Methane selective oxidation to methanol by metal-exchanged zeolites: a review of active sites and their reactivity

Abstract
A review of the recent progress in revealing the structures, formation, and reactivity of the active sites in Fe-, Co-, Ni- and Cu-exchanged zeolites as well as outlooks on future research challenges and opportunities is presented.
Funding Information
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP24109014, JP15K13710, JP17H03117)
  • Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (JPMJCR15P5)
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology