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OwnerMalek Y.S. Ibrahim, Milad Abolhassaniinventors
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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.
A continuous flow packed-bed photoreactor for gas-liquid separation, the photoreactor comprising:
The photoreactor of claim 9, further comprising a first manifold chamber connecting the liquid inlet to a photoreactor bed inlet for each individual photoreactor bed of the plurality.
The photoreactor of claim 10, further comprising a second manifold chamber connecting a photoreactor bed outlet for each individual photoreactor bed of the plurality to the liquid effluent.
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