Rational design of ZSM-5 zeolite containing a high concentration of single Fe sites capable of catalyzing the partial oxidation of methane with high turnover frequency
Akira Oda, Koshiro Aono, Naoya Murata, Kazumasa Murata, Masazumi Yasumoto, Nao Tsunoji, Kyoichi Sawabe, Atsushi Satsuma
Abstract
We successfully synthesized a Fe/ZSM-5 catalyst enabling conversion of methane to C1 oxygenates in record yields, and demonstrated that the fraction of the single Fe cation, as well as the Al distribution, are the powerful activity descriptors.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisOxygenateMethaneZeoliteRational designZSM-5ChemistryFraction (chemistry)Turnover numberAnaerobic oxidation of methaneHydrocarbonChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceNanotechnologyEngineeringCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsZeolite Catalysis and Synthesis