Metal species with different size (single atoms, nanoclusters, and nanoparticles) show
different catalytic behavior for various heterogeneous catalytic reactions. It has been shown …

A longstanding research goal has been to understand the nature and role of copper–oxygen
intermediates within copper-containing enzymes and abiological catalysts. Synthetic …

Microporous zeolite-type materials, with crystalline porous structures formed by well-defined
channels and cages of molecular dimensions, have been widely employed as …

Methane monooxygenases (MMOs) mediate the facile conversion of methane into methanol
in methanotrophic bacteria with high efficiency under ambient conditions. Because the …

Selective functionalization of unactivated C–H bonds, water oxidation, and dioxygen
reduction are extremely important reactions in the context of finding energy carriers and …

Heme-copper oxidases (HCOs) are terminal enzymes on the mitochondrial or bacterial
respiratory electron transport chain, which utilize a unique heterobinuclear active site to …

Two distinct [Cu–O–Cu] 2+ sites with methane monooxygenase activity are identified in the
zeolite Cu-MOR, emphasizing that this Cu–O–Cu active site geometry, having a∠ Cu–O …

Selective oxidation of methane to methanol is one of the most difficult chemical processes to
perform. A potential group of catalysts to achieve CH4 partial oxidation are Cu-exchanged …

Dicopper species have been identified as the active sites in converting methane to methanol
in Cu-zeolites. To understand the formation of these copper cores in mordenite, we used in …

The selective oxidation of methane to methanol is a highly challenging target, which is of
considerable interest to gain value-added chemicals directly from fuel gas. Copper …