日本北海道大学的市川胜教授开发成功用天然气生产高纯度氢气和苯等化工原料的新技术。该技术成功的关键是应用了新开发的催化剂。新催化剂是由脱臭剂和吸附剂用的沸石和钼碳化合物制造。试验结果表明，用１ｋｇ该催化剂每小时能同时得到１００～８００Ｌ氢气和１００～２００ Ichikawa, Professor at Hokkaido University in Japan, has developed a new technology that successfully uses natural gas to produce high purity hydrogen and benzene and other chemical raw materials. The key to the success of this technology is the use of newly developed catalysts. The new catalyst is made of zeolite and molybdenum carbon compounds for deodorizers and adsorbents. Test results show that with 1kg of catalyst per hour can simultaneously get 100 ~ 800L hydrogen and 100 ~ 200