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Cover Picture: Catalytic and Mechanistic Insights of the Low‐Temperature Selective Oxidation of Methane over Cu‐Promoted Fe‐ZSM‐5 (Chem. Eur. J. 49/2012)
Author(s) -
Hammond Ceri,
Jenkins Robert L.,
Dimitratos Nikolaos,
LopezSanchez Jose Antonio,
ab Rahim Mohd Hasbi,
Forde Michael M.,
Thetford Adam,
Murphy Damien M.,
Hagen Henk,
Stangland Eric E.,
Moulijn Jacob M.,
Taylor Stuart H.,
Willock David J.,
Hutchings Graham J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201290208
Subject(s) - methane , catalysis , chemistry , methanol , anaerobic oxidation of methane , zeolite , copper , aqueous solution , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , engineering
Methane to methanol conversion presents one of the most challenging targets in catalysis. Recently, it was demonstrated that an iron‐ and copper‐containing MFI‐type zeolite is able to catalytically convert methane to methanol in an aqueous solvent at selectivities above 90 % by using H 2 O 2 as the terminal oxidant. To facilitate understanding of the precise roles of the catalyst and the full mechanistic cycle, C. Hammond, G. J. Hutchings et al. present an in‐depth study of the kinetic parameters and mechanistic features of this system in their Full Paper on page 15735 ff. The catalytic system in question results in a low‐energy methane activation route, and allows selective C 1 ‐oxidation to occur under mild reaction conditions.