Derk, Alan R.Alan R.DerkLi, BoBoLiSharma, SudhanshuSudhanshuSharmaMoore, George M.George M.MooreMcFarland, Eric W.Eric W.McFarlandMetiu, HoriaHoriaMetiu2025-08-302025-08-302013-05-0110.1007/s10562-013-0985-72-s2.0-84880221376https://d8.irins.org/handle/IITG2025/21161We measure the effective activation energy of methane oxidation catalyzed by La<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> doped with Cu, Zn, Mg, Fe, Nb, Ti, Zr, or Ta. We find that the measured activation energy is a linear function of the calculated energy of oxygen-vacancy formation. Graphical Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.] © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.falseActivation energy | Doped oxide | Heterogeneous catalysis | Lanthana | Methane | OxidationMethane oxidation by lanthanum oxide doped with Cu, Zn, Mg, Fe, Nb, Ti, Zr, or Ta: The connection between the activation energy and the energy of oxygen-vacancy formationArticle1572879X406-410May 201339arJournal42WOS:000317682600005