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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2019
Su Yun Ha, Pullman, WA (US);
M. Grant Norton, Pullman, WA (US);
Oscar Gerardo Marin Flores, Pullman, WA (US);
Su Yun Ha, Pullman, WA (US);
M. Grant Norton, Pullman, WA (US);
Oscar Gerardo Marin Flores, Pullman, WA (US);
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, Pullman, WA (US);
Abstract
Nickel-based catalysts comprising silicon modified nickel (nickel silicate) are provided, as are methods for using the catalysts to i) convert methane to CO and H(e.g. for use in synthetic chemical compound production); or to ii) convert methane to oxygenated hydrocarbons e.g. one or more of methanol, acetone, formaldehyde, and dimethyl ether. The catalysts are bifunctional and comprise both Ni metallic catalytic sites and acidic nickel-silicon catalytic sites, and the conversions are performed under moderate reaction conditions.