Jean-Marie Basset
KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC) and Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Title: Some new approaches in petrochemical industries: From methane to carbon and hydrogen and from crude oil to chemicals
Biography
Biography: Jean-Marie Basset
Abstract
The world evolution in petroleum and petrochemicals is changing rapidly. The demand for energy is increasing quite drastically but the diversification of energy resources is a parameter that can no longer be ignored. Simultaneously the demand for chemicals (especially propylene, ethylene, and aromatics) is increasing even more rapidly.
In this context, the only source of carbon is still crude oil and the best source of clean energy is natural gas decomposition products like hydrogen and C.
In this lecture, we will present our recent results on two main topics that we have developed in the Kaust Catalysis Centre (KCC) in relation with ARAMCO and AIR LIQUIDE: from crude oil to olefins and from natural gas to carbon and hydrogen