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dc.contributor.authorFan, Yingying
dc.contributor.authorZhou, Wencai
dc.contributor.authorQiu, Xueying
dc.contributor.authorLi, Hongdong
dc.contributor.authorJiang, Yuheng
dc.contributor.authorSun, Zhonghui
dc.contributor.authorHan, Dongxue
dc.contributor.authorNiu, Li
dc.contributor.authorTang, Zhiyong
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-21T05:43:49Z
dc.date.available2021-05-21T05:43:49Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn2398-9629
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41893-021-00682-x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/404593
dc.description.abstractThe direct oxidation of methane to more desirable, one-carbon oxygenated molecules such as methanol and formaldehyde offers a pathway towards a more sustainable chemical industry as the current commercial reforming process involving two steps features a high carbon footprint and energy consumption. Here, we report the selective photocatalytic oxidation of methane at room temperature using quantum-sized bismuth vanadate nanoparticles as the catalyst and oxygen as a mild oxidant. The reaction offers a high selectivity, of 96.6% for methanol or 86.7% for formaldehyde, under optimum wavelength and intensity of light, reaction time and amount of water solvent. Comprehensive characterizations disclose a multistep reaction mechanism in which the activation of methane by the hydroxyl radical determines the reaction rate. This work broadens the avenue towards the selective conversion of the greenhouse gas methane into desirable chemical products in a sustainable way.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherNature Publishing Group
dc.relation.ispartofjournalNature Sustainability
dc.subject.fieldofresearchChemical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNanotechnology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode34
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4018
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technology
dc.subject.keywordsLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subject.keywordsGreen & Sustainable Science & Technology
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Sciences
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Studies
dc.titleSelective photocatalytic oxidation of methane by quantum-sized bismuth vanadate
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationFan, Y; Zhou, W; Qiu, X; Li, H; Jiang, Y; Sun, Z; Han, D; Niu, L; Tang, Z, Selective photocatalytic oxidation of methane by quantum-sized bismuth vanadate, Nature Sustainability, 2021
dc.date.updated2021-05-21T05:39:23Z
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered in Griffith Research Online as an advanced online version.
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorTang, Zhiyong


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