Plasmonic catalytic reverse water gas shift reaction
OwnerFrancesc Sastre Calabuig, Pascal Jozef Paul BUSKENS +1inventors
InventorsFrancesc Sastre Calabuig, Pascal Jozef Paul BUSKENS, Nicole Maria Matthias MEULENDIJKS
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Abstract
The disclosure pertains to a plasmonic catalytic process for the reverse water gas shift reaction and corresponding catalysts. In an embodiment, TiO2-supported Au nanoparticles are used as catalyst.
Claims15
A plasmonic catalytic process for the reverse water gas shift reaction (1)
- CO
- 2
- +
- H
- 2
-
- →
- ←
-
- CO
- +
- H
- 2
-
- O
- (
- 1
- )
- using a plasmonic catalyst comprising supported plasmonic metal nanoparticles, wherein the process involves exposing the catalyst to light.
(canceled)
A catalyst comprising TiO2-supported Au nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles have an average particle size of 2 nm or less, wherein the particle size is determined as number average particle size, preferably as number average equivalent sphere diameter, as measured with Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), preferably with High-Angle Annular Dark Field Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy, preferably wherein the catalyst comprises 1-10 wt. % Au based on weight of TiO2 support, more preferably 2-5 wt. %.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.