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Liu Q, van Bokhoven JA. Water structures on acidic zeolites and their roles in catalysis. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:3065-3095. [PMID: 38369933 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00404j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
Abstract
The local reaction environment of catalytic active sites can be manipulated to modify the kinetics and thermodynamic properties of heterogeneous catalysis. Because of the unique physical-chemical nature of water, heterogeneously catalyzed reactions involving specific interactions between water molecules and active sites on catalysts exhibit distinct outcomes that are different from those performed in the absence of water. Zeolitic materials are being applied with the presence of water for heterogeneous catalytic reactions in the chemical industry and our transition to sustainable energy. Mechanistic investigation and in-depth understanding about the behaviors and the roles of water are essentially required for zeolite chemistry and catalysis. In this review, we focus on the discussions of the nature and structures of water adsorbed/stabilized on Brønsted and Lewis acidic zeolites based on experimental observations as well as theoretical calculation results. The unveiled functions of water structures in determining the catalytic efficacy of zeolite-catalyzed reactions have been overviewed and the strategies frequently developed for enhancing the stabilization of zeolite catalysts are highlighted. Recent advancement will contribute to the development of innovative catalytic reactions and the rationalization of catalytic performances in terms of activity, selectivity and stability with the presence of water vapor or in condensed aqueous phase.
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- Qiang Liu
- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
- Laboratory for Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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Zhang H, Han P, Wu D, Du C, Zhao J, Zhang KHL, Lin J, Wan S, Huang J, Wang S, Xiong H, Wang Y. Confined Cu-OH single sites in SSZ-13 zeolite for the direct oxidation of methane to methanol. Nat Commun 2023; 14:7705. [PMID: 38001068 PMCID: PMC10673993 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43508-4] [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: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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The direct oxidation of methane to methanol (MTM) remains a significant challenge in heterogeneous catalysis due to the high dissociation energy of the C-H bond in methane and the high desorption energy of methanol. In this work, we demonstrate a breakthrough in selective MTM by achieving a high methanol space-time yield of 2678 mmol molCu-1 h-1 with 93% selectivity in a continuous methane-steam reaction at 400 °C. The superior performance is attributed to the confinement effect of 6-membered ring (6MR) voids in SSZ-13 zeolite, which host isolated Cu-OH single sites. Our results provide a deeper understanding of the role of Cu-zeolites in continuous methane-steam to methanol conversion and pave the way for further improvement.
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- Hailong Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 422 South Siming Road, Xiamen, 361005, China
- College of Carbon Neutrality Future Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 422 South Siming Road, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 422 South Siming Road, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 422 South Siming Road, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 422 South Siming Road, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 422 South Siming Road, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 422 South Siming Road, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 422 South Siming Road, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 422 South Siming Road, Xiamen, 361005, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 422 South Siming Road, Xiamen, 361005, China.
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- Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.
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Pokhrel J, Shantz DF. Continuous Partial Oxidation of Methane to Methanol over Cu-SSZ-39 catalysts. J Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2023.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Mlekodaj K, Lemishka M, Kornas A, Wierzbicki DK, Olszowka JE, Jirglová H, Dedecek J, Tabor E. Evolution of Active Oxygen Species Originating from O 2 Cleavage over Fe-FER for Application in Methane Oxidation. ACS Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c06099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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- Kinga Mlekodaj
- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v. v. i., Dolejškova 2155/3, 182 23 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v. v. i., Dolejškova 2155/3, 182 23 Prague 8, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Studentská 95, 532 10 Pardubice, Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v. v. i., Dolejškova 2155/3, 182 23 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen, PSI, Switzerland
- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, Al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v. v. i., Dolejškova 2155/3, 182 23 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v. v. i., Dolejškova 2155/3, 182 23 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v. v. i., Dolejškova 2155/3, 182 23 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v. v. i., Dolejškova 2155/3, 182 23 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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Dummer NF, Willock DJ, He Q, Howard MJ, Lewis RJ, Qi G, Taylor SH, Xu J, Bethell D, Kiely CJ, Hutchings GJ. Methane Oxidation to Methanol. Chem Rev 2022; 123:6359-6411. [PMID: 36459432 PMCID: PMC10176486 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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The direct transformation of methane to methanol remains a significant challenge for operation at a larger scale. Central to this challenge is the low reactivity of methane at conditions that can facilitate product recovery. This review discusses the issue through examination of several promising routes to methanol and an evaluation of performance targets that are required to develop the process at scale. We explore the methods currently used, the emergence of active heterogeneous catalysts and their design and reaction mechanisms and provide a critical perspective on future operation. Initial experiments are discussed where identification of gas phase radical chemistry limited further development by this approach. Subsequently, a new class of catalytic materials based on natural systems such as iron or copper containing zeolites were explored at milder conditions. The key issues of these technologies are low methane conversion and often significant overoxidation of products. Despite this, interest remains high in this reaction and the wider appeal of an effective route to key products from C-H activation, particularly with the need to transition to net carbon zero with new routes from renewable methane sources is exciting.
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- Nicholas F. Dummer
- Max Planck−Cardiff Centre on the Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis FUNCAT, Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, CardiffCF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck−Cardiff Centre on the Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis FUNCAT, Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, CardiffCF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore117575, Singapore
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- Max Planck−Cardiff Centre on the Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis FUNCAT, Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, CardiffCF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck−Cardiff Centre on the Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis FUNCAT, Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, CardiffCF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan430071, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, P. R. China
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- Max Planck−Cardiff Centre on the Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis FUNCAT, Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, CardiffCF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan430071, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, LiverpoolL69 7ZD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Lehigh University, 5 East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania18015, United States
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- Max Planck−Cardiff Centre on the Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis FUNCAT, Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, CardiffCF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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Yousefzadeh H, Bozbag SE, Sushkevich V, van Bokhoven JA, Erkey C. Stepwise conversion of methane to methanol over Cu-mordenite prepared by supercritical and aqueous ion exchange routes and quantification of active Cu species by H2-TPR. CATAL COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2022.106574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Signorile M, Borfecchia E, Bordiga S, Berlier G. Influence of ion mobility on the redox and catalytic properties of Cu ions in zeolites. Chem Sci 2022; 13:10238-10250. [PMID: 36277636 PMCID: PMC9473501 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc03565k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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This contribution aims at analysing the current understanding about the influence of Al distribution, zeolite topology, ligands/reagents and oxidation state on ions mobility in Cu-zeolites, and its relevance toward reactivity of the metal sites. The concept of Cu mobilization has been originally observed in the presence of ammonia, favouring the activation of oxygen by formation of NH3 oxo-bridged complexes in zeolites and opening a new perspective about the chemistry in single-site zeolite-based catalysts, in particular in the context of the NH3-mediated Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO x (NH3-SCR) processes. A different mobility of bare Cu+/Cu2+ ions has been documented too, showing for Cu+ a better mobilization than for Cu2+ also in absence of ligands. These concepts can have important consequences for the formation of Cu-oxo species, active and selective in other relevant reactions, such as the direct conversion of methane to methanol. Here, assessing the structure, the formation pathways and reactivity of Cu-oxo mono- or multimeric moieties still represents a challenging playground for chemical scientists. Translating the knowledge about Cu ions mobility and redox properties acquired in the context of NH3-SCR reaction into the field of direct conversion of methane to methanol can have important implications for a better understanding of transition metal ions redox properties in zeolites and for an improved design of catalysts and catalytic processes.
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- Matteo Signorile
- Department of Chemistry and NIS Centre, Università di Torino Via P. Giuria 7 Torino 10125 Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and NIS Centre, Università di Torino Via P. Giuria 7 Torino 10125 Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and NIS Centre, Università di Torino Via P. Giuria 7 Torino 10125 Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and NIS Centre, Università di Torino Via P. Giuria 7 Torino 10125 Italy
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Yousefzadeh H, Bozbag SE, Erkey C. Supercritical ion exchange: A new method to synthesize copper exchanged zeolites. J Supercrit Fluids 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2021.105417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Sun Q, Wang N, Yu J. Advances in Catalytic Applications of Zeolite-Supported Metal Catalysts. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2104442. [PMID: 34611941 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202104442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Zeolites possessing large specific surface areas, ordered micropores, and adjustable acidity/basicity have emerged as ideal supports to immobilize metal species with small sizes and high dispersities. In recent years, the zeolite-supported metal catalysts have been widely used in diverse catalytic processes, showing excellent activity, superior thermal/hydrothermal stability, and unique shape-selectivity. In this review, a comprehensive summary of the state-of-the-art achievements in catalytic applications of zeolite-supported metal catalysts are presented for important heterogeneous catalytic processes in the last five years, mainly including 1) the hydrogenation reactions (e.g., CO/CO2 hydrogenation, hydrogenation of unsaturated compounds, and hydrogenation of nitrogenous compounds); 2) dehydrogenation reactions (e.g., alkane dehydrogenation and dehydrogenation of chemical hydrogen storage materials); 3) oxidation reactions (e.g., CO oxidation, methane oxidation, and alkene epoxidation); and 4) other reactions (e.g., hydroisomerization reaction and selective catalytic reduction of NOx with ammonia reaction). Finally, some current limitations and future perspectives on the challenge and opportunity for this subject are pointed out. It is believed that this review will inspire more innovative research on the synthesis and catalysis of zeolite-supported metal catalysts and promote their future developments to meet the emerging demands for practical applications.
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- Qiming Sun
- Innovation Center for Chemical Sciences|College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Shandong, 266071, P. R. China
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- Innovation Center for Chemical Sciences|College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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Mizuno SC, Dulnee S, Pereira TC, Passini RJ, Urquieta-Gonzalez EA, Gallo JMR, Santos JB, Bueno JM. Stepwise methane to methanol conversion: Effect of copper loading on the formation of active species in copper-exchanged mordenite. Catal Today 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Synergistic Effect of Neighboring Fe and Cu Cation Sites Boosts FenCum-BEA Activity for the Continuous Direct Oxidation of Methane to Methanol. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11121444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Direct oxidation of methane to methanol (DMTM), constituting a major challenge for C1 chemistry, has aroused significant interest. The present work reports the synergistic effect of neighboring [Fe]--[Cu] cations, which can significantly boost the CH3OH productivity (100.9 and 41.9 → 259.1 μmol∙g−1cat∙h−1) and selectivity (0.28 and 17.6% → 71.7%) of the best performing Fe0.6%Cu0.68%-BEA (relative to monomeric Fe1.28%- and Cu1.28%-BEA) during the continuous H2O-mediated N2O DMTM. The combined experimental (in situ FTIR, D2O isotopic tracer technique) and theoretical (DFT, ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD)) studies reveal deeper mechanistic insights that the synergistic effect of [Fe]--[Cu] can not only significantly favor active O production (ΔG = 0.18 eV), but also efficiently motivate the reaction following a H2O proton-transfer route (ΔG = 0.07 eV), eventually strikingly promoting CH3OH productivity/selectivity. Generally, the proposed strategy by employing the synergistic effect of bimetallic cations to modify DMTM activity would substantially favor other highly efficient catalyst designs.
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Sánchez-López P, Kotolevich Y, Yocupicio-Gaxiola RI, Antúnez-García J, Chowdari RK, Petranovskii V, Fuentes-Moyado S. Recent Advances in Catalysis Based on Transition Metals Supported on Zeolites. Front Chem 2021; 9:716745. [PMID: 34434919 PMCID: PMC8380812 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.716745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This article reviews the current state and development of thermal catalytic processes using transition metals (TM) supported on zeolites (TM/Z), as well as the contribution of theoretical studies to understand the details of the catalytic processes. Structural features inherent to zeolites, and their corresponding properties such as ion exchange capacity, stable and very regular microporosity, the ability to create additional mesoporosity, as well as the potential chemical modification of their properties by isomorphic substitution of tetrahedral atoms in the crystal framework, make them unique catalyst carriers. New methods that modify zeolites, including sequential ion exchange, multiple isomorphic substitution, and the creation of hierarchically porous structures both during synthesis and in subsequent stages of post-synthetic processing, continue to be discovered. TM/Z catalysts can be applied to new processes such as CO2 capture/conversion, methane activation/conversion, selective catalytic NOx reduction (SCR-deNOx), catalytic depolymerization, biomass conversion and H2 production/storage.
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- Perla Sánchez-López
- Departamento de Nanocatálisis, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ensenada, Mexico
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- Departamento de Nanocatálisis, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ensenada, Mexico
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- Departamento de Nanocatálisis, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ensenada, Mexico
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- Departamento de Nanocatálisis, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ensenada, Mexico
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- Departamento de Nanocatálisis, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ensenada, Mexico
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- Departamento de Nanocatálisis, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ensenada, Mexico
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Bruzzese PC, Salvadori E, Jäger S, Hartmann M, Civalleri B, Pöppl A, Chiesa M. 17O-EPR determination of the structure and dynamics of copper single-metal sites in zeolites. Nat Commun 2021; 12:4638. [PMID: 34330914 PMCID: PMC8324863 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24935-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The bonding of copper ions to lattice oxygens dictates the activity and selectivity of copper exchanged zeolites. By 17O isotopic labelling of the zeolite framework, in conjunction with advanced EPR methodologies and DFT modelling, we determine the local structure of single site CuII species, we quantify the covalency of the metal-framework bond and we assess how this scenario is modified by the presence of solvating H216O or H217O molecules. This enables to follow the migration of CuII species as a function of hydration conditions, providing evidence for a reversible transfer pathway within the zeolite cage as a function of the water pressure. The results presented in this paper establish 17O EPR as a versatile tool for characterizing metal-oxide interactions in open-shell systems.
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- Paolo Cleto Bruzzese
- grid.9647.c0000 0004 7669 9786Felix Bloch Institute for Solid State Physics, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany ,grid.7605.40000 0001 2336 6580Department of Chemistry and NIS Centre of Excellence, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
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- grid.7605.40000 0001 2336 6580Department of Chemistry and NIS Centre of Excellence, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
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- Erlangen Center for Interface Research and Catalysis (ECRC), Erlangen, Germany
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- Erlangen Center for Interface Research and Catalysis (ECRC), Erlangen, Germany
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- grid.7605.40000 0001 2336 6580Department of Chemistry and NIS Centre of Excellence, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
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- grid.9647.c0000 0004 7669 9786Felix Bloch Institute for Solid State Physics, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- grid.7605.40000 0001 2336 6580Department of Chemistry and NIS Centre of Excellence, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
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Xu R, Liu N, Dai C, Li Y, Zhang J, Wu B, Yu G, Chen B. H 2 O-Built Proton Transfer Bridge Enhances Continuous Methane Oxidation to Methanol over Cu-BEA Zeolite. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:16634-16640. [PMID: 33982395 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202105167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Direct oxidation of methane to methanol (DMTM) is a big challenge in C1 chemistry. We present a continuous N2 O-DMTM investigation by simultaneously introducing 10 vol % H2 O into the reaction system over Cu-BEA zeolites. Combining a D2 O isotopic tracer technique and ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulation, we for the first time demonstrate that the H2 O molecules can participate in the reaction through a proton transfer route, wherein the H2 O molecules can build a high-speed proton transfer bridge between the generated moieties of CH3 - and OH- over the evolved mono(μ-oxo) dicopper ([Cu-O-Cu]2+ ) active site, thereby pronouncedly boosting the CH3 OH selectivity (3.1→71.6 %), productivity (16.8→242.9 μmol gcat -1 h-1 ) and long-term reaction stability (10→70 h) relative to the scenario of absence of H2 O. Unravelling the proton transfer of H2 O over the dicopper [Cu-O-Cu]2+ site would substantially contribute to highly efficient catalyst designs for the continuous DMTM.
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- Ruinian Xu
- Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, P. R. China
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Álvarez M, Marín P, Ordóñez S. Harnessing of Diluted Methane Emissions by Direct Partial Oxidation of Methane to Methanol over Cu/Mordenite. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021; 60:9409-9417. [PMID: 35273425 PMCID: PMC8900128 DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
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The upgrading of diluted methane
emissions into valuable products
can be accomplished at low temperatures (200 °C) by the direct
partial oxidation of methanol over copper-exchanged zeolite catalysts.
The reaction has been studied in a continuous fixed-bed reactor loaded
with a Cu–mordenite catalyst, according to a three-step cyclic
process: adsorption of methane, desorption of methanol, and reactivation
of the catalyst. The purpose of the work is the use of methane emissions
as feedstocks, which is challenging due to their low methane concentration
and the presence of oxygen. Methane concentration had a marked influence
on methane adsorption and methanol production (decreased from 164
μmol/g Cu for pure methane to 19 μmol/g Cu for 5% methane).
The presence of oxygen, even in low concentrations (2.5%), reduced
methane adsorption drastically. However, methanol production was only
affected slightly (average decrease of 9%), concluding that methane
adsorbed on the active centers yielding methanol is not influenced
by oxygen.
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- Mauro Álvarez
- Catalysis, Reactors and Control Research Group (CRC), Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Oviedo, Faculty of Chemistry, Julián Clavería 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Catalysis, Reactors and Control Research Group (CRC), Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Oviedo, Faculty of Chemistry, Julián Clavería 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Catalysis, Reactors and Control Research Group (CRC), Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Oviedo, Faculty of Chemistry, Julián Clavería 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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Freitas LPM, Espírito Santo AA, Lourenço TC, Da Silva JLF, Feliciano GT. Steric and Electrostatic Effects on the Diffusion of CH 4/CH 3OH in Copper-Exchanged Zeolites: Insights from Enhanced Sampling Molecular Dynamics and Free Energy Calculations. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:8014-8023. [PMID: 34152766 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Copper-exchanged zeolites have demonstrated high selectivity in methane-to-methanol conversion carried out on copper-oxo centers. Nevertheless, the reaction can only occur if the methane molecules reach the active site while the methanol molecules must leave the material without high energetic cost for the migration. In this context, we have used force field-based molecular dynamics simulations with the potential of mean force method to estimate the energy barrier in cage to cage diffusion of methane and methanol molecules in the chabazite framework type zeolite. The results show considerably higher energy barrier for methanol diffusion. The steric effect of the active site and the electrostatic environment favors the CH3OH diffusion toward nonactive cages where it tends to accumulate due to the strong interactions with the zeolite. The same behavior is observed in the water molecules distribution, which emphasizes the control of the electrostatic potential over the polar molecules migration. For high concentration of polar molecules, the electrostatic effect is shielded and the driving force is reduced for CH3OH diffusion. The results show that if the electrostatic environment can be controlled, the product migration may be facilitated, which can improve the catalytic process.
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- Luis Paulo M Freitas
- Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University, P.O. Box 55, Araraquara, São Paulo 14800-900, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University, P.O. Box 55, Araraquara, São Paulo 14800-900, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, P.O. Box 369, São Carlos, São Paulo 13560-970, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, P.O. Box 369, São Carlos, São Paulo 13560-970, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University, P.O. Box 55, Araraquara, São Paulo 14800-900, Brazil
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Xu R, Liu N, Dai C, Li Y, Zhang J, Wu B, Yu G, Chen B. H
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O‐Built Proton Transfer Bridge Enhances Continuous Methane Oxidation to Methanol over Cu‐BEA Zeolite. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202105167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Ruinian Xu
- Faculty of Environment and Life Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 P. R. China
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- Faculty of Environment and Life Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 P. R. China
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- Faculty of Environment and Life Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- Faculty of Environment and Life Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 P. R. China
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- Faculty of Environment and Life Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 P. R. China
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- Faculty of Environment and Life Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology School of Petrochemical Engineering Changzhou University Changzhou 213164 P. R. China
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Direct oxidation of methane to methanol (DOMTM) is attractive for the increasing industrial demand of feedstock. In this review, the latest advances in heterogeneous catalysis and plasma catalysis for DOMTM are summarized, with the aim to pinpoint the differences between both, and to provide some insights into their reaction mechanisms, as well as the implications for future development of highly selective catalysts for DOMTM.
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Mlekodaj K, Lemishka M, Sklenak S, Dedecek J, Tabor E. Dioxygen splitting at room temperature over distant binuclear transition metal centers in zeolites for direct oxidation of methane to methanol. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:3472-3475. [PMID: 33688895 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc00909e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Here we demonstrate for the first time the splitting of dioxygen at RT over distant binuclear transition metal (M = Ni, Mn, and Co) centers stabilized in ferrierite zeolite. Cleaved dioxygen directly oxidized methane to methanol, which can be released without the aid of an effluent to the gas phase at RT.
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- Kinga Mlekodaj
- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v. v. i, Dolejškova 2155/3, Prague 182 23, Czech Republic.
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Adeyiga O, Panthi D, Odoh SO. Heterometallic [Cu–O–M] 2+ active sites for methane C–H activation in zeolites: stability, reactivity, formation mechanism and relationship to other active sites. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy00687h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Formation energies and mechanisms, autoreduction and methane C–H reactivities were obtained for [Cu–O–M]2+ species (M = Ti–Cu, Zr–Mo and Ru–Ag) in mordenite with DFT. These reveal that [Cu2O]2+ is best suited for MMC.
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Nevada Reno
- Reno
- USA
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Akiyama T, Sei R, Takenaka S. Partial oxidation of methane to formaldehyde over copper–molybdenum complex oxide catalysts. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy00511a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The Cu3Mo2O9 catalyst forms formaldehyde selectively in the methane oxidation with O2 in the presence of water.
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- Taiki Akiyama
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering
- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Doshisha University
- Kyotanabe
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering
- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Doshisha University
- Kyotanabe
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering
- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Doshisha University
- Kyotanabe
- Japan
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Koishybay A, Shantz DF. Water Is the Oxygen Source for Methanol Produced in Partial Oxidation of Methane in a Flow Reactor over Cu-SSZ-13. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:11962-11966. [PMID: 32597653 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c03283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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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 main source of the oxygen present in the methanol produced in the partial oxidation of methane to methanol over Cu-SSZ-13 in a continuous-flow reactor. This is confirmed by experiments performed in the absence of molecular oxygen and with the use of 18O-labeled water. These findings should lead to new approaches for improving the partial oxidation properties of copper zeolites.
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- Aibolat Koishybay
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, United States
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Newton MA, Knorpp AJ, Sushkevich VL, Palagin D, van Bokhoven JA. Active sites and mechanisms in the direct conversion of methane to methanol using Cu in zeolitic hosts: a critical examination. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:1449-1486. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00709d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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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 methanol.
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- Mark A. Newton
- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering
- ETH Zurich
- 8093 Zürich
- Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering
- ETH Zurich
- 8093 Zürich
- Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry
- Paul Scherrer Institute
- 5232 Villigen
- Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry
- Paul Scherrer Institute
- 5232 Villigen
- Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering
- ETH Zurich
- 8093 Zürich
- Switzerland
- Laboratory for Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry
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