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NiO-LnO x (Ln = lanthanide) catalysts (with Ni∶Ln=1∶1) without prereduction show high activity/selectivity and very high productivity in the oxidative conversion of methane to CO and H2. The catalysts are first activated in the initial reaction, which is started at 535–560°C, by the reduction of NiO and creation of active sites. The carbon deposition on the catalysts in the reaction, particularly for the NiO-Gd2O3, NiO-Tb4O7 and NiO-Dy2O3 catalysts, is quite fast but it has caused a little or no influence on the catalytic activity/selectivity. Pulse reaction of pure methane on NiO-Nd2O3 (at 600°C) shows involvement of lattice oxygen in the initial reaction and also reveals formation of carbon from CO on the catalyst reduced in the reaction.
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Choudhary, V.R., Rane, V.H. & Rajput, A.M. Selective oxidation of methane to CO and H2 over unreduced NiO-rare earth oxide catalysts. Catal Lett 22, 289–297 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00807236
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