Single Step Oxidation of Methane to Methanol–Towards Better Understanding http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877705813000581"The potential use of methanol as a fuel is well known. Many research scientists are working on single stage production of methanol. Currently it is being produced by a conventional two-step process which is expensive and energy intensive. Conversion of methane to a liquid fuel is a more desirable alternative to compressed natural gas due to ease of storage. The two-step process produces liquid methanol by the steam reforming of methane to synthesis gas followed by the high pressure catalytic conversion of the synthesis gas to methanol." Direct Methane to Methanol http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444632531"This book provides all those who work in the field of gas processing and gas chemistry with the theory and experimental data to develop and apply new processes based on direct oxidation of natural gas." Solar energy produces methane from CO2 with new catalyst https://www.solardirectory.com.au/news/1358-solar-energy-methane-co2"Australian scientists now have a catalyst that converts carbon dioxide into methane gas using solar energy. The University of Adelaide, in collaboration with the CSIRO, developed the process, which could potentially replace fossil fuels. It could also lead to lower CO2 emissions from existing carbon-based fuel technologies. The new catalyst drives the process of combining CO2 with hydrogen to produce methane and water." and the process itself: http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2017/TA/C7TA00958E#!divAbstract"The conversion of CO2 into chemicals of commercial interest is a rapidly expanding area of research. Here, we present a highly active and stable CO2 methanation catalyst that is derived from a Ru-impregnated zirconium-based metal–organic framework (MOF) material. The Ru-doped MOF is transformed, under reaction conditions, into an active catalyst which yields CO2 conversions of 96% and a CH4 selectivity of 99%. We demonstrate that the final catalyst was composed of a mixture of Ru-nanoparticles supported on monoclinic and tetragonal ZrO2 nanoparticles. Notably, such catalytic activity has only been achieved using the MOF templating strategy. Catalysts of the same composition were synthesized via different methods but were less active for CO2 methanation."
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