Research Progress on the One-Step Synthesis of Aromatics from Syngas via Methanol Intermediate Route
ZHOU Tao1,2, YU Xing1,3, YANG Chengguang1,2,3, GAO Peng1,2,3
1. Center for Low-carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China;
2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
3. National Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Catalysis and Carbon Dioxide Utilization, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
Abstract：Developing syngas to aromatics technology can not only effectively utilize China's abundant coal resources, but also significantly reduce the dependence on petroleum resources in traditional aromatics preparation. Compared with the indirect synthesis pathway through methanol as an intermediate product, the direct production of aromatics from syngas in one step has the advantages of short production flow and high energy utilization. In this paper, the two basic routes of syngas one-step aromatics were briefly summarized, and their benefits and drawbacks were compared as well. Subsequently, the research progress in the synthesis of aromatics from syngas via methanol in recent years was summarized from three perspectives: the design of catalysts, the influence of reaction conditions, and the investigation of reaction mechanisms. Ultimately, we pointed out that creating catalysts with excellent performance by profoundly studying the mechanism is still the key factor for one-step conversion of syngas to aromatics via the methanol intermediate route in the future.
ZHOU Tao,YU Xing,YANG Chengguang et al. Research Progress on the One-Step Synthesis of Aromatics from Syngas via Methanol Intermediate Route [J]. Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, 2025, 41(3): 426-438.
