Structural Evolution of Iron-Loaded Metal-Organic Framework Catalysts for Continuous Gas-Phase Oxidation of Methane to Methanol.

ABSTRACT: Catalytic partial oxidation of methane presents a promising route to convert the abundant but environmentally undesired methane gas to liquid methanol with applications as an energy carrier and a platform chemical. However, an outstanding challenge for this process remains in developing a catalyst that can oxidize methane selectively to methanol with good activity under continuous flow conditions in the gas phase using O₂ as an oxidant. Here, we report a Fe catalyst supported by a metal-organic framework (MOF), Fe/UiO-66, for the selective and on-stream partial oxidation of methane to methanol. Kinetic studies indicate the continuous production of methanol at a superior reaction rate of 5.9 × 10^-2 μmol_MeOH g_Fe^-1 s^-1 at 180 °

SUBMITTER: Rungtaweevoranit B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10251415 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature