Pressure-induced dehydrogenative coupling of methane to ethane by platinum-loaded gallium oxide photocatalyst
Fumiaki Amano, Chiho Akamoto, Mizuki Ishimaru, Satoshi Inagaki, Hisao Yoshida
Abstract
Pt/Ga2O3 exhibited high activity for dehydrogenative coupling of methane into ethane (2CH4 → C2H6 + H2) in a fixed-bed flow reactor at 25 °C under 254 nm UV irradiation. The C2H6 formation was negligible at CH4 pressure of 10 kPa, but it was linearly increased with an increase in the pressure to 300 kPa.
Topics & Concepts
MethanePlatinumOxidative coupling of methaneGalliumPhotocatalysisChemistryCoupling (piping)IrradiationPhotochemistryOxideMaterials scienceInorganic chemistryChemical engineeringCatalysisOrganic chemistryMetallurgyNuclear physicsPhysicsEngineeringCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques