Photo-catalytic conversion of methane into methanol using visible laser

M. A. Gondal; A. Hameed; A. Suwaiyan

doi:10.1016/S0926-860X(02)00562-8

Photo-catalytic conversion of methane into methanol using visible laser

M. A. Gondal^*, A. Hameed, A. Suwaiyan

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Abstract

The photo-catalytic conversion of methane into methanol was investigated under different experimental parameters such as catalyst concentration, laser power, laser exposure time, effects of free radical generator (H₂O₂) and electron capture agent (Fe³⁺), using visible laser light. The study was carried out at room temperature with a simple set up using a laser light, water and a semiconductor photo-catalyst WO₃. The reaction products (methanol, O₂ and CO₂) were characterized using gas chromatography. The use of WO₃ as photo-catalyst replaces the UV laser light with visible laser light. This greatly simplifies reactor design and permits flexibility in the selection of a laser source in the visible region. The oxygen to tungsten ratio in WO₃ at different temperatures was studied by XPS.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	165-174
Number of pages	10
Journal	Applied Catalysis A: General
Volume	243
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0926-860X(02)00562-8
State	Published - 31 Mar 2003

Keywords

Hydrocarbons
Methane conversion
Methanol
Photo-catalysis
Tungsten oxide

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Catalysis
Process Chemistry and Technology

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