Molecular oxygen enhances H2O2 utilization for the photocatalytic conversion of methane to liquid-phase oxygenates

Xiao Sun; Xuanye Chen; Cong Fu; Qingbo Yu; Xu-Sheng Zheng; Fei Fang; Yuanxu Liu; Junfa Zhu; Wenhua Zhang; Weixin Huang

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34563-4

Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Molecular oxygen enhances H2O2 utilization for the photocatalytic conversion of methane to liquid-phase oxygenates

Xiao Sun,
Xuanye Chen,
Cong Fu,
Qingbo Yu,
Xu-Sheng Zheng,
Fei Fang,
Yuanxu Liu,
Junfa Zhu,
Wenhua Zhang,
Weixin Huang

Affiliations

Xiao Sun: Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China
Xuanye Chen: Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China
Cong Fu: Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China
Qingbo Yu: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology
Xu-Sheng Zheng: National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China
Fei Fang: Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China
Yuanxu Liu: School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine
Junfa Zhu: National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China
Wenhua Zhang: Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China
Weixin Huang: Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34563-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The oxidation of methane to formic acid or related oxygenates relies on efficient reaction with H2O2. Here, the authors report a TiO2-based catalyst to selectively form formic acid by using molecular O2 additives to avoid unwanted side reactions.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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