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Noble-metal-free dye-sensitized selective oxidation of methane to methanol with green light (550 nm)
Tierui Zhang3(
), Song Ling Wang1,2,4()
), Song Ling Wang1,2,4()Abstract
Developing low-energy input route for conversion of methane (CH4) to value-added methanol (CH3OH) at room temperature is important in environment and industry. Bonding in electron donor-acceptor hybrid can potentially promote charge transfer and photocatalytic efficiency of CH4 conversion. Herein, bonding in electron donor rhodamine B (RhB)–acceptor (TiO2) hybrid (RhB/TiO2) significantly promotes the selectivity of photocatalytic oxidation of CH4 to CH3OH and utilization of visible light (low-energy photons) at ambient condition. Even under green light irradiation (λ = 550 nm), the noble-metal-free RhB/TiO2 hybrid synthesized presents enhanced oxidation of CH4 to CH3OH with a generation rate of 143 ·mol·g-1·h-1 and selectivity of 94%. This work demonstrates the possibility and feasibility of noble-metal-free catalysts for activating CH4 under visible light at room temperature.
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Wu X, Zeng Y, Liu H, et al. Noble-metal-free dye-sensitized selective oxidation of methane to methanol with green light (550 nm). Nano Research, 2021, 14(12): 4584-4590. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-021-3380-5
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