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LiCl doped cobalt oxide is an active catalyst for the formation of ethylene in the oxidative coupling of methane

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The title compound was found to be an active and selective catalyst for oxidative coupling of methane at temperatures even lower than 900 K, where the selectivity for the formation of ethylene exceeded that of ethane.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, 152, Tokyo, Japan

    Takayuki Komatsu, Toru Amaya & Kiyoshi Otsuka

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Komatsu, T., Amaya, T. & Otsuka, K. LiCl doped cobalt oxide is an active catalyst for the formation of ethylene in the oxidative coupling of methane. Catal Lett 3, 317–322 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00766069

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