Photo-enhancement of the catalytic methanation reaction

A.Z. Moshfegh and A. Ignatiev

Energy, 1987, vol. 12, issue 3, 277-282

Abstract: The effect of high solar flux on the methanation catalytic reaction has been investigated. Irradiation of a polycrystalline foil nickel catalyst at a flux of 1.4 MW/m2 has resulted in a 100% increase in methane yield for the reaction. This high-flux photo-enhancement is believed to be due to photo-enhanced dissociation of CO molecules on the nickel catalyst surface. The observed photo-enhanced catalysis realizes a spectrally specific use of concentrated solar radiation.

Date: 1987
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(87)90086-7

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