Feasibility of Methane Oxidation on SSZ-13 Bridged Pd2OxSites: A Theoretical Study

  • Jesse Canavan
  • , Kevin Giewont
  • , Eleni A. Kyriakidou
  • , Eric A. Walker

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Abstract

In this theoretical work, bridged Pd2Ox active sites on SSZ-13 are investigated for the feasibility of methane oxidation. An in-depth reaction mechanism was derived using density functional theory (DFT), and a portion of it was simulated with a microkinetic model. For |PdO2Pd| and |PdOPd|, which are bridge active sites within the zeolite framework, it was found that at 350 °C the rate-limiting step is water formation and not methane activation, which is usually assumed to be the rate-limiting step on similar active sites. Partial oxidation of methane to methanol was also investigated and was found to introduce large activation barriers that are likely too large to surpass.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)17123-17134
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume126
Issue number40
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 13 2022
Externally publishedYes

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