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Abstract The direct conversion of methane to methanol has attracted a great deal of attention for nearly
a century since it was
rst found possible in 1902, and it is still a challenging task. This review article
describes recent advancements in the direct partial oxidation of methane to methanol. The history of direct
oxidation of methane and the diculties encountered in the partial oxidation of methane to methanol are
brie
y summarized. Recently reported developments in gas-phase homogeneous oxidation, heterogeneous
catalytic oxidation and liquid phase homogeneous catalytic oxidation of methane are reviewed. |
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methane
methanol
catalytic partial oxidation
gas-phase homogeneous oxidation
catalyst
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published: 2003-06-30
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Qijian Zhang,
Dehua He,
Qiming Zhu
.Recent Progress in Direct Partial Oxidation ofMethane to Methanol[J]
Journal of Natural Gas
, 2003,V12 (2): 81-89
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