Conversion of methane to methanol on copper-containing small-pore zeolites and zeotypesElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Full experimental details, additional UV-vis spectra, X-ray diffractograms. See DOI: 10.1039/c4cc09645b

This communication reports the discovery of several small-pore Cu-zeolites and zeotypes that produce methanol from methane and water vapor, and produce more methanol per copper atom than Cu-ZSM-5 and Cu-mordenite. The new materials include Cu-SSZ-13, Cu-SSZ-16, Cu-SSZ-39, and Cu-SAPO-34. Several small-pore Cu-zeolites (SSZ-13, SSZ-16, and SSZ-39) and a zeotype (SAPO-34) can produce methanol from methane and water.