Photocatalytic transformation of methane into methanol under UV laser irradiation over WO3, TiO2 and NiO catalysts

M. A. Gondal; A. Hameed; Z. H. Yamani; A. Arfaj

doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2004.05.092

Photocatalytic transformation of methane into methanol under UV laser irradiation over WO₃, TiO₂ and NiO catalysts

M. A. Gondal^*
, A. Hameed
, Z. H. Yamani
, A. Arfaj

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Laser induced conversion of methane into methanol over WO₃, TiO₂ (rutile) and NiO semiconductor photocatalysts, at room temperature, under the irradiation of a strong UV laser beam at 355 nm has been studied for the first time. In addition to monitoring the yield of the targeted product methanol, the yield of hydrogen, produced as by-product, was also monitored. The comparison of the amount of hydrogen produced in the presence and absence of methane was used to assess the mechanism of degradation of methanol immediately after its formation in the aqueous suspension.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	372-377
Number of pages	6
Journal	Chemical Physics Letters
Volume	392
Issue number	4-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2004.05.092
State	Published - 11 Jul 2004

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Funding Information:
The support by the Research Institute, Physics and Chemistry Department of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals is gratefully acknowledged. This work is a part of the Research Project #SABIC-2002/1 funded by Saudi Basic Industries (SABIC).

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