Photocatalytic conversion of methane: recent advancements and prospects

Q Li, Y Ouyang, H Li, L Wang, J Zeng - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abundant and affordable methane is not only a high‐quality fossil fuel, it is also a raw
material for the synthesis of value‐added chemicals. Solar‐energy‐driven conversion of …

Photocatalytic conversion of methane: current state of the art, challenges, and future perspectives

Z Liu, B Xu, YJ Jiang, Y Zhou, X Sun… - ACS Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
With 28–34 times the greenhouse effect of CO2 over a 100-year period, methane is
regarded as the second largest contributor to global warming. Reducing methane emissions …

Defect engineering in photocatalytic methane conversion

J Ma, R Long, D Liu, J Low, Y Xiong - Small Structures, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With the rapid increase in the discovered reserves of methane, tremendous efforts have
been devoted to the conversion of methane into value‐added chemicals. However, current …

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 …

Photocatalytic conversion of methane

L Yuliati, H Yoshida - Chemical Society Reviews, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
Various efforts have been carried out to convert methane to more useful chemicals and
hydrogen. However, due to its high stability, high energy is usually consumed for its …

Photodriven methane conversion on transition metal oxide catalyst: recent progress and prospects

P Wang, R Shi, J Zhao, T Zhang - Advanced Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Methane as the main component in natural gas is a promising chemical raw material for
synthesizing value‐added chemicals, but its harsh chemical conversion process often …

Solar-energy-mediated methane conversion

H Song, X Meng, Z Wang, H Liu, J Ye - Joule, 2019 - cell.com
The conversion of methane to upgraded fuels and higher-value chemicals such as
hydrogen, methanol, and olefins is a promising technology in the supply of chemicals and …

Methane transformation by photocatalysis

X Li, C Wang, J Tang - Nature Reviews Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Methane hydrate and shale gas are predicted to have substantial reserves, far beyond the
sum of other fossil fuels. Using methane instead of crude oil as a building block is, thus, a …

Major routes in the photocatalytic methane conversion into chemicals and fuels under mild conditions

D Hu, VV Ordomsky, AY Khodakov - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021 - Elsevier
Methane is one of the most abundant molecules on Earth. Most of the state-of-the-art
methane chemical conversion technologies require high temperatures, they are …

Photocatalytic Methane Conversion: Insight into the Mechanism of C(sp3)–H Bond Activation

Y Jiang, Y Fan, S Li, Z Tang - CCS Chemistry, 2023 - chinesechemsoc.org
Mild and direct conversion of methane into high value-added products is a desired goal for
chemistry, energy, and environment. The active species generated in the photocatalytic …