Identifying key mononuclear Fe species for low-temperature methane oxidation
Tao Yu, Zhi Li, Wilm Jones, Yuanshuai Liu, Qian He, Weiyu Song, Pengfei Du, Bing Yang, Hongyu An, Daniela M. Farmer, Chengwu Qiu, Aiqin Wang, Bert M. Weckhuysen, Andrew M. Beale, Wenhao Luo
Abstract
OOH and consecutively into HCOOH. These findings will facilitate the search towards new metal-zeolite combinations for the activation of C-H bonds in various hydrocarbons, for light alkanes and beyond.
Topics & Concepts
MethaneAnaerobic oxidation of methaneMonomerKey (lock)ChemistryEnvironmental chemistryInorganic chemistryChemical engineeringPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryEcologyBiologyEngineeringPolymerCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsRadioactive element chemistry and processing