美国Siluria技术公司开发出一种纳米级催化剂,它可以在低于常规蒸汽裂解所需的操作温度下将甲烷直接转化成乙烯。Siluria公司估计,这一技术有望在原料及运行成本方面每年可以为该行业节约数百亿美元,其目标是实现100万t/a乙烯装置工业化应用。Siluria称,“石油供应日益昂 US Siluria Technologies Inc. has developed a nanoscale catalyst that can convert methane directly to ethylene at operating temperatures lower than those required for conventional steam cracking. Siluria estimates that this technology is expected to save the industry tens of billions of dollars in raw material and operating costs each year with the goal of industrializing 1 million t / a ethylene plants. Siluria said, ”The oil supply is getting more expensive