AnMO Study on Methane Activation over Tetrahedral [WO₄]

Key words: 
• density functional method /
• active sites /
• methane activation

Abstract: By using ab initio DFT method, the metal species formed over the silica surface on Na-W-Mn/SiO 2are optimized, the electronic structure of the catalyst and the activation process of methane is studied. The silica support in the catalyst exists as α-cristobalite and its (111) face exposes preferentially to the surface. Over the surface of α-cristobalite, tungsten existed as monografted tetrahedral \ at the optimal loading amount, and manganese exists in monografted sites or oxide clusters...