Nonoxidative coupling of ethane with gold loaded photocatalysts
Surya Pratap Singh, Akira Yamamoto, Hisao Yoshida
Abstract
Direct and continuous conversion of ethane to yield n -butane and hydrogen at near room temperature ( ca. 320 K) was examined with gold loaded gallium oxide and titanium dioxide photocatalysts without the aid of any oxidant in a flow reactor.
Topics & Concepts
ButaneCatalysisTitanium dioxideYield (engineering)GalliumChemistryHydrogenPhotochemistryInorganic chemistryTitaniumColloidal goldMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryNanotechnologyMetallurgyNanoparticleCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques