Abstract
Things go better without coke! The selective activation of methane and its direct conversion into light olefins and aromatic compounds remains a formidable challenge. Recent work shows that a catalyst material consisting of lattice-confined single iron atoms is very active and selective in the direct, nonoxidative conversion of methane into ethylene, benzene, and naphthalene without the formation of coke deposits.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 11137-11139 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 42 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2014 |
Keywords
- C-H activation
- Ethylene
- Heterogeneous catalysis
- Iron
- Methane