Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Degradation of Methanol over Uranyl-Anchored Nanoporous MCM-41 and MCM-48

Authors: Krishna, Vidya; Kamble, Valmik S.; Gupta, Narendra M.; Selvam, Parasuraman

Source: Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Volume 6, Number 6, June 2006 , pp. 1811-1814(4)

Publisher: American Scientific Publishers

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Abstract:

The vapor-phase photodegradation of methanol to carbon dioxide was carried out over uranyl-anchored nanoporous MCM-41 and MCM-48 hosts (designated as UO²⁺₂/MCM-41 and UO²⁺₂/MCM-48, respectively) under simulated light and ambient conditions. Preliminary results indicate that the photoactivity of the latter is considerably decreased as compared to the former due to the presence of a smaller fraction of photoactive uranyl (UO²⁺₂) ions in UO²⁺₂/MCM-48.

Keywords: NANOPOROUS MATERIAL; URANYL; URANIUM OXIDE; HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYSIS; METHANOL OXIDATION; MCM-41; MCM-48

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2006.226

Publication date: 2006-06-01

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