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Palladium decorated anatase for photocatalytic partial oxidation of methane to ethane

Yang, J; Wang, C; Xing, J; Tang, J; (2023) Palladium decorated anatase for photocatalytic partial oxidation of methane to ethane. Surfaces and Interfaces , 40 , Article 103108. 10.1016/j.surfin.2023.103108. Green open access

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Abstract

Photocatalytic partial oxidation of methane (POM) is recognized as a promising, yet challenging technology to realize C2+ production. However, the dilemma between the yield and selectivity to C2+ products still hinders the commercial application. Here, a strategy for the continuous transformation of methane to ethane with a high activity and a remarkable selectivity is presented when using Pd decorated anatase as the catalyst. The optimized Pd1.8-TiO2 shows a high ethane yield of 40.9 μmol/h, which is 13 times higher than that of bare TiO2. The ethane selectivity of 80.4% is also comparable to the previous benchmark in POM processes. In situ characterizations reveal that Pd nanoparticle functions as a hole acceptor to facilitate charge separation, thereby significantly improving the performance of POM.

Type: Article
Title: Palladium decorated anatase for photocatalytic partial oxidation of methane to ethane
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2023.103108
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2023.103108
Language: English
Additional information: © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. under a Creative Commons license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: Photocatalytic partial oxidation of methane (POM), Ethane, Pd decorated anatase, Selectivity
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10173238
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