Low-temperature oxygenation of methane into formic acid with molecular oxygen in the presence of hydrogen catalysed by Pd0.08Cs2.5H1.34PVMo11O4 0

Abstract

The title reaction is catalysed by Pd _0.08 Cs _2.5 H _1.34 PVMo ₁₁ O _{4 0} at temperatures as low as 423–593 K, and the catalytic rate, which reached a maximum at 573 K, is 1.2 × 10 ^{- 4} mol h ^{- 1} g ^{- 1} , ca. 3 × 10 ² times higher than FePO ₄ , the most active catalyst previously reported.