gas condensates
Hydraulic fracturing
Hydrocarbons
Intermediates
Manufacturing
Metal-organic frameworks
Natural gas
Polymers
Raw materials
Shale
Shale gas
Shales
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Summary:The net-zero carbon emission scenario of stopping hydrocarbon use as fuel is unlikely to end the extraction of fossil hydrocarbons. Remaining will be a sizable need for hydrocarbons as feedstocks for commodity chemicals destined for transformation into polymers, manufacturing-relevant intermediates, and value-added chemicals. Historically, the primary feedstock source has been oil. Over the past dozen years, however, fracking-based extraction of shale-trapped natural gas from known enormous reserves, in North America, has resulted in feedstock sourcing instead from wet shale gas. This shift has transformed the catalytic chemistry of commodity chemical manufacturing. In this review, following a brief discussion of the merits and limitations of crystallographically well-defined metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) as model catalysts and catalyst-supports, we examined their applications for understanding and potentially enabling carbon-economical, catalytic transformation of C 1 , C 2 , C 3 , and C 4 components of natural gas to desirable commodity chemicals, intermediates, or model compounds.
ISSN:1754-5692
1754-5706
DOI:10.1039/D2EE01010K