Enhancing effect of titanium(II) for the oxidation of methane with O2 by an EuCl3-Zn-CF3CO2H-catalytic system at 40 °C

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1996.565

Bis(2,4,-pentanedionate)TiO and TiO₂ enhanced markedly the activity of the EuCl₃-Zn⁰-CF₃CO₂H-catalytic system for the CH₄ oxidation to McOH with O₂ at 40 °C. It is suggested that Ti(II) species generated from Ti(IV) by the reduction with Zn⁰ and CF₃CO₂H is responsible for this enhancement.