催化学报 ›› 2026, Vol. 88: 347-355.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(26)65141-8

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原位合成双氧水用于甲烷高选择性氧化制甲醇

王松玲a,b,c,*(), 黄安华b, 尹风星a, 卢瑞祥a, 刘文刚d,*(), 张云a,*(), 乔波涛e,*()   

  1. a 中国科学院福建物质结构研究所, 结构化学国家重点实验室, 福建福州 350002
    b 上海交通大学深圳研究所, 广东深圳 518057
    c 新加坡国立大学苏州研究院, 江苏苏州 215123
    d 青岛科技大学材料科学与工程学院, 山东青岛 266042
    e 中国科学院大连化学物理研究所, 催化基础国家重点实验室, 辽宁大连 116023

In-situ synthesis of hydrogen peroxide for highly selective oxidation of methane to methanol over noble-metal-free catalyst

Songling Wanga,b,c,*(), Anhua Huangb, Fengxing Yina, Ruixiang Lua, Wengang Liud,*(), Yun Zhanga,*(), Botao Qiaoe,*()   

  1. a State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, China
    b Shenzhen Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shenzhen 518057, Guangdong, China
    c Suzhou Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
    d College of Material Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, China
    e State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
  • Received:2025-09-09 Accepted:2026-05-11 Online:2026-09-18 Published:2026-09-05
  • Supported by:
    The Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(JCYJ20230807152559002);The Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(23ZR1469300);The Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province(2026J011454)

摘要:

甲烷在高效、温和条件下选择性氧化为甲醇是催化领域的“圣杯”反应之一. 传统方法依赖高成本、高风险的H2O2作为氧化剂提供羟基自由基(•OH), 但其储存、运输及使用过程中的安全问题限制了实际应用. 光催化原位合成H2O2耦合甲烷氧化为甲醇, 是实现可持续、低能耗C1化学的理想路径, 但当前面临H2O2光合成效率低、可见光响应差、需添加牺牲剂等挑战. 因此, 开发可见光驱动、无牺牲剂的低成本非贵金属催化体系实现原位H2O2合成, 对实现甲烷高选择性氧化为甲醇具有重要科学意义和应用价值.
本文设计了一种氨基修饰的锆基金属有机框架(UiO-66(Zr)-NH2, 简称U-NH2)作为非贵金属光催化剂. 利用氨基调控电子结构, 增强可见光吸收和载流子分离, 在纯水、无牺牲剂的可见光条件下实现高效原位光合成H2O2, 产率达189 μmol g-1. 原位生成的H2O2无需额外添加, 即可直接用于甲烷氧化. 在Fe2+存在下, U-NH2催化甲烷氧化为甲醇的选择性接近100%, 甲醇产率高达412 mL·gcat-1, 优于已报道的贵金属基催化剂及外加H2O2体系. 经过5次循环, 催化剂活性无明显下降, 结构保持稳定. 机理研究表明, 在可见光激发下的U-NH2可以产生光生电子和空穴, 电子还原O2经两电子过程生成H2O2; 同时, FeII与H2O2发生芬顿反应产生大量•OH, 与光生空穴共同活化CH4生成•CH3, 最终•CH3与•OH结合生成甲醇. 分子动力学模拟进一步揭示, 氨基官能团使O2优先富集于U-NH2的Zr活性位点周围, 形成局部高浓度O2区, 显著促进了H2O2的原位合成. 相比直接外加H2O2, 原位合成的H2O2氧化甲烷生成甲醇的产率高出近3倍, 证明原位策略具有独特优势.
综上, 本工作为可见光驱动、非贵金属催化甲烷直接转化为甲醇提供了一条绿色、高效的路径, 展示了MOF材料在精确调控活性微环境及原位生成氧化剂方面的巨大潜力. 未来可进一步拓展其它功能化MOF或共价有机框架材料, 优化光生电荷动力学和O2富集能力, 推动室温甲烷低成本、高效率转化技术的进步.

关键词: 甲烷, 甲醇, 选择性, 氧化, 过氧化氢

Abstract:

Hydroxyl radicals (•OH) are crucial in the photocatalytic oxidation of methane (CH4) to methanol (CH3OH) at room temperature. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is generally employed to drive CH4 oxidation by providing •OH radicals; however, its practice use is often limited by high cost and handling challenges. Here we report a Zr-based metal-organic framework material modified by amino groups (U-NH2), which severs as a noble-metal-free catalyst enabling visible light absorption and electron density redistribution. The U-NH2 catalyst performs outstanding in-situ photosynthesis of H2O2 with O2 under visible light in a sacrificial-agent-free system, achieving an H2O2 yield up to 189 µmol g-1. Molecular dynamics simulations reveal that O2 preferentially accumulates near the amino-functionalized pores of U-NH2, creating localized O2-enriched microenvironments that are critical for efficient H2O2 synthesis. The in situ synthesized H2O2 promotes the generation of •OH radicals, driving CH4 oxidation to CH3OH. Remarkably, highly selective generation of CH3OH is achieved with a selectivity of near 100% and a yield of up to 412 mL gcat-1 per concentration of H2O2. Our finding opens up an appealing avenue for efficient solar energy activation of CH4 to generate CH3OH at ambient temperatures.

Key words: Methane, Methanol, Selectivity, Oxidation, Hydrogen peroxide