Chemistry: electrical and wave energy – Processes and products
Patent
1992-08-11
1994-05-03
Gorgos, Kathryn
Chemistry: electrical and wave energy
Processes and products
20415715, 204DIG3, C25B 300
Patent
active
053084543
ABSTRACT:
A reaction vessel for use in photoelectrochemical reactions includes as its reactive surface a metal oxide porous ceramic membrane of a catalytic metal such as titanium. The reaction vessel includes a light source and a counter electrode. A provision for applying an electrical bias between the membrane and the counter electrode permits the Fermi levels of potential reaction to be favored so that certain reactions may be favored in the vessel. The electrical biasing is also useful for the cleaning of the catalytic membrane. Also disclosed is a method regenerating a porous metal oxide ceramic membrane used in a photoelectrochemical catalytic process by periodically removing the reactants and regenerating the membrane using a variety of chemical, thermal, and electrical techniques.
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Gorgos Kathryn
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
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