Methane oxidation to methanol

NF Dummer, DJ Willock, Q He, MJ Howard… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The direct transformation of methane to methanol remains a significant challenge for
operation at a larger scale. Central to this challenge is the low reactivity of methane at …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis of CO2 conversion, energy efficiency, and other performance data of plasma-catalysis reactors with the open access PIONEER database

A Salden, M Budde, CA Garcia-Soto, O Biondo… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper brings the comparison of performances of CO 2 conversion by plasma and
plasma-assisted catalysis based on the data collected from literature in this field, organised …

Selective oxidation of CH4 to CH3OH through plasma catalysis: Insights from catalyst characterization and chemical kinetics modelling

Y Yi, S Li, Z Cui, Y Hao, Y Zhang, L Wang, P Liu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
The selective oxidation of methane to methanol (SOMTM) by molecular oxygen is a holy
grail in catalytic chemistry and remains a challenge in chemical industry. We perform …

Process-chemistry intensification using non-thermal plasmas: Towards one-step chemical production

NS Kamarinopoulou, DK Nguyen… - Current Opinion in Green …, 2025 - Elsevier
Decarbonizing the chemical industry requires process electrification. Non-thermal plasmas
present an electrification alternative to fossil fuel-based thermal chemistry due to their …

Effect of Gas Composition on Temperature and CO2 Conversion in a Gliding Arc Plasmatron reactor: Insights for Post‐Plasma Catalysis from Experiments and …

W Xu, S Van Alphen, VV Galvita, V Meynen… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plasma‐based CO2 conversion has attracted increasing interest. However, to understand
the impact of plasma operation on post‐plasma processes, we studied the effect of adding …

Plasma‐catalytic one‐step steam reforming of methane to methanol: Revealing the catalytic cycle on Cu/mordenite

Y Hao, S Li, W Fang, X Wang, Z Cui, KM Bal… - AIChE …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Direct CH4 to CH3OH conversion is a long‐standing grand challenge in catalysis.
We present one‐step steam reforming of methane to methanol (OSRMtM) by combining an …

The application of nonthermal plasma in methanol synthesis via CO2 hydrogenation

MD Farahani, Y Zeng, Y Zheng - Energy Science & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
CH3OH is an energy carrier that can be generated from renewable resources and be used
as a fuel in fuel cells and internal combustion engines and a platform chemical for the …

2D imaging of absolute methyl concentrations in nanosecond pulsed plasma by photo-fragmentation laser-induced fluorescence

D van den Bekerom, C Richards… - Plasma Sources …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The methyl radical plays a central role in plasma-assisted hydrocarbon chemistry but is
challenging to detect due to its high reactivity and strongly pre-dissociative electronically …

Multiscale Investigation of the Mechanism and Selectivity of CO2 Hydrogenation over Rh(111)

S Sun, MD Higham, X Zhang, CRA Catlow - ACS catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
CO2 hydrogenation over Rh catalysts comprises multiple reaction pathways, presenting a
wide range of possible intermediates and end products, with selectivity toward either CO or …

Partially bonded aluminum site on the external surface of post-treated Au/ZSM-5 enhances methane oxidation to oxygenates

J Cao, G Qi, B Yao, Q He, RJ Lewis, X Li, F Deng… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Au nanoparticles supported on the exterior surface of the ZSM-5 zeolite (Au/ZSM-5) have
shown the ability to partially oxidize methane to methanol and acetic acid. However, further …