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Published February 16, 2018 | public
Journal Article

Comment on "Selective anaerobic oxidation of methane enables direct synthesis of methanol"

Abstract

The comment and response concerning the report of oxidation of methane to methanol by water (Reports, 5 May 2017, p. 523) do not fully capture the implications of thermodynamic limitations. A nonisothermal process in which each cycle requires a large temperature swing and permits only substoichiometric methane conversion surely could not be carried out on any practical scale.

Additional Information

© 2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science. Received 14 November 2017; accepted 21 December 2017.

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