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Sustainable methane utilization technology via photocatalytic halogenation with alkali halides

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  • Jun Ma

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    University of Science and Technology of China
    Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center)

  • Can Zhu

    (Fudan University)

  • Keke Mao

    (Anhui University of Technology)

  • Wenbin Jiang

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Jingxiang Low

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Delong Duan

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Huanxin Ju

    (PHI China Analytical Laboratory, CoreTech Integrated Limited)

  • Dong Liu

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Kun Wang

    (Fudan University)

  • Yijing Zang

    (ShanghaiTech University
    Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Shuangming Chen

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Hui Zhang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Zeming Qi

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Ran Long

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Zhi Liu

    (ShanghaiTech University
    Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Li Song

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Yujie Xiong

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center
    Anhui Normal University)

Abstract

Methyl halides are versatile platform molecules, which have been widely adopted as precursors for producing value-added chemicals and fuels. Despite their high importance, the green and economical synthesis of the methyl halides remains challenging. Here we demonstrate sustainable and efficient photocatalytic methane halogenation for methyl halide production over copper-doped titania using alkali halides as a widely available and noncorrosive halogenation agent. This approach affords a methyl halide production rate of up to 0.61 mmol h−1 m−2 for chloromethane or 1.08 mmol h−1 m−2 for bromomethane with a stability of 28 h, which are further proven transformable to methanol and pharmaceutical intermediates. Furthermore, we demonstrate that such a reaction can also operate solely using seawater and methane as resources, showing its high practicability as general technology for offshore methane exploitation. This work opens an avenue for the sustainable utilization of methane from various resources and toward designated applications.

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  • Jun Ma & Can Zhu & Keke Mao & Wenbin Jiang & Jingxiang Low & Delong Duan & Huanxin Ju & Dong Liu & Kun Wang & Yijing Zang & Shuangming Chen & Hui Zhang & Zeming Qi & Ran Long & Zhi Liu & Li Song & Yuj, 2023. "Sustainable methane utilization technology via photocatalytic halogenation with alkali halides," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-8, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-36977-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36977-0
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