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_id: '64002'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: The production of formaldehyde on industrial scale requires huge amounts of
    energy due to the involvement of reforming processes in combination with the demand
    in the megaton scale. Hence, a direct route for the transformation of (bio)methane
    to formaldehyde would decrease costs and puts less pressure on the environment.
    Herein, we report on the use of zinc modified silicas as possible support materials
    for vanadium catalysts and the resulting consequences for the performance in the
    selective oxidation of methane to formaldehyde. After optimization of the Zn content
    and reaction conditions, a remarkably high space-time yield of 12.4 kgCH2O·kgcat−1·h−1
    was achieved. As a result of the extensive characterization by means of UV–vis,
    Raman, XANES and NMR spectroscopy it was found that vanadium is in the vicinity
    of highly dispersed zinc atoms which promote the formation of active vanadium
    species as supposed by theoretical calculations. This work presents a further
    step of catalyst development towards direct industrial methane conversion which
    may help to overcome current limitations in the future.
author:
- first_name: Benny
  full_name: Kunkel, Benny
  last_name: Kunkel
- first_name: Dominik
  full_name: Seeburg, Dominik
  last_name: Seeburg
- first_name: Anke
  full_name: Kabelitz, Anke
  last_name: Kabelitz
- first_name: Steffen
  full_name: Witte, Steffen
  last_name: Witte
- first_name: Torsten
  full_name: Gutmann, Torsten
  id: '118165'
  last_name: Gutmann
- first_name: Hergen
  full_name: Breitzke, Hergen
  last_name: Breitzke
- first_name: Gerd
  full_name: Buntkowsky, Gerd
  last_name: Buntkowsky
- first_name: Ana Guilherme
  full_name: Buzanich, Ana Guilherme
  last_name: Buzanich
- first_name: Sebastian
  full_name: Wohlrab, Sebastian
  last_name: Wohlrab
citation:
  ama: Kunkel B, Seeburg D, Kabelitz A, et al. Highly productive V/Zn-SiO2 catalysts
    for the selective oxidation of methane. <i>Catalysis Today</i>. 2024;432:114643.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114643">10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114643</a>
  apa: Kunkel, B., Seeburg, D., Kabelitz, A., Witte, S., Gutmann, T., Breitzke, H.,
    Buntkowsky, G., Buzanich, A. G., &#38; Wohlrab, S. (2024). Highly productive V/Zn-SiO2
    catalysts for the selective oxidation of methane. <i>Catalysis Today</i>, <i>432</i>,
    114643. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114643">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114643</a>
  bibtex: '@article{Kunkel_Seeburg_Kabelitz_Witte_Gutmann_Breitzke_Buntkowsky_Buzanich_Wohlrab_2024,
    title={Highly productive V/Zn-SiO2 catalysts for the selective oxidation of methane},
    volume={432}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114643">10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114643</a>},
    journal={Catalysis Today}, author={Kunkel, Benny and Seeburg, Dominik and Kabelitz,
    Anke and Witte, Steffen and Gutmann, Torsten and Breitzke, Hergen and Buntkowsky,
    Gerd and Buzanich, Ana Guilherme and Wohlrab, Sebastian}, year={2024}, pages={114643}
    }'
  chicago: 'Kunkel, Benny, Dominik Seeburg, Anke Kabelitz, Steffen Witte, Torsten
    Gutmann, Hergen Breitzke, Gerd Buntkowsky, Ana Guilherme Buzanich, and Sebastian
    Wohlrab. “Highly Productive V/Zn-SiO2 Catalysts for the Selective Oxidation of
    Methane.” <i>Catalysis Today</i> 432 (2024): 114643. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114643">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114643</a>.'
  ieee: 'B. Kunkel <i>et al.</i>, “Highly productive V/Zn-SiO2 catalysts for the selective
    oxidation of methane,” <i>Catalysis Today</i>, vol. 432, p. 114643, 2024, doi:
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114643">10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114643</a>.'
  mla: Kunkel, Benny, et al. “Highly Productive V/Zn-SiO2 Catalysts for the Selective
    Oxidation of Methane.” <i>Catalysis Today</i>, vol. 432, 2024, p. 114643, doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114643">10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114643</a>.
  short: B. Kunkel, D. Seeburg, A. Kabelitz, S. Witte, T. Gutmann, H. Breitzke, G.
    Buntkowsky, A.G. Buzanich, S. Wohlrab, Catalysis Today 432 (2024) 114643.
date_created: 2026-02-07T15:53:56Z
date_updated: 2026-02-17T16:15:41Z
doi: 10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114643
extern: '1'
intvolume: '       432'
keyword:
- Formaldehyde
- Local coordination
- SBA-15
- Vanadium oxo species
- XANES
- Zinc doped silica
language:
- iso: eng
page: '114643'
publication: Catalysis Today
status: public
title: Highly productive V/Zn-SiO2 catalysts for the selective oxidation of methane
type: journal_article
user_id: '100715'
volume: 432
year: '2024'
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