Solar-Energy-Mediated Methane Conversion Over Nanometal and Semiconductor Catalysts

✍ Scribed by Hui Song

• Publisher: Springer Singapore;Springer
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 152
• Series: Springer Theses
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book demonstrates that solar energy, the most abundant and clean renewable energy, can be utilized to drive methane activation and conversion under mild conditions. The book reports that coupling solar energy and thermal energy can significantly enhance methane conversion at mild temperatures using plasmonic nanometal-based catalysts, with a substantial decrease in apparent activation energy of methane conversion. Furthermore, this book, for the first time, reports the direct photocatalytic methane oxidation into liquid oxygenates (methanol and formaldehyde) with only molecular oxygen in pure water at room temperature with high yield and selectivity over nanometals and semiconductors (zinc oxide and titanium dioxide). These findings are a big stride toward methane conversion and inspire researchers to develop strategies for efficient and selective conversion of methane to high-value-added chemicals under mild conditions.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii
Introduction (Hui Song)....Pages 1-30
Visible Light-Mediated Methane Activation for Steam Methane Reforming over Rh/TiO2 Catalysts Under Mild Conditions (Hui Song)....Pages 31-53
Light-Enhanced Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane by Effective Plasmonic Coupling Effect of Pt and Au Nanoparticles (Hui Song)....Pages 55-73
Visible Light-Promoted Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane Over Pt/TaN Catalysts (Hui Song)....Pages 75-91
Direct Photocatalytic Oxidation of Methane to Liquid Oxygenates with Molecular Oxygen over Nanometals/ZnO Catalysts (Hui Song)....Pages 93-117
Selective Photocatalytic Oxidation of Methane to Methanol with Molecular Oxygen over Nanometals/TiO2 Catalysts (Hui Song)....Pages 119-135
General Conclusion and Future Prospeªcts (Hui Song)....Pages 137-140
Back Matter ....Pages 141-142

✦ Subjects

Chemistry; Catalysis; Energy Materials; Chemistry/Food Science, general; Optical and Electronic Materials; Materials Science, general; Renewable and Green Energy