A preparation method for methylphenol and homologue. Under the conditions of reaction temperature of 150-350 C. and reaction pressure of 1-50 atm, a mixed material of methanol, ethanol and acetone is fed into a reactor containing a catalyst by a carrier gas to produce methylphenol through coupling-aromatization reaction. The method provides a reaction path for directly producing methylphenol and homologue from low carbon micromolecular alcohol and ketone through coupling-aromatization reaction, the maximum selectivity of total cresol is 34.0%, and the selectivity of 2,3,6-trimethylphenol is up to 7.1%. The by-product hydrogen of the reaction path can be used as a chemical material. Other by-products such as high carbon alcohol and ketone whose melting and boiling points are quite different from those of methylphenol and which are easy to be separated by rectification can be used as fuel additives to partially replace petroleum-based products.

Various embodiments of a process for converting light alkanes to diesel are disclosed. In general, the process includes reacting a feed rich in one or more light alkanes with an aromatization catalyst to convert the light alkanes to aromatic hydrocarbons, reacting the aromatic hydrocarbons with a hydroalkylation catalyst to convert the aromatic hydrocarbons into diesel range hydrocarbons, and hydrogenating the diesel range hydrocarbons to produce a diesel product.