title: Improved selectivity for partial oxidation of methane to methanol in the presence of nitrite ions and BiVO4 photocatalyst.
abstract: Nitrite ions are shown to have significant influence on the selectivity of the photocatalytic oxidation of methane to methanol. An almost complete inhibition of undesired CO2 has been achieved with BiVO4 in the presence of a low concentration of nitrite, which might act both as a UV filter and as a hydroxyl radical scavenger.
authors: Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 08930 Barcelona, Spain. smurcia@irec.cat tandreu@irec.cat.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Murcia-López
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Villa
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Andreu
authors: J R
authors: JR
authors: Morante