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The catalytic and electrocatalytic oxidation of methane to ethane and ethylene was studied at 900 °C over a gold-supported yttria-stabilized zirconia (Au-YSZ) catalyst. The catalyst was found to be active for C2 formation with C2 selectivities up to 67% and C2 yields up to 15%. Yttria-stabilized zirconia compared favorably to unstabilized yttria-zirconia. Electrochemical oxygen pumping was investigated and found to affect product distribution.
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Eng, D., Stoukides, M. The catalytic and electrocatalytic coupling of methane over yttria-stabilized zirconia. Catal Lett 9, 47–54 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00769080
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