Visible-light-driven selective oxidation of methane to methanol on amorphous FeOOH coupled m-WO3

• Published in: Fuel (Guildford) Vol. 266; p. 117104
• Main Authors: Yang, Juan, Hao, Jingyi, Wei, Jianping, Dai, Jun, Li, Yao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 15.04.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Amorphous FeOOH; Catalysts; Catalytic activity; Catalytic converters; Conduction; Conduction bands; Direct conversion; Dispersion; Electron paramagnetic resonance; Electron spin; Electron spin resonance; Free radicals; Hydrogen peroxide; Hydroxyl radicals; Irradiation; Light irradiation; Methane; Methanol; Methyl radicals; Optimization; Oxidants; Oxidation; Oxidizing agents; Photoelectric effect; Photoelectric emission; Photoelectrons; Photoluminescence; Photons; Radiation; Selectivity; Silica; Silicon dioxide; Solar energy; Spin resonance; Visible-light-driven; WO3; Methane; WO3; Amorphous FeOOH; Visible-light-driven; Methanol

[Display omitted] •Amorphous FeOOH/m-WO3 photocatalysts are synthesized by using silica KIT-6 template.•FeOOH/m-WO3 show improved visible-light catalytic activity for CH4 partial oxidation.•CH3OH selectivity reaches 91.0% on 1.98% FeOOH/m-WO3 in the presence of 1.5 mM H2O2.•Enhanced catalytic activi...