Oxygen-vacancy engineering in copper-doped layered MnOx catalysts boosts room-temperature autoxidation of methyl mercaptan

Miao Lin; Jian Fang; Ruibin Xiong; Baochen Wan; Dedong He; Dingkai Chen; Yongming Luo; Xiaohua Cao

doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2026.136922

journal article May 01, 2026

Oxygen-vacancy engineering in copper-doped layered MnOx catalysts boosts room-temperature autoxidation of methyl mercaptan

Miao Lin Jian Fang

Ruibin Xiong Baochen Wan Dedong He

Dingkai Chen Yongming Luo

Xiaohua Cao

Separation and Purification Technology Vol. 390 pp. 136922 · Elsevier BV

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Published: May 01, 2026
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Miao Lin

Institute of Animal Culture Collection and Application, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; Institutes of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, The Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China

College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Jiangxi Province Engineering Research Center of Ecological Chemical Industry Jiujiang University Jiujiang 332005 China

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National Natural Science Foundation of China Award: 42030712

National Key Research and Development Program of China Award: 2023YFB3810802/3

Major Science and Technology Projects in Yunnan Province Award: 202302AG050002

Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan Province Award: 202501AS070126

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Miao Lin, Jian Fang, Ruibin Xiong, et al. (2026). Oxygen-vacancy engineering in copper-doped layered MnOx catalysts boosts room-temperature autoxidation of methyl mercaptan. Separation and Purification Technology, 390, 136922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2026.136922

Oxygen-vacancy engineering in copper-doped layered MnOx catalysts boosts room-temperature autoxidation of methyl mercaptan

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