Efficient photocatalytic conversion of CH<sub>4</sub> into ethanol with O<sub>2</sub> over nitrogen vacancy-rich carbon nitride at room temperature
Zhongshan Yang, Qiqi Zhang, Liteng Ren, Xin Chen, Defa Wang, Lequan Liu, Jinhua Ye
Abstract
A record ethanol production rate of 281.6 μmol g-1 h-1 for the photocatalytic conversion of methane over nitrogen vacancy-rich carbon nitride at room temperature was achieved. Systematic studies demonstrate that the CH4 was activated by the highly reactive ˙OH radicals generated, via H2O2, from the photo-reduction of O2 with H2O.
Topics & Concepts
NitrogenPhotocatalysisVacancy defectEthanolCarbon fibersMaterials scienceNitrideCarbon nitrideInorganic chemistryAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Nuclear chemistryChemistryCatalysisCrystallographyNanotechnologyEnvironmental chemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialLayer (electronics)Composite numberAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides