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Continuous Synthesis of Methanol from Methane and Steam over Copper-Mordenite

Title of paper
Continuous Synthesis of Methanol from Methane and Steam over Copper-Mordenite
Author
[한정우교수 연구실] 메탄올 합성촉매 설계
Publication in journal
ACS Catalysis 11 (2021) 1065-1070.
Publication date
2021.02

 

 

[Abstract]
One-step methane-to-methanol conversion is a “dream reaction” for chemists. In this Letter, continuous direct conversion of methane into methanol with steam under mild conditions using Cu(II)-exchanged mordenite is reported. The methanol production rate depended on the Si/Al ratio, Cu/Al ratio, presence of Brønsted acid sites, and O2 concentration in the feed. Cu-H-mordenite and Cu-Na-mordenite showed comparable methane conversion rates, but the former provided higher methanol selectivity. At a given Si/Al ratio, the methane conversion rate gave a volcano plot as a function of Cu/Al ratio, and methanol selectivity decreased with increasing Cu/Al ratio. These experimental data and DFT calculation implied that binuclear copper species are more active than mononuclear copper species and that copper oxide clusters are favorable for total oxidation.
 

DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c04592
Link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscatal.0c04592