ENHANCED SELECTIVITY TO C2+HYDROCARBONS BY ADDITION OF HYDROGEN IN FEED TO OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF METHANE

A method of producing C2+ and higher hydrocarbons includes: (a) introducing a reactant mixture to a reactor having an oxidative coupling catalyst disposed therein, the reactant mixture including methane, oxygen, and hydrogen; (b) operating the reactor under such conditions that at least some of the methane of the reactant mixture undergoes an oxidative coupling reaction that gives rise to a product mixture that includes unreacted methane and primary products, the primary products including C2+ hydrocarbons; and (c) recovering at least a portion of the product mixture.