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Systematic Study of the Oxidation of Methane Using Supported Gold Palladium Nanoparticles Under Mild Aqueous Conditions

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The oxidation of methane using hydrogen peroxide has been studied using supported gold palladium catalysts prepared using the incipient wetness technique. The effect of reaction conditions and catalyst parameters has been investigated. The supported gold palladium nanoparticles produce methyl hydroperoxide as the primary reaction product which is subsequently converted to methanol with high selectivity, ca. 40–70 %. The selectivity to methanol is influenced by the oxidation state the palladium component of the catalyst. In contrast to homogeneous gold and palladium catalysts the heterogeneous gold palladium nanoalloys are reusable and affords high oxygenate selectivity (ca. 90 %).

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  1. Mohd Hasbi Ab Rahim

    Present address: Faculty of Industrial Sciences & Technology, University Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

  2. Nikolaos Dimitratos

    Present address: Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK

  3. Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez

    Present address: Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, Chadwick Building, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 4ZF, UK

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  1. Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK

    Mohd Hasbi Ab Rahim, Michael M. Forde, Ceri Hammond, Robert L. Jenkins, Nikolaos Dimitratos, Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez, Albert F. Carley, Stuart H. Taylor, David J. Willock & Graham J. Hutchings

  2. Research Complex at Harwell, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, OX11 0FA, UK

    Nikolaos Dimitratos

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Ab Rahim, M.H., Forde, M.M., Hammond, C. et al. Systematic Study of the Oxidation of Methane Using Supported Gold Palladium Nanoparticles Under Mild Aqueous Conditions. Top Catal 56, 1843–1857 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-013-0121-3

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