biologically catalyzed methane activation. Thus, it is hoped that this book will
provide a deep understanding of the work that has significantly impacted the field
of the fundamental chemistry of heterogeneous, homogenous, and biological
catalysis. Furthermore, by bridging insights from the various catalytic approaches
together in each chapter, cross-disciplinary insights are obtained. Therefore, in this
book, the use of heterogeneous, homogenous, and biological catalysis for direct
methane conversion are often discussed together in a comparative fashion to connect the disciplines and generate new, unifying concepts.
This book, Catalysis and the Mechanisms for Methane Conversion to
Chemicals: C–O and C–C Bond Formation Using Heterogeneous, Homogenous,
and Biological Catalysts comprises seven chapters, among which Chaps. 2, 4, and
7 are quite unique compared to previous published books on the topic of methane
conversion.
Chapter 1: Overview of Direct Methane Conversion to Chemicals with C–O and
C–C Bonds
Chapter 2: Selective Production of Methanol from Methane and Molecular
Oxygen at Atmospheric Temperature and Pressure Using Methane
Monooxygenases
Chapter 3: Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Catalytic Partial Oxidations of
Methane to Methanol and Its Derivatives
Chapter 4: Application of Biocatalysts for the Production of Methanol from
Methane
Chapter 5: C–C Bond Formation via the Condensation of Methane in the
Presence or Absence of Oxygen
Chapter 6: Conversion of Methane to Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Chapter 7: C–C Bond Formation via Carbocations in the Methane Conversion
Under Non-Oxidative Conditions
Both authors would like to express their deep gratitude to Prof. Yoshio Ono and
Prof. Ichiro Okura, who opened the vistas of heterogeneous, homogeneous, and
biological catalysis to the authors and always inspired them through their enthusiasm for the science of catalysis and long-term encouragement. We also sincerely
thank Mr. Shinichi Koizumi and Ms. Takeko Sato, who handled the editing and
publication.
Yokohama, Japan
Toshihide Baba
Akimitsu Miyaji
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provide a deep understanding of the work that has significantly impacted the field
of the fundamental chemistry of heterogeneous, homogenous, and biological
catalysis. Furthermore, by bridging insights from the various catalytic approaches
together in each chapter, cross-disciplinary insights are obtained. Therefore, in this
book, the use of heterogeneous, homogenous, and biological catalysis for direct
methane conversion are often discussed together in a comparative fashion to connect the disciplines and generate new, unifying concepts.
This book, Catalysis and the Mechanisms for Methane Conversion to
Chemicals: C–O and C–C Bond Formation Using Heterogeneous, Homogenous,
and Biological Catalysts comprises seven chapters, among which Chaps. 2, 4, and
7 are quite unique compared to previous published books on the topic of methane
conversion.
Chapter 1: Overview of Direct Methane Conversion to Chemicals with C–O and
C–C Bonds
Chapter 2: Selective Production of Methanol from Methane and Molecular
Oxygen at Atmospheric Temperature and Pressure Using Methane
Monooxygenases
Chapter 3: Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Catalytic Partial Oxidations of
Methane to Methanol and Its Derivatives
Chapter 4: Application of Biocatalysts for the Production of Methanol from
Methane
Chapter 5: C–C Bond Formation via the Condensation of Methane in the
Presence or Absence of Oxygen
Chapter 6: Conversion of Methane to Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Chapter 7: C–C Bond Formation via Carbocations in the Methane Conversion
Under Non-Oxidative Conditions
Both authors would like to express their deep gratitude to Prof. Yoshio Ono and
Prof. Ichiro Okura, who opened the vistas of heterogeneous, homogeneous, and
biological catalysis to the authors and always inspired them through their enthusiasm for the science of catalysis and long-term encouragement. We also sincerely
thank Mr. Shinichi Koizumi and Ms. Takeko Sato, who handled the editing and
publication.
Yokohama, Japan
Toshihide Baba
Akimitsu Miyaji
vi
Preface