Aromatization of methane over Mo/H-ZSM-5 catalyst: on the possible reaction intermediates

Abstract Methane aromatization has been performed on 4 wt.% Mo/H-ZSM-5 (Si/Al=26). Acetylene has been observed as an intermediate and the change in the acetylene concentration as a function of contact time strongly suggested that the aromatization of methane is occurring via acetylene.