Angewandte Chemie • Vol 136 • No 49
Quantifying the Hydration‐Dependent Dynamics of Cu Migration and Activity in Zeolite Omega for the Partial Oxidation of Methane
August 2024 • Johannes Wieser, Dariusz Wardecki, Jörg W. A. Fischer, Mark A. Newton, Catherine Dejoie, Amy J. Knorpp, Thomas C. Hansen, Gunnar Jeschke, Przemysław …
Abstract Copper‐exchanged zeolite omega (Cu‐omega) is a potent material for the selective conversion of methane‐to‐methanol (MtM) via the oxygen looping approach. However, its performance exhibits substantial variation depending on the operational conditions. Under an isothermal temperature regime, Cu‐omega demonstrates subdued activity below 230 °C, but experiences a remarkable increase in activity at 290 °C. Applying a high‐temperature activation protocol at 450 °C causes a rapid deactivation of the material. Th…