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2025-003: Catalysts for Synthesis of Liquid Oxygenates from Methane

Invention: 2025-003

Patent Status: Provisional filed on March 27, 2026

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Summary

Direct conversion of methane into liquid oxygenates such as methanol can significantly reduce the cost and complexity of natural gas storage and transport, particularly when compared with indirect routes that require energy-intensive syngas (CO and H₂) production. To address this challenge, researchers from Brookhaven and NYU have jointly developed a method for converting methane into methanol and methanol derivatives using an inexpensive catalytic system that combines a metal catalyst with hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂).

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Journal Publication & Intellectual Property

• MoS2 Catalysts Selectively Achieve High Yield of Liquid Oxygenate from Direct Conversion of Methane via Hydroxyl Radicals (.pdf)