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Natural Gas: Fuel or Feedstock?

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Sustainable Strategies for the Upgrading of Natural Gas: Fundamentals, Challenges, and Opportunities

Part of the book series: NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry ((NAII,volume 191))

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Catalysis plays a key role in converting natural gas into chemicals. It is increasingly being involved in the use of natural gas in the energy sector. Catalytic combustion, chemical recuperation, flue gas cleaning and fuel cells are examples from the power industry. The indirect conversion via syngas is the most feasible route for production of commodity chemicals such as ammonia and methanol. Chemical conversion of natural gas may become important for providing transportation fuels and for the transition to a hydrogen economy.

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  1. Haldor Topsøe A/S, Nymøllevej 55, DK-2800, Lyngby, Denmark

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  1. Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal

    Eric G. Derouane

  2. Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia

    Valentin Parmon

  3. Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal

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Rostrup-Nielsen, J.R. (2005). Natural Gas: Fuel or Feedstock?. In: Derouane, E.G., Parmon, V., Lemos, F., Ramôa Ribeiro, F. (eds) Sustainable Strategies for the Upgrading of Natural Gas: Fundamentals, Challenges, and Opportunities. NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, vol 191. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3310-9_1

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