Single rhodium atoms anchored in micropores for efficient transformation of methane under mild conditions

Yu Tang; Yuting Li; Victor Fung; De-en Jiang; Weixin Huang; Shiran Zhang; Yasuhiro Iwasawa; Tomohiro Sakata; Luan Nguyen; Xiaoyan Zhang; Anatoly I. Frenkel; Franklin (Feng) Tao

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03235-7

Nature Communications (Mar 2018)

Single rhodium atoms anchored in micropores for efficient transformation of methane under mild conditions

Yu Tang,
Yuting Li,
Victor Fung,
De-en Jiang,
Weixin Huang,
Shiran Zhang,
Yasuhiro Iwasawa,
Tomohiro Sakata,
Luan Nguyen,
Xiaoyan Zhang,
Anatoly I. Frenkel,
Franklin (Feng) Tao

Affiliations

Yu Tang: Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas
Yuting Li: Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas
Victor Fung: Department of Chemistry, University of California
De-en Jiang: Department of Chemistry, University of California
Weixin Huang: Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas
Shiran Zhang: Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas
Yasuhiro Iwasawa: Innovation Research Center for Fuel Cells and Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications
Tomohiro Sakata: Innovation Research Center for Fuel Cells and Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications
Luan Nguyen: Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas
Xiaoyan Zhang: Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas
Anatoly I. Frenkel: Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University
Franklin (Feng) Tao: Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03235-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Catalytic transformation of CH4 under mild conditions has implications to shale gas utilization. Here, the authors report the transformation of CH4 to acetic acid through coupling of CH4, CO and O2 on single-site Rh1O5 anchored in microporous aluminosilicates in liquid phase.

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