Response to Comment on “Selective anaerobic oxidation of methane enables direct synthesis of methanol”

Journal article (2017)

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Vitaly L. Sushkevich Paul Scherrer Institut
D. Palagin Paul Scherrer Institut
Marco Ranocchiari Paul Scherrer Institut
Jeroen A. van Bokhoven ETH Zürich, Paul Scherrer Institut
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13-10-2017

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English

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Abstract

Periana argues that the stepwise reaction of methane with water is thermodynamically unfavorable and therefore impractical. We reply by presenting an in-depth thermodynamic analysis of each step in the process and show that the surface concentrations of the reactants and products as well as the stabilizing effect of additional water molecules, as discussed in the original paper, fully support the feasibility of the proposed reaction.