Partial oxidation of methane to methanol on boron nitride at near critical acetonitrile.

Direct catalytic conversion of methane to methanol with O has been a fundamental challenge in unlocking abundant natural gas supplies. Metal-free methane conversion with 17% methanol yield based on the limiting reagent O at 275 °C was achieved with near supercritical acetonitrile in the presence of boron nitride. Reaction temperature, catalyst loading, dwell time, methane-oxygen molar ratio, and solvent-oxygen molar ratios were identified as critical factors controlling methane activation and the methanol yield.

Mesoporous Molybdenum-Tungsten Mixed Metal Oxide: A Solid Acid Catalyst for Green, Highly Efficient sp-sp C-C Coupling Reactions.

A mesoporous molybdenum tungsten mixed metal oxide with high surface area (173 m/g) was synthesized by using metal dissolution coupled with a surfactant assisted reverse micelle formation synthesis method. Comprehensive characterization of the mixed oxide was performed by using PXRD, Raman, BET, SEM, EDX, TEM, and XPS. Thus, the formation of α-MoWO with a homogeneous distribution of Mo and W throughout the material was seen.

A novel, mesoporous molybdenum doped titanium dioxide/reduced graphene oxide composite as a green, highly efficient solid acid catalyst for acetalization.

A novel, mesoporous composite of Mo doped TiO/reduced graphene oxide is synthesized to be used as a highly efficient heterogeneous acid catalyst. The composite has a high surface area (263 m g) and a monomodal pore size distribution with an average pore diameter of 3.4 nm.