Research Progress on Photocatalytic Activation of Methane to Methanol

The conversion of methane (CH4) to methanol (CH3OH) has attracted much attention in catalysis. However, the traditional thermocatalytic conversion of CH4 to CH3OH is largely restricted by the thermodynamic equilibrium...

Unraveling the activity of iron carbide clusters embedded in silica for thermocatalytic conversion of methane

Isolated Fe-sites on silica substrate have recently been reported for direct and non-oxidative conversionof gaseous methane with high selectivity. The activated catalyst was proposed to be FeC2 clusterembedded in silica....

Comparing electrocatalytic and thermocatalytic conversion of nitrate on platinum-ruthenium alloys

Nitrate is a significant water pollutant resulting from anthropogenic nitrogen fixation and other industrial processes. Heterogeneous thermocatalytic and electrocatalytic processes to convert nitrate to nitrogen or ammonia are proposed to...