Process and Reactor Consideration for Syngas Production From Natural Gas Dry Reforming

International audience ; Valorization of carbon dioxide via the dry reforming of methane (DRM) reaction offers dual benefits, mitigating environmental issues and generating syngas as a valuable feedstock for the production of methanol. This chapter relates the advantages and drawbacks of the different technologies used in the dry reforming of methane, including thermally-driven, plasma-assisted, electro- and photo-assisted, membrane, and solar-driven DRM. Some technological challenges are furthermore addressed. All these processes show a promising future, but further investigations are required to overcome the major issues linked to carbon poisoning, catalyst deactivation, and energy efficiency.