Table 1 Methane oxidation on CTF-1, TiO2, g-C3N4, PtOx/CTF-1 and RuOx/CTF-1 in a packed-bed flow reactora
From: Methane oxidation to ethanol by a molecular junction photocatalyst
Photocatalyst | CH4 Conversion, % | Product yield, μmol h−1 | Product selectivity on the basis of carbon, % | Reactants flow rate, mmol h−1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C2H5OH | CH3OH | C2H6 | CO2 | C2H5OH | CH3OH | C2H6 | CO2 | CH4 | O2 | CH4/O2 | |||
CTF-1 | 1.65 (±0.10) | 122.4 (±2.6) | – | 4.0 (±1.9) | 26.0 (±1.2) | 78.6 (±1.7) | – | 1.1 (±0.7) | 8.2 (±0.5) | 18.9 (±0.5) | 1.2 (±0.1) | 15.8 | |
TiO2 | 0.81 (±0.06) | 0 | – | – | 121.8 (±17.6) | – | – | – | 86.8 (±11.6) | 19.3 (±0.4) | 1.2 (±0.1) | 16.1 | |
g-C3N4 | 0.61 (±0.16) | 29.2 (±0.1) | 57.3 (±0.5) | – | 2.04 (±0.5) | 46.1 (±0.7) | 45.67 (±0.4) | – | 1.5 (±0.4) | 20.7 (±0.7) | 1.3 (±0.1) | 15.9 | |
3 wt% PtOx/CTF-1 | 2.33 (±0.13) | 167.6 (±14.7) | – | 2.0 (±1.8) | 52.3 (±5.8) | 79.6 (±7.0) | – | 0.8 (±0.5) | 11.8 (±1.2) | 17.3 (±0.3) | 1.1 (±0.1) | 15.7 | |
3 wt% RuOx/CTF-1 | 1.54 (±0.10) | 99.2 (±10.3) | – | 3.2 (±2.5) | 26.0 (±2.5) | 72.2 (±7.5) | – | 1.4 (±0.9) | 9.8 (±1.1) | 17.6 (±0.3) | 1.1 (±0.1) | 16.0 | |
