Abstract
Highly dispersed cerium oxide species on silica and alumina, which mainly exist as Ce(III) species, promote non-oxidative direct methane coupling photocatalytically around room temperature, while Ce(IV) species as CeO2 particles do not behave as a catalyst for this reaction.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Alkanes / chemical synthesis
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Alkanes / chemistry
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Aluminum Oxide / chemistry*
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Catalysis
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Cerium / chemistry*
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Methane / chemistry*
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Photochemistry
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Silicon Dioxide / chemistry*
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Surface Properties
Substances
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Alkanes
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Cerium
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ceric oxide
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Silicon Dioxide
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Aluminum Oxide
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Methane