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Zhao K, Gao Y, Wang X, Lis BM, Liu J, Jin B, Smith J, Huang C, Gao W, Wang X, Wang X, Zheng A, Huang Z, Hu J, Schömacker R, Wachs IE, Li F. Lithium carbonate-promoted mixed rare earth oxides as a generalized strategy for oxidative coupling of methane with exceptional yields. Nat Commun 2023; 14:7749. [PMID: 38012194 PMCID: PMC10682025 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43682-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
Abstract
The oxidative coupling of methane to higher hydrocarbons offers a promising autothermal approach for direct methane conversion, but its progress has been hindered by yield limitations, high temperature requirements, and performance penalties at practical methane partial pressures (~1 atm). In this study, we report a class of Li2CO3-coated mixed rare earth oxides as highly effective redox catalysts for oxidative coupling of methane under a chemical looping scheme. This catalyst achieves a single-pass C2+ yield up to 30.6%, demonstrating stable performance at 700 °C and methane partial pressures up to 1.4 atm. In-situ characterizations and quantum chemistry calculations provide insights into the distinct roles of the mixed oxide core and Li2CO3 shell, as well as the interplay between the Pr oxidation state and active peroxide formation upon Li2CO3 coating. Furthermore, we establish a generalized correlation between Pr4+ content in the mixed lanthanide oxide and hydrocarbons yield, offering a valuable optimization strategy for this class of oxidative coupling of methane redox catalysts.
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- Kun Zhao
- North Carolina State University, Campus Box 7905, Raleigh, NC, USA
- CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Clean Coal Technology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Operando Molecular Spectroscopy & Catalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA
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- North Carolina State University, Campus Box 7905, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- North Carolina State University, Campus Box 7905, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- North Carolina State University, Campus Box 7905, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
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- North Carolina State University, Campus Box 7905, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
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- Institute of Clean Coal Technology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 124, Berlin, Germany
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- Operando Molecular Spectroscopy & Catalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA.
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- North Carolina State University, Campus Box 7905, Raleigh, NC, USA.
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Takahashi K, Ohyama J, Nishimura S, Fujima J, Takahashi L, Uno T, Taniike T. Catalysts informatics: paradigm shift towards data-driven catalyst design. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:2222-2238. [PMID: 36723221 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc05938j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
Designing catalysts is a challenging matter as catalysts are involved with various factors that impact synthesis, catalysts, reactor and reaction. In order to overcome these difficulties, catalysts informatics is proposed as an alternative way to design and understand catalysts. The underlying concept of catalysts informatics is to design the catalysts from trends and patterns found in catalysts data. Here, three key concepts are introduced: experimental catalysts database, knowledge extraction from catalyst data via data science, and a catalysts informatics platform. Methane oxidation is chosen as a prototype reaction for demonstrating various aspects of catalysts informatics. This work summarizes how catalysts informatics plays a role in catalyst design. The work covers big data generation via high throughput experiments, machine learning, catalysts network method, catalyst design from small data, catalysts informatics platform, and the future of catalysts informatics via ontology. Thus, the proposed catalysts informatics would help innovate how catalysts can be designed and understood.
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- Keisuke Takahashi
- Department of Chemistry, Hokkaido University, North 10, West 8, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.
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- Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo-ku, 860-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Hokkaido University, North 10, West 8, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Hokkaido University, North 10, West 8, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.
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- National Institute of Informatics, 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, 101-8430, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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Joshi H, Wilde N, Asche TS, Wolf D. Developing Catalysts via Structure‐Property Relations Discovered by Machine Learning: An Industrial Perspective. CHEM-ING-TECH 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.202200071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Hrishikesh Joshi
- Evonik Operations GmbH Rodenbacher Chaussee 4 63457 Hanau Germany
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- Evonik Operations GmbH Rodenbacher Chaussee 4 63457 Hanau Germany
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- Evonik Operations GmbH Paul-Baumann-Straße 1 45772 Marl Germany
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- Evonik Operations GmbH Rodenbacher Chaussee 4 63457 Hanau Germany
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Tsuji Y, Yoshida M, Kamachi T, Yoshizawa K. Oxidative Addition of Methane and Reductive Elimination of Ethane and Hydrogen on Surfaces: From Pure Metals to Single Atom Alloys. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:18650-18671. [PMID: 36153993 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c08787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Oxidative addition of CH4 to the catalyst surface produces CH3 and H. If the CH3 species generated on the surface couple with each other, reductive elimination of C2H6 may be achieved. Similarly, H's could couple to form H2. This is the outline of nonoxidative coupling of methane (NOCM). It is difficult to achieve this reaction on a typical Pt catalyst surface. This is because methane is overoxidized and coking occurs. In this study, the authors approach this problem from a molecular aspect, relying on organometallic or complex chemistry concepts. Diagrams obtained by extending the concepts of the Walsh diagram to surface reactions are used extensively. C-H bond activation, i.e., oxidative addition, and C-C and H-H bond formation, i.e., reductive elimination, on metal catalyst surfaces are thoroughly discussed from the point of view of orbital theory. The density functional theory method for structural optimization and accurate energy calculations and the extended Hückel method for detailed analysis of crystal orbital changes and interactions play complementary roles. Limitations of monometallic catalysts are noted. Therefore, a rational design of single atom alloy (SAA) catalysts is attempted. As a result, the effectiveness of the Pt1/Au(111) SAA catalyst for NOCM is theoretically proposed. On such an SAA surface, one would expect to find a single Pt monatomic site in a sea of inert Au atoms. This is desirable for both inhibiting overoxidation and promoting reductive elimination.
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- Yuta Tsuji
- Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka, 816-8580, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Department of Life, Environment and Applied Chemistry, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 811-0295, Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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Nishimura S, Ohyama J, Li X, Miyazato I, Taniike T, Takahashi K. Machine Learning-Aided Catalyst Modification in Oxidative Coupling of Methane via Manganese Promoter. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c05079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Shun Nishimura
- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi 923-1292, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi 923-1292, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Hokkaido University, N-10 W-8, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi 923-1292, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Hokkaido University, N-10 W-8, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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Sulphur Oxidative Coupling of Methane process development and its modelling via Machine Learning. AIChE J 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.17793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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MacQueen B, Jayarathna R, Lauterbach J. Knowledge extraction in catalysis utilizing design of experiments and machine learning. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2021.100781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chen K, Tian H, Li B, Rangarajan S. A chemistry‐inspired neural network kinetic model for oxidative coupling of methane from high‐throughput data. AIChE J 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.17584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Kexin Chen
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Lehigh University Bethlehem Pennsylvania USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Lehigh University Bethlehem Pennsylvania USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Lehigh University Bethlehem Pennsylvania USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Lehigh University Bethlehem Pennsylvania USA
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Nishimura S, Le SD, Miyazato I, Fujima J, Taniike T, Ohyama J, Takahashi K. High-Throughput Screening and Literature Data Driven Machine Learning Assisting Investigation of Multi-component La2O3-based Catalysts for Oxidative Coupling of Methane. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy02206g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Multi-component La2O3-based catalysts for oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) were designed based on high-throughput screening (HTS) and literature datasets with multi-output machine learning (ML) approaches including random forest regression (RFR),...
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Trunschke A. Prospects and challenges for autonomous catalyst discovery viewed from an experimental perspective. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy00275b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Autonomous catalysis research requires elaborate integration of operando experiments into automated workflows. Suitable experimental data for analysis by artificial intelligence can be measured more readily according to standard operating procedures.
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- Annette Trunschke
- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Wang Y, Yang X, Hou C, Yin F, Wang G, Zhu X, Jiang G, Li C. Improved Catalytic Activity and Stability of Ba Substituted SrTiO
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Perovskite for Oxidative Coupling of Methane. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202100859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yue Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing China University of Petroleum Qingdao 266580 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing China University of Petroleum Qingdao 266580 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing China University of Petroleum Qingdao 266580 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing China University of Petroleum Qingdao 266580 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing China University of Petroleum Qingdao 266580 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing China University of Petroleum Qingdao 266580 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing China University of Petroleum Beijing 102249 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing China University of Petroleum Qingdao 266580 P. R. China
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Miyazato I, Nguyen TN, Takahashi L, Taniike T, Takahashi K. Representing Catalytic and Processing Space in Methane Oxidation Reaction via Multioutput Machine Learning. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:808-814. [PMID: 33415983 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Multioutput support vector regression (SVR) is implemented to simultaneously predict the selectivities and the CH4 conversion against experimental conditions in methane oxidation catalysts. The predictions unveil the details of how each selectivity and CH4 conversion behaves in each catalyst. In particular, the selectivity and the CH4 conversion of Mn-Na2WO4/SiO2, Ti-Na2WO4/SiO2, Pd-Na2WO4/SiO2, and Na2WO 4/SiO2 are predicted, and the effects of Mn, Ti, and Pd are unveiled. In addition, the trade-off points of CO and C2H6 are identified for each catalyst, leading to maximization of the C2H6 yield. Thus the simultaneous prediction of the reaction trend with catalysts not only will help with the understanding of the catalyst activities but also will provide guidance for designing the experimental conditions.
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- Itsuki Miyazato
- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Hokkaido University, Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Hokkaido University, Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Hokkaido University, Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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