Ambient-temperature oxidative coupling of methane in an electric field by a cerium phosphate nanorod catalyst

CePO 4 nanorods with uniform surface Ce sites could work as a durable catalyst and showed the highest C 2 yield of 18% in an electric field without the need for external heating, which was comparable to that reported for high-performance catalysts at high temperature (>900 K). The application of an electric field to a CePO 4 nanorod catalyst enabled ambient-temperature oxidative coupling of methane to C 2 hydrocarbons.