Comparative performance of Cu-zeolites in the isothermal conversion of methane to methanol.

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Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland. and Laboratory for Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland.

Published: October 2019


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The isothermal, low-temperature stepwise conversion of methane to methanol over copper-exchanged zeolites eliminates the time-consuming heating and cooling steps of the conventional high temperature activation approach. To better understand differences between the two approaches, a series of zeolites were screened, of which omega zeolite (MAZ) showed superior performance in both the isothermal and conventional approaches.

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