Partial oxidation of methane to methanol on boron nitride at near critical acetonitrile
Abstract Direct catalytic conversion of methane to methanol with O2 has been a fundamental challenge in unlocking abundant natural gas supplies. Metal-free methane conversion with 17% methanol yield based on the limiting reagent O2 at 275 °C was achieved with near supercritical acetonitrile in the p...
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| author | Tharindu Kankanam Kapuge Ehsan Moharreri Inosh Perera Nicholas Eddy David Kriz Nathaniel Nisly Seth Shuster Partha Nandi Steven L. Suib |
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| description | Abstract Direct catalytic conversion of methane to methanol with O2 has been a fundamental challenge in unlocking abundant natural gas supplies. Metal-free methane conversion with 17% methanol yield based on the limiting reagent O2 at 275 °C was achieved with near supercritical acetonitrile in the presence of boron nitride. Reaction temperature, catalyst loading, dwell time, methane–oxygen molar ratio, and solvent-oxygen molar ratios were identified as critical factors controlling methane activation and the methanol yield. Extension of the study to ethane (C2) showed moderate yields of methanol (3.6%) and ethanol (4.5%). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-23d56445fe19409eb25f4e1e7a29675f2022-12-22T02:34:25ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-05-0112111110.1038/s41598-022-12639-xPartial oxidation of methane to methanol on boron nitride at near critical acetonitrileTharindu Kankanam Kapuge0Ehsan Moharreri1Inosh Perera2Nicholas Eddy3David Kriz4Nathaniel Nisly5Seth Shuster6Partha Nandi7Steven L. Suib8Department of Chemistry, University of ConnecticutInstitute of Material Science, University of ConnecticutDepartment of Chemistry, University of ConnecticutInstitute of Material Science, University of ConnecticutDepartment of Chemistry, University of ConnecticutDepartment of Chemistry, University of ConnecticutDepartment of Chemistry, University of ConnecticutCorporate Strategic Research, ExxonMobil Research and EngineeringDepartment of Chemistry, University of ConnecticutAbstract Direct catalytic conversion of methane to methanol with O2 has been a fundamental challenge in unlocking abundant natural gas supplies. Metal-free methane conversion with 17% methanol yield based on the limiting reagent O2 at 275 °C was achieved with near supercritical acetonitrile in the presence of boron nitride. Reaction temperature, catalyst loading, dwell time, methane–oxygen molar ratio, and solvent-oxygen molar ratios were identified as critical factors controlling methane activation and the methanol yield. Extension of the study to ethane (C2) showed moderate yields of methanol (3.6%) and ethanol (4.5%).https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12639-x |
| spellingShingle | Tharindu Kankanam Kapuge Ehsan Moharreri Inosh Perera Nicholas Eddy David Kriz Nathaniel Nisly Seth Shuster Partha Nandi Steven L. Suib Partial oxidation of methane to methanol on boron nitride at near critical acetonitrile Scientific Reports |
| title | Partial oxidation of methane to methanol on boron nitride at near critical acetonitrile |
| title_full | Partial oxidation of methane to methanol on boron nitride at near critical acetonitrile |
| title_fullStr | Partial oxidation of methane to methanol on boron nitride at near critical acetonitrile |
| title_full_unstemmed | Partial oxidation of methane to methanol on boron nitride at near critical acetonitrile |
| title_short | Partial oxidation of methane to methanol on boron nitride at near critical acetonitrile |
| title_sort | partial oxidation of methane to methanol on boron nitride at near critical acetonitrile |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12639-x |
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