Abstract
A Cu(OH)2/α-Fe2O3 photocatalyst is shown to be active in the gas phase oxidation of ethanol under visible light. The calculated initial quantum efficiency of the ethanol photooxidation is 0.1-1%. However, ethanol is oxidized only into acetic acid, which deactivates the catalyst.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 341-348 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Copper hydroxides
- Multielectron reactions
- Organic oxidation
- Photocatalysis
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