Visible-light photocatalytic conversion of carbon monoxide to methane by nickel(II) oxide

Francesc Sastre; Avelino Corma; Hermenegildo García

doi:10.1002/anie.201307851

Visible-light photocatalytic conversion of carbon monoxide to methane by nickel(II) oxide

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2013 Dec 2;52(49):12983-7. doi: 10.1002/anie.201307851. Epub 2013 Oct 24.

Authors

Francesc Sastre¹, Avelino Corma, Hermenegildo García

Affiliation

¹ Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Química CSIC-UPV, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Avenida De los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia (Spain).

PMID: 24167093
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201307851

Abstract

Solar Fuels: Different n- and p-type semiconductors have been investigated for sustainable solar fuel production. p-Type semiconductors, such as NiO, Fe3 O4 , Co3 O4 , and CuO, are able to reduce carbon monoxide by water or hydrogen to methane. The highest CH4 yield achieved was 17.26 mmol of CH4 per gram of catalyst using NiO in an excess of H2 .

Keywords: metal oxides; methane formation; photocatalysis; semiconductors; solar fuels.