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Outline

In this study, solid catalyst possessing multi-active sites are prepared and applied to dehydrogenative coupling reaction of alkanes, such as methane. Both strong acidic and basic sites are examined to immobilize on same solid surface. The synergy between concerted activation, protonation and deprotonation of alkane molecules on acid-base sites, respectively, and hydrogen-separation membrane system realize efficient production of alkane-coupling products.