title: Across the board: Gabriele Centi.
abstract: In this series of articles, the board members of ChemSusChem discuss recent research articles that they consider of exceptional quality and importance for sustainability. In this entry, Prof. Gabriele Centi comments on recent results on non-oxidative conversion of methane to ethylene and aromatics. The discussion takes into account technical, economical, and sustainability perspectives, and briefly comments on the role of shale gas in future chemical production scenarios.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettronica, Chimica ed Ingegneria Industriale, University of Messina, ERIC-aisbl, and INSTM/CASPE, V.le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina (Italy). centi@unime.it.
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Centi
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004736:Energy-Generating Resources; D005030:Ethylenes / Q000737:chemistry; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000737:chemistry; D008697:Methane / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation
chemical_list: D005030:Ethylenes; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; C036216:ethylene; D008697:Methane
keywords: aromatics; ethylene; methane; natural gas; shale gas