摘要
The direct conversion of methane to methanol has attracted a great deal ofattention for nearly a century since it was first found possible in 1902, and it is still achallenging task. This review article describes recent advancements in the direct partial oxidationof methane to methanol. The history of direct oxidation of methane and the difficulties encounteredin the partial oxidation of methane to methanol are briefly summarized. Recently reporteddevelopments in gas-phase homogeneous oxidation, heterogeneous catalytic oxidation and liquid phasehomogeneous catalytic oxidation of methane are reviewed.
The direct conversion of methane to methanol has attracted a great deal ofattention for nearly a century since it was first found possible in 1902, and it is still achallenging task. This review article describes recent advancements in the direct partial oxidationof methane to methanol. The history of direct oxidation of methane and the difficulties encounteredin the partial oxidation of methane to methanol are briefly summarized. Recently reporteddevelopments in gas-phase homogeneous oxidation, heterogeneous catalytic oxidation and liquid phasehomogeneous catalytic oxidation of methane are reviewed.
