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Efficient conversion of methane to value-added products such as olefins and aromatics has been in pursuit for the past few decades. The demand has increased further due to the recent discoveries of shale gas reserves. Oxidative and non-oxidative coupling of methane (OCM and NOCM) have been actively researched, although catalysts with commercially viable conversion rates are not yet available. Recently,
- Award ID(s):
- 1647722
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10304873
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- Nature Publishing Group
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- Communications Chemistry
- Volume:
- 4
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- 1
- ISSN:
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