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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 11.
Published in final edited form as: J Catal. 2011 Nov 14;284(2):157–164. doi: 10.1016/j.jcat.2011.10.009

Table 1.

Comparison of activation procedures, reaction conditions and methanol yield of Cu-ZSM-5 and Fe-ZSM-5 [25, 27].

Cu-ZSM-5 Fe-ZSM-5
Activation with oxidant Autoreduction at 500°C Autoreduction at 900°C
Contact with O2 (less than
200°C) or N2O (already at
room temperature)		 N2O at about 200°C
Reaction with CH4 Temperature range 100 –
200°C		 Room temperature
Maximum methanol yield:
10 μmol/g		 Maximum methanol yield:
40 μmol/g