An insight on the role of La in mesoporous WO3 for the photocatalytic conversion of methane into methanol

K Villa, S Murcia-López, JR Morante… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016 - Elsevier
One of the great challenges in the photocatalytic oxidation of methane into methanol is to
find a suitable catalyst that allows an increase in the selectivity without diminishing the total …

Research progress on the photocatalytic activation of methane to methanol

Y Tian, L Piao, X Chen - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The conversion of methane (CH4) to methanol (CH3OH) has attracted much attention in the
field of catalysis. The traditional thermocatalytic conversion of CH4 to CH3OH is largely …

Partial oxidation of methane to methanol using bismuth-based photocatalysts

S Murcia-Lopez, K Villa, T Andreu, JR Morante - Acs Catalysis, 2014 - ACS Publications
Bismuth-based photocatalysts, Bi2WO6, BiVO4, and coupled Bi2WO6/TiO2–P25, have been
synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method, characterized, and evaluated for the first time …

Aerobic oxidation of methane to formaldehyde mediated by crystal-O over gold modified tungsten trioxide via photocatalysis

S Wei, X Zhu, P Zhang, Y Fan, Z Sun, X Zhao… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
General indirect transformation of methane into formaldehyde is based on methanol as
intermediate yet leading to low selectivity. Herein, we report a direct photocatalytic …

Facet-dependent enhancement in the activity of bismuth vanadate microcrystals for the photocatalytic conversion of methane to methanol

W Zhu, M Shen, G Fan, A Yang, JR Meyer… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Photocatalysis provides a route to convert methane into an energy-dense, liquid fuel, such
as methanol, using only natural gas, sunlight, water (or oxygen), and the catalyst. In this …

Direct photocatalytic conversion of methane to value-added chemicals

H Song, J Ye - Trends in Chemistry, 2022 - cell.com
Direct conversion of methane to value-added chemicals provides a promising alternative to
industrial energy-intensive processes, but still faces many technological and economical …

Heterogeneous photocatalysis for C–H bond activation

AS Belousov, I Shafiq - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The present critical review reports the recent progress of the last 5 years in the activation of
the C–H bond to produce value-added organic products through photocatalytic oxidation of …

A thermo-photo hybrid process for steam reforming of methane: highly efficient visible light photocatalysis

B Han, W Wei, M Li, K Sun, YH Hu - Chemical Communications, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Steam reforming of methane (SRM) is one of the most important industrial processes, which
produces 95% of hydrogen used in the USA. However, SRM is an endothermic reaction …

Can we achieve efficient photocatalytic partial oxidation of methane to methanol: A perspective on oxygen reaction pathways

Z Wang, Z Zhang, Z Wang, H Lu, L Wang - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2023 - Elsevier
As the primary component of natural gas, methane is an essential raw material in chemical
industries. Meanwhile, it is also a powerful greenhouse gas that causes severe global …

Controlled photocatalytic oxidation of methane to methanol through surface modification of beta zeolites

S Murcia-Lopez, MC Bacariza, K Villa, JM Lopes… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The selective oxidation of methane to methanol is achieved by means of a photocatalytic
process. For this purpose, designed Bi-and V-containing beta zeolites prepared by incipient …