Photocatalytic Selective Oxidation of Hydrocarbons in the Aqueous Phase
1999; Elsevier BV; Volume: 183; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1006/jcat.1999.2395
ISSN1090-2694
AutoresMichael A. Gonzalez, S.Garry Howell, Subhas K. Sikdar,
Tópico(s)Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
ResumoThe sustainable transformation of an inert alkane into its corresponding oxygenates has been the subject of intense chemical research. These oxygenates typically produced from processes using stringent conditions and materials offer disadvantages that include decreased selectivities to the partial oxygenates and by-product formation. As environmental concerns and regulations become more rigorous, the need for alternative catalytic oxidation processes that use mild or ambient conditions is increased. In this Note, the authors have investigated the use of photocatalysis as a low-temperature and "green" alternative for the direct and selective oxidation of alkanes with molecular oxygen.
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