Dioxygen splitting at room temperature over distant binuclear transition metal centers in zeolites for direct oxidation of methane to methanol. Issue 28 (10th March 2021) - Mlekodaj, Kinga
Abstract : Binuclear transition metal ion structures in ferrierite can split O2 and direct oxidized methane to methanol at RT. Abstract : Here we demonstrate for the first time the splitting of dioxygen at RT over distant binuclear transition metal (M = Ni, Mn, and Co) centers stabilized in ferrierite zeolite. Cleaved dioxygen directly oxidized methane to methanol, which can be released without the aid of an effluent to the gas phase at RT.