FLOW PACKED-BED PHOTOREACTOR WITH GAS-LIQUID SEPARATION FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION

    公开(公告)号:US20250144591A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-08

    申请号:US18832658

    申请日:2023-03-23

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a photoreactor and method of use thereof. In an aspect, the photoreactor can be configured as a solar panel comprising a channel containing a heterogeneous photocatalyst. When water or another hydrogen-containing liquid is pumped through the photoreactor, it contacts the photocatalyst in the presence of UV or visible irradiation, simultaneously releasing hydrogen and separating the hydrogen via a gas-permeable membrane. In an aspect, the photoreactor can be used in a method for continuous production of high-purity H2 gas, the method comprising dehydrogenating tetrahydroquinoline (THQ) to form quinoline under visible light using a Rh/TiO2 heterogeneous photocatalyst. In another aspect, the catalyst includes Rh particles photodeposited on TiO2 microparticles. In a further aspect, the method can include regenerating THQ from quinoline using a water gas shift (WGS) reaction.

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