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A Radical Twist to the Versatile Behavior of Iron in Selective Methane Activation
Author(s) -
Ruitenbeek Matthijs,
Weckhuysen Bert M.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201407109
Subject(s) - syngas , methane , chemistry , synthetic fuel , catalysis , coke , methanol , hydrocarbon , naphthalene , dimethyl ether , ethylene , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , engineering
Things go better without coke! The selective activation of methane and its direct conversion into light olefins and aromatic compounds remains a formidable challenge. Recent work shows that a catalyst material consisting of lattice‐confined single iron atoms is very active and selective in the direct, nonoxidative conversion of methane into ethylene, benzene, and naphthalene without the formation of coke deposits.