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Technical University of Munich (TUM)

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A new bio-inspired zeolite catalyst might pave the way to small scale "gas-to-liquid" technologies converting natural gas to fuels and starting materials for the chemical industry. The copper exchanged zeolite with mordenite structure mimics the reactivity of the enzyme methane monooxygenase (MMO).

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Guanna Li and Evgeny Pidko / TUe

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