Photocatalytic ethene synthesis from ethane dehydrogenation with high selectivity by ZnO-supported Pt nanoparticles
Wenyu Guo, Wenwen Shi, Junjian Cai, Fen Wei, Xiahui Lin, Xue Feng Lu, Zhengxin Ding, Yidong Hou, Guigang Zhang, Sibo Wang
Abstract
A Pt/ZnO photocatalyst is efficient and reusable for ethene production from ethane dehydrogenation with simulated sunlight, affording outstanding C 2 H 4 productivity of 867.8 μmol h −1 g −1 and selectivity of 97.56%.
Topics & Concepts
DehydrogenationSelectivityPhotocatalysisCatalysisNanoparticleChemistryPhotochemistryInorganic chemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryNanotechnologyCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques