Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting – deodorizing – preser – Chemical reactor – With means applying electromagnetic wave energy or...
Patent
1997-07-31
2000-05-09
Gorgos, Kathryn L.
Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preser
Chemical reactor
With means applying electromagnetic wave energy or...
B01J 1908
Patent
active
060600268
ABSTRACT:
A method for reacting a molecule using light as an energy source is described which comprises exposing the molecule to a catalyst material, the catalyst material in contact with an illuminated, quantum confined silicon domain. The silicon domain having a band gap greater than bulk silicon and sufficiently large for reacting the molecule. The method is particularly useful in decomposing water into hydrogen and oxygen, as well as photocatalytically degrading pollutants in a waste stream.
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Gorgos Kathryn L.
Nicolas Wesley A.
Starfire Electronic Development & Mktg., Ltd.
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