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Direct Catalytic Conversion of Methane to Methanol in an Aqueous Medium by using Copper-Promoted Fe-ZSM-5†

  1. Dr. Ceri Hammond1,
  2. Michael M. Forde1,
  3. Dr. Mohd Hasbi Ab Rahim1,
  4. Adam Thetford1,
  5. Qian He2,
  6. Dr. Robert L. Jenkins1,
  7. Dr. Nikolaos Dimitratos1,
  8. Dr. Jose A. Lopez-Sanchez1,
  9. Dr. Nicholas F. Dummer1,
  10. Dr. Damien M. Murphy1,
  11. Dr. Albert F. Carley1,
  12. Dr. Stuart H. Taylor1,
  13. Dr. David J. Willock1,
  14. Dr. Eric E. Stangland3,
  15. Dr. Joo Kang3,
  16. Dr. Henk Hagen4,
  17. Prof. Christopher J. Kiely2,
  18. Prof. Graham J. Hutchings1,*

Article first published online: 5 APR 2012

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201108706

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 51, Issue 21, pages 5129–5133, May 21, 2012

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Hammond, C., Forde, M. M., Ab Rahim, M. H., Thetford, A., He, Q., Jenkins, R. L., Dimitratos, N., Lopez-Sanchez, J. A., Dummer, N. F., Murphy, D. M., Carley, A. F., Taylor, S. H., Willock, D. J., Stangland, E. E., Kang, J., Hagen, H., Kiely, C. J. and Hutchings, G. J. (2012), Direct Catalytic Conversion of Methane to Methanol in an Aqueous Medium by using Copper-Promoted Fe-ZSM-5. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51: 5129–5133. doi: 10.1002/anie.201108706

Author Information

  1. 1

    Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT (UK)

  2. 2

    Center for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015-3195 (USA)

  3. 3

    National Corporate R&D, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI 48674 (USA)

  4. 4

    Dow Benelux B. V., Herbert H. Dowweg 5, 4542 NM HOEK, Postbus 48, 4530 AA Terneuzen (The Netherlands)

*Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT (UK)

  1. †

    This work formed part of the Methane Challenge. The Dow Chemical Company is thanked for their financial support. Computing facilities for this work were provided by ARCCA at Cardiff University, HPC Wales, and through our membership of the UK’s HPC Materials Chemistry Consortium (MCC). The MCC is funded by EPSRC (EP/F067496).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 15 MAY 2012
  2. Article first published online: 5 APR 2012
  3. Manuscript Revised: 2 FEB 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 10 DEC 2011

Funded by

  • The Dow Chemical Company
  • EPSRC. Grant Number: EP/F067496

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Keywords:

  • copper;
  • heterogeneous catalysts;
  • iron;
  • methane;
  • zeolite
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Iron copper zeolite (Fe-Cu-ZSM-5) with aqueous hydrogen peroxide is active for the selective oxidation of methane to methanol. Iron is involved in the activation of the carbon–hydrogen bond, while copper allows methanol to form as the major product. The catalyst is stable, re-usable and activates methane giving >90 % methanol selectivity and 10 % conversion in a closed catalytic cycle (see scheme).

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