Point Source Capture of Methane Using Ionic Liquids in Packed Bed Absorbers/Strippers: Experimental and Modelling

Hamid Reza Rahimpour, Jafar Zanganeh and Behdad Moghtaderi

Processes, 2024, 12, 596
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Template-assisted Ni-Mn composite oxides with enhanced oxygen activation for lean methane catalytic oxidation

Yilin Liu, Yuchen Fan, Changfu You, Chunbo Wang and Haiming Wang

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2026, 14, 122461
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Photocatalytic Conversion of Methane: Current State of the Art, Challenges, and Future Perspectives

Zhuo Liu, Biyang Xu, Yu-Jing Jiang, Yang Zhou, Xiaolian Sun, Yuanyuan Wang and Wenlei Zhu

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Exploring the Promotion of γ‐Al2O3 on Pd/CeO2‐Catalyzed Low‐Concentration Methane Oxidation Using Operando DRIFTS‐MS

Tao Li, Mengling Dong, Jiacheng Xu, Tiantian Zhang, Yan Sun, Ning Li, Zuliang Wu, Jing Li, Erhao Gao, Jiali Zhu, Shuiliang Yao and Yong Huang

ChemCatChem, 2023, 15
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Citric acid modification of Co3O4/CeO2 catalysts for enhanced oxidation of low concentration methane

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Applied Surface Science, 2025, 711, 164061
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Enhancing CH4 separation from surplus N2 in Al-based metal organic frameworks through liner ligand regulation

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Effect of Water and Carbon Dioxide on the Performance of Basolite Metal–Organic Frameworks for Methane Adsorption

David Ursueguía, Eva Díaz and Salvador Ordóñez

Energy Fuels, 2023, 37, 14836
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Pressure-dependent catalytic combustion of low-concentration methane: mechanisms and kinetic behavior on Mn-Ce-Cu catalysts

Ziqi Wang, Zhongqing Yang, Jiaqi Qiu, Zhigang Zhang, Jiang He, Yuan Tian, Tao Zhang and Jingyu Ran

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 369, 133130
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MFI Zeolite Membrane with Surface Mo─O Clusters for Inverse CH4/CO2 Separation

Yongyan Deng, Dan Ma, Hao Zhang, Jiaxing Wu, Ziyi Li, Lisa Mingzhe Sun, Ana Palčić, Jialu Li, Guangshan Zhu and Xiaoqin Zou

Angewandte Chemie, 2026, 138
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Perspective on methane capture strategies from natural low-level emissions

Dhanalakshmi Vadivel, Nithishkumar Kameswaran, Ilaria Vai and Daniele Dondi

Energy Nexus, 2025, 19, 100459
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From mechanism to design: A critical comparative review of photocatalytic and electrocatalytic CO2 conversion to high-value chemicals

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Heat recovery characteristic analysis on the preheating catalytic monolithic reactor for low-concentration methane

Yueyue Shi, Peng Sun, Xiao Lu, Yongqi Liu and Juanjuan Sun

Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2026, 205, 108161
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N, S-doped carbon molecular sieves for high-performance CH4/N2 separation via synergistic microporosity and polarity control

Shuaiyu Huang, Dehang Yang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Huan Xiang and Fangli Jing

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 119130
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Study on a coalbed methane liquefaction system based on thermoacoustic refrigeration method

Chenghong Wang, Qie Shen, Jie Zhang, Xin Qiao, Hongyuan Yu, Keyi Shen and Daming Sun

Energy, 2023, 262, 125547
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Robust Ni-Co oxide nanocages for catalytic methane mitigation: Elucidating the mechanism of catalytic stability

Guangyu Zhao, Yonggang Jin, Haitao Li, Dazhi Yao, Weihua Liu, Yanlu Xing, Mengmeng Hao and Jian Liu

Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2026, 385, 126304
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MFI Zeolite Membrane with Surface Mo─O Clusters for Inverse CH4/CO2 Separation

Yongyan Deng, Dan Ma, Hao Zhang, Jiaxing Wu, Ziyi Li, Lisa Mingzhe Sun, Ana Palčić, Jialu Li, Guangshan Zhu and Xiaoqin Zou

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2026, 65
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Enhancing CH4/N2 adsorption separation performance of a commercial activated carbon by inorganic dynamic porogen modification

Cancan Yang, Yugao Wang, Jiaxin Jing, Linyuyang Shi, Jinping Li and Jiangfeng Yang

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 376, 134152
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Elucidating the intermediate behaviors in catalytic combustion of lean methane over Pd/CeO2 with different Pd coverage

Jinglei Li, Yuqiu Zhang, Fangci Lian, Baiqiang Zhang, Limin Hu and Bo Wu

Applied Surface Science, 2026, 719, 164996
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Catalyst Deactivation in the Abatement of Atmospheric Pollutants: Origin, Resistance, and Regeneration

Jiang Deng, Xiaonan Hu, Alex J. Klaver, Jun Liu, Bin Liu, Linsheng Bai, Ming Xie and Dengsong Zhang

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The separation of methane and nitrogen in natural gas processing: A review

Fu Rao, Zhe Lu, Yalou Guo, Zhifu Liu, Chuhan Fu, Xiaofeng Xie, Chunfa Liao, Tao Qi and Guoping Hu

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 363, 132107
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Site trials and parametric analysis of ultra-low concentration coal mine methane enrichment using kinetic-separation vacuum swing adsorption

Xinxin Wang, Yihan Ling, Jin He, Shaorong Wang and Fubao Zhou

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Facile preparation of nitrogen-doped microporous carbon from potassium citrate/urea for effective CH4 separation and uptake

Li Zhang, Yonggang Dong, Dan Zhang, Wenfei Li, Hong Qin, Ziming Luo, Yongyong Shi, Yutao Lv, Cuiwei Zhang, Hongyan Pan and Qian Lin

Fuel, 2023, 351, 128915
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Breakthroughs in CH4 capture technologies: Key to reducing fugitive methane emissions in the energy sector

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A Facile Strategy to Rapidly Screening Gas-Sensitive Materials in Large Samples: A Case Study of Surface Modified SnO2 for CH4 Detection

Ye Zhu, Ming Hou, Li Yang, Shunping Zhang, Guozhu Zhang and Shenghui Guo

IEEE Sensors J., 2024, 24, 15004
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Evaluation of CH4/N2 separation performances on ultra-microporous FDCA-based MOFs using experimental and numerical methods

Kunpeng Liu, Yixuan Yu, Qi Wang, Lingtong Kong and Tianjun Sun

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2024, 373, 113136
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Methylotuvimicrobium alcaliphilum 20Z based ectoine production from various industrial CH4 sources: Cultivation optimization and comprehensive analysis

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Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 499, 156039
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High-pressure separation performance of Ni(TMBDC)(DABCO)0.5 featured low-polarity channel for CH4/N2 mixture

Xun Wang, Zewei Liu, Jian Yan, Daofei Lv, Xin Chen, Feng Xu, Xin Zhou and Zhong Li

Separation and Purification Technology, 2024, 335, 126019
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Measurement precision improving with adaptive Kalman filter for quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy methane sensor

Yu Zhou, Li Wang, Yingchao Xie, Hao Xiong, Qilei Zhang and Shenlong Zha

AIP Advances, 2025, 15
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Ni-Mo/Al2O3 catalyst for partial oxidation reforming of low concentration coal bed methane and its application on SOFC

Zengzeng Guo, Ting Chen, Xuelian Li, Kui Liu, Xiaoyu Zhang, Guangjun Zhang, Ning Sun, Ruili Sun, Lang Xu and Shaorong Wang

Fuel, 2024, 378, 132857
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Invited review: Combined mitigation of methane and ammonia emissions from dairy barns through barn design, ventilation and air treatment systems

A. Kuipers, P. Galama, S.F. Spoelstra, C.J. Wiering and P.W.G. Groot Koerkamp

Journal of Dairy Science, 2025, 108, 6565
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Critical Role of Zeolite Adsorbents in a Displacement–Adsorption Separation Process of Methane–Nitrogen Gas

Xiaomin Li, Xu Yang, Hua Shang, Jinfang Liu, Xiaoyu Jin, Xiaoqing Wang, Yugao Wang, Jinping Li and Jiangfeng Yang

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2025, 64, 2966
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Machine learning-enabled uncertainty quantification for thermo-catalytic reactors: A study on fugitive methane oxidation in monolith reactors

Israfil Soyler, Cihat Emre Üstün, Amin Paykani, Xi Jiang and Nader Karimi

Fuel, 2026, 407, 137466
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Kinetic-separation vacuum swing adsorption for safe and efficient enrichment of low concentration coal mine gas

Xinxin Wang, Zujing Wang, Kangwei Wei, Hong Liu, Yihan Ling, Shaorong Wang and Fubao Zhou

Separation and Purification Technology, 2022, 299, 121683
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Recent Advances in Adsorbents for CH4/N2 Separation: A Mini-Review

Fanqi Min, Wenhui Bi, Xing Fan, Qing Liu and Peng Liang

Energy Fuels, 2025, 39, 16695
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Influence of ligands within Al-based metal-organic frameworks for selective separation of methane from unconventional natural gas

Yixuan Yu, Mingyang Shang, Lingtong Kong, Xianhai Li, Lina Wang and Tianjun Sun

Chemosphere, 2023, 321, 138160
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Precise pore size modulation of K-MER zeolites for N2 trapping

Xuan Tang, Mengni Wei, Xiaowei Bai, Jinping Li and Jiangfeng Yang

Separation and Purification Technology, 2024, 339, 126601
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Constructing MOF-based mixed matrix membranes with weak polarity for the CH4/N2 separation

Xianjie Meng, Xinyue Meng, Jiayou Liao, Shouwei Liu, Chengyun Gao, Pengfei Li, Zhichao Zhai and Xu Wu

Journal of Membrane Science, 2026, 748, 125377
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Properties and mechanisms of low concentration methane catalytic combustion in porous media supported with transition metal oxides

Li Yang, Yunqi Cao, Zhixuan Jia, Fang Liu and Zhengchang Song

Applied Energy, 2023, 350, 121811
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Adsorbents selection for the enrichment of low-grade methane coal mine emissions by temperature and pressure swing adsorption technologies

David Ursueguía, Eva Díaz and Salvador Ordóñez

Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2022, 105, 104721
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Effect of cubicle hood system on methane concentrations around the lying area in cold climate dairy cattle buildings

Raphael Kubeba Tabase, Geir Næss and Yngve Larring

Environmental Advances, 2024, 15, 100504
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Synergistic Performance Analysis of Fluidized-Bed Energy Storage Reactor for Treating Ultra-Low Concentration Methane

Qingxiang Wang, Ran Xu, Xin Xu, Yaojie Tu, Ziwei Hu, Xiao Yang, Xiaoguang Li, Lingfei Liu, Ding Wang and Feng Han

Combustion Science and Technology, 2025, 1
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Insights on microalgae-based technologies with potential impact on global methane budget – Perspectives for industrial applications

Leandro Madureira, Ana Soares, M. Salomé Duarte, Francisco Pereira, Diogo Francisco, Filipe Maciel, António A. Vicente, Vítor Vasconcelos, M. Alcina Pereira and Pedro Geada

Bioresource Technology, 2025, 431, 132591
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Preparation and performance of a novel mixed-matrix membrane supported on porous substrate for CH 4 /N 2 separation

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Materials Science and Technology, 2026, 42, 11
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Grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) study and the ideal adsorbed solution theory (IAST) on adsorption performance of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) for CH4/N2 separation

Yang Yan, Xianglan Zhang and Guangtai Ding

Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2026, 355, 125783
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Grafting of functional organic ligand on zeolite Y for efficient CH4/N2 separation

Yuan Li, Yating Wang, Xiaomin Li, Yushu Zhang, Xiaoqing Wang, Jinping Li and Jiangfeng Yang

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 354, 128719
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Methane Recovery from Coalbed Gas by Forming sII Hydrate with the Aid of a Novel Eco-Friendly Promoter

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Energy Fuels, 2025, 39, 3752
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Engineering the structure of zirconia support to optimize palladium terrace sites and reaction product desorption for efficient low-concentration methane combustion

Yang Wu, Wenhu Yang, Ming Zhao, Haidi Xu, Jianli Wang and Yaoqiang Chen

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 360, 131240
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A pilot study to capture methane from the exhausted air of dairy cows using a cryogenic approach

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Optimized mass transfer of PHI-type zeolite for nitrogen/methane sieve separation

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Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 495, 153630
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Synergistic adsorption sites within a novel zeolitic imidazolate framework for low-concentration CH4 enrichment

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Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 526, 171264
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Insight into ventilation air methane combustion of ultralow sub-nanometer palladium catalyst within the MFI zeolite

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Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2025, 155, 1
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