A Critical Assessment of Li/MgO-Based Catalysts for the Oxidative Coupling of Methane |
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| Authors: | Sebastian Arndt Guillaume Laugel Sergey Levchenko Raimund Horn Manfred Baerns Matthias Scheffler |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Technical University Berlin, Department of Chemistry , Berlin, Germany;2. Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Theory Department , Berlin, Germany;3. Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Department of Inorganic Chemistry , Berlin, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Li/MgO is one of the most frequently investigated catalysts for the oxidative coupling of methane. Besides catalytic testing, it is also a suitable system to perform surface science experiments and quantum chemical calculations, which is not possible for many other active catalysts. However, the real structure of Li/MgO, the nature of the active center and the structure - activity relationship remain unclear, despite all the research that has been done. The aim of this review is to summarize the available knowledge on Li/MgO to structure and accelerate and improve the ongoing work on this catalytic system. |
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| Keywords: | Li/MgO Oxidative coupling of methane Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane OCM ODH |
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