Insights into the role of water and surface OH species in methane activation on copper oxide: a combined theoretical and experimental study
Kartavya Bhola, Quang Thang Trịnh, Dapeng Liu, Yan Liu, Samir H. Mushrif
Abstract
An integrated theoretical and experimental investigation reveals how the presence of water alters the activity of metal oxide catalysts in gas-phase activation and conversion of methane.
Topics & Concepts
MethaneCatalysisOxideCopperMetalCopper oxideAnaerobic oxidation of methaneChemistryInorganic chemistryPhase (matter)Gas phaseChemical engineeringPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science