As a primary type of clean energy, methane is also the second most important greenhouse
gas after CO 2 due to the high global warming potential. Large quantities of lean methane …

Catalytic oxidation, which converts hazardous materials to harmless small molecules at low
temperature, has been a promising and effective technology for atmospheric pollution …

Transition metal oxides are potential alternatives to noble metal catalysts for oxidation
reactions. Co-based spinel oxides, in particular, have attracted significant attention. Herein …

The direct emission of lean methane (0.1–1.0 vol%) into the atmosphere causes a serious
greenhouse effect and energy waste. Catalytic methane combustion technology has great …

Advanced defective structure in Co 3 O 4 catalyst plays a vital role in the boost of catalytic
oxidation activity. In this study, a rational defects engineering strategy was developed by …

The efficient catalysis of light alkanes, such as extremely stable methane (CH4), continues to
be a pressing challenge. We successfully introduced Ni ions into the Co3O4 spinel structural …

Adsorbed oxygen and lattice oxygen are crucial parameters for catalyst characterization and
catalytic oxidation mechanism. Therefore, rapid discrimination of adsorbed oxygen and …

Doping other metals such as Mn, Ni, In, et al. is known as an effective strategy to improve the
environmental catalytic performance of Co 3 O 4. In our works, Mn ions were successfully …

In order to improve low-temperature activity and high-temperature sintering resistance of
cobalt-based catalyst in catalytic degradation of emitted light alkanes, a strategy of …

Methane (CH4) is an attractive energy source and important greenhouse gas. Therefore,
from the economic and environmental point of view, scientists are working hard to activate …