Impacts of framework Al distribution and acidic properties of Cu-exchanged CHA-type zeolite on catalytic conversion of methane into methanol followed by lower hydrocarbons
K. Nakamura, Peipei Xiao, Ryota Osuga, Yong Wang, Shuhei Yasuda, Takeshi Matsumoto, Junko N. Kondo, Mizuho Yabushita, Atsushi Muramatsu, Hermann Gies, Toshiyuki Yokoi
Abstract
This work highlighted the significance of the Al distribution in the CHA-type zeolite in the formation of active Cu species for the oxidative conversion of CH 4 ; isolated Al atoms in the zeolite framework are found to be advantageous for producing CH 3 OH.
Topics & Concepts
ZeoliteMethanolCatalysisMethaneChemistryInorganic chemistryDistribution (mathematics)Chemical engineeringOrganic chemistryMathematical analysisMathematicsEngineeringCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsZeolite Catalysis and Synthesis