Table 1 Comparative analysis of plasmonic catalytic systems in acetylene semi-hydrogenation

From: Pt-doped Ru nanoparticles loaded on ‘black gold’ plasmonic nanoreactors as air stable reduction catalysts

Catalyst (metal loading and weight)

Light Intensity in W cm−2 (λ)

Feed Composition in vol. % (total flow)

Reactor Type

Ethene Production Rate (mmolg−1h−1)

Acetylene Conversion (%)

Ethene Selectivity (%)

Ref.

DPC/RuPt (10 %, Ru:Pt=9:1, 5 mg)

2.7 (400–1100 nm)

C2H2/C2H4/H2/Ar/Air = 2.72/54.5/13.6/24.5/4.5 (110 mL min−1) (With excess ethene)

Fixed bed flow reactor with quartz window (crucible i.d- 6 mm)

320

18

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DPC/RuPt (10 %, Ru:Pt=9:1, 20 mg)

6 (AM1.5)

C2H2/C2H4/H2/Ar/Air = 2.2/44.4/22.2/20/11.1 (9 mL min−1) (With excess ethene)

Quartz flat cell flow reactor (internal gap is 0.5 mm in the flat section, length-50 mm, width-8mm)

31

97

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Pd-Mg/GS (Pd:3 %, 20 mg)

1.8 (785 nm)

C2H2/H2/N2 = 5/15/75 (Without ethene)

C2H2/H2/N2 = 5/20/75 (Without ethene)

Horizontally-oriented packed bed reactor with CaF2 window (6 mm) at the top of the reactor

NR

101

90

NR

80

NR

37

DPC/Ni (Ni-10 %, 35 mg)

0.58 (400–1100 nm)

C2H2/H2/Ar = 0.12/2/97.8 (14 mL min−1) (Without ethene)

Quartz flat cell flow reactor (tube i.d-3.5 mm)

2.4

30

86

16

Au-Fe/C (1%, Au:Fe=1:1, 1 g (in 2 g quartz sand))

0.45 (250–1100 nm) T ~ 130 °C, external heating)

C2H2/C2H4/H2/Ar= 1/20/20/59 (Total flow- 20 mL min−1) (With excess ethene)

Photothermal fixed-bed reactor

0.5

98.4

97.5

35

AlNC-Pd (catalyst weight unknown)

14.3 (680–1080 nm)

C2H2/H2/He/N2 = 1.33/3.33/25.33/70 (15 mL min−1) (Without ethene)

Stainless steel gas-phase high-temperature reaction chamber

26.7 ×10−3 (mmol h−1)

5

97

20

  1. NR-not reported, vol.-volume
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