A Microfluidic Reactor for Solar Fuel Production from Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction

Standalone anion- and co-doped titanium dioxide nanotubes for photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical solar-to-fuel conversion.

Several strategies are currently being investigated for conversion of incident sunlight into renewable sources of energy, and photocatalytic or photoelectrochemical production of solar fuels can provide an important alternative. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) has been heavily investigated as a material of choice due to its excellent optoelectronic properties and stability, and anion-doping proposed as...

Investigation of Sour Natural Gas Decomposition in a Nozzle-type Solar Reactor for Hydrogen Production

Performance of Co-immobilized Yeast and Glucoamylase in a Fluidized Bed Reactor for Fuel Ethanol Production*

The performance of co-immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae and glucoamylase was evaluated in a fluidized bed reactor. Soluble starch and yeast extract were used as feed stocks. The biocatalyst performed well and demonstrated no significant loss of activity or physical integrity during 10 weeks of continuous operation. The reactor was easily operated and required no pH control. No operational pr...

Metal Nanoshells for Plasmonically Enhanced Solar-to-Fuel Photocatalytic Conversion

In this study, first, we prepared ternary component semiconductor powders of ZnmIn2S3+m (ZIS) by using microwave-assisted hydrothermal method. Microwave-assisted hydrothermal process is a facile way to produce nanomaterials at a shorter reaction time with less secondary impurities while changing the amount of zinc in a series of solid solutions. With little adjustment of the ratios of [Zn]/[In]...

Metal Nanoshells for Enhanced Solar-to-Fuel Photocatalytic Conversion

In our preliminary study, we had prepared quaternary semiconductor powder of AgxInxZnyS2x+y, a photocatalysts with a high activity. In this study, we further extended the investigation, changed the amount of indium in a series of solid solutions, and increased the photochemical activity substantially. With little adjustment of the ratios of [In]/[Ag], the hydrogen production rate of the photoca...