Recent trends, current challenges and future prospects for syngas-free methane partial oxidation

A Blankenship, M Artsiusheuski, V Sushkevich… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
An efficient route for selective methane functionalization to liquid products, such as
methanol, without intermediate syngas production is an integral part of the movement toward …

Active sites and mechanisms in the direct conversion of methane to methanol using Cu in zeolitic hosts: a critical examination

MA Newton, AJ Knorpp, VL Sushkevich… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In this critical review we examine the current state of our knowledge in respect of the nature
of the active sites in copper containing zeolites for the selective conversion of methane to …

Chemical loo** beyond combustion–a perspective

X Zhu, Q Imtiaz, F Donat, CR Müller, F Li - Energy & Environmental …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
As a promising approach for carbon dioxide capture, chemical loo** combustion has been
extensively investigated for more than two decades. However, the chemical loo** strategy …

Performance metrics for sustainable catalysis in industry

JP Lange - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
This Comment articulates simple metrics that can guide early catalysis research to make the
manufacture of fuels and chemicals sustainable and affordable. These metrics cover …

Water is the oxygen source for methanol produced in partial oxidation of methane in a flow reactor over Cu-SSZ-13

A Koishybay, DF Shantz - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Direct oxidation of methane to methanol is a long-standing challenge in the heterogeneous
catalysis community. This Communication demonstrates that water, not dioxygen, is the …

Redox and Kinetic Properties of Composition‐Dependent Active Sites in Copper‐Exchanged Chabazite for Direct Methane‐to‐Methanol Oxidation

A Brenig, JWA Fischer, D Klose… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The CH4 oxidation performance of Cu‐chabazite zeolites characterized by distinct Si/Al
ratios and Cu loadings has been studied and the observed variations in reactivity have been …

Facilitating green ammonia manufacture under milder conditions: what do heterogeneous catalyst formulations have to offer?

M Ravi, JW Makepeace - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Ammonia production is one of the largest industrial processes, and is currently responsible
for over 1.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Decarbonising this process, yielding …

Selective Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane and Propane over Copper‐Containing Mordenite: Insights into Reaction Mechanism and Product Protection

MA Artsiusheuski, R Verel… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Copper (II)‐containing mordenite (CuMOR) is capable of activation of C− H bonds
in C1‐C3 alkanes, albeit there are remarkable differences between the functionalization of …

Structure of selective and nonselective dicopper (II) sites in CuMFI for methane oxidation to methanol

MA Artsiusheuski, JA van Bokhoven… - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
The one-step valorization of natural gas remains a challenge. Methane conversion to
methanol via chemical loo** over copper-containing zeolites is a promising route, and …

Conversion of methane to methanol: technologies and future challenges

RK Srivastava, PK Sarangi, L Bhatia, AK Singh… - Biomass Conversion …, 2022 - Springer
In the current period, there is a high demand for the production of liquid fuel which is used
for transport purposes all over the world. Therefore, the conversion of methane to methanol …