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Water Is the Oxygen Source for Methanol Produced in Partial Oxidation of Methane in a Flow Reactor over Cu-SSZ-13
journal contribution
posted on 2020-07-03, 16:33 authored by Aibolat Koishybay, Daniel F. ShantzDirect oxidation of methane to methanol
is a long-standing challenge
in the heterogeneous catalysis community. This Communication demonstrates
that water, not dioxygen, is the main source of the oxygen present
in the methanol produced in the partial oxidation of methane to methanol
over Cu-SSZ-13 in a continuous-flow reactor. This is confirmed by
experiments performed in the absence of molecular oxygen and with
the use of 18O-labeled water. These findings should lead
to new approaches for improving the partial oxidation properties of
copper zeolites.