Coordinatively unsaturated Lewis acidic aluminum sites in zeolites for direct partial oxidation of methane
Kazumasa Murata, Natnicha Yotpanya, Masato Sawada, Nao Kondo, Masakazu Koike, Saiko Arai, Ryo Manabe, Saburo Hosokawa, Takashi Yumura, Junko N. Kondo, Toshiyuki Yokoi
Abstract
In this study, we show that transition metal-free aluminosilicate-type zeolites (Al-zeolites) are active and highly selective for partial oxidation of CH 4 (POM) to CO at temperatures ranging from 600 to 800 °C by using O 2 as an oxidizing agent.
Topics & Concepts
MethaneCatalysisPartial oxidationChemistryLewis acids and basesAluminiumAnaerobic oxidation of methaneInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsZeolite Catalysis and Synthesis