1. Photocatalytic Partial Oxidation of Methane to Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen over CIGS Solar Cell
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Chunyang Dong, Di Hu, Karima Ben Tayeb, Pardis Simon, Ahmed Addad, Martine Trentesaux, Danilo Oliveira de Souza, Sergei Chernyak, Deizi V. Peron, Amelle Rebai, Jean-Francois Guillemoles, Xavier Wallart, Bruno Grandidier, Andrei Y. Khodakov, Negar Naghavi, Vitaly V. Ordomsky, Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide - UMR 8181 (UCCS), Université d'Artois (UA)-Centrale Lille-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Michel Eugène Chevreul - FR 2638 (IMEC), Université d'Artois (UA)-Centrale Lille-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, Institut Photovoltaïque d’Ile-de-France (UMR) (IPVF), École polytechnique (X)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris - Chimie ParisTech-PSL (ENSCP), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-TOTAL FINA ELF-EDF (EDF)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut Photovoltaïque d’Ile-de-France (ITE) (IPVF)-Air Liquide [Siège Social], Institut Photovoltaïque d’Ile-de-France (ITE) (IPVF), Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR 8520 (IEMN), Centrale Lille-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF)-JUNIA (JUNIA), Université catholique de Lille (UCL)-Université catholique de Lille (UCL), EPItaxie et PHYsique des hétérostructures - IEMN (EPIPHY - IEMN), Université catholique de Lille (UCL)-Université catholique de Lille (UCL)-Centrale Lille-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF)-JUNIA (JUNIA), Physique - IEMN (PHYSIQUE - IEMN), Eco-Efficient Products & Processes Laboratory (E2P2L), RHODIA-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the French National Research Agency (SolarMethaCell project). We are grateful to the Elettra and Soleil synchrotrons for the use of beamtime., Renatech Network, and ANR-22-CE05-0019,SolarMethaCell,Conversion du méthane en molécules de plate-forme dans des conditions ambiantes à l'aide de cellules solaires(2022)
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[CHIM.ANAL]Chemical Sciences/Analytical chemistry ,Process Chemistry and Technology ,Photocatalysis ,Oxidation ,CIGS ,[CHIM.CATA]Chemical Sciences/Catalysis ,[CHIM.MATE]Chemical Sciences/Material chemistry ,[CHIM.INOR]Chemical Sciences/Inorganic chemistry ,Syngas ,Methane ,Catalysis ,General Environmental Science - Abstract
International audience; Methane valorization is one of the main challenges in the modern chemical industry. However, existing processes require high reaction temperatures. The alternative photocatalytic routes for methane valorization at ambient conditions would be highly attractive. Today, photovoltaic (PV) generation of electricity is one of the main sources of renewable energy. PV absorbers could be excellent candidates for photochemical applications. Herein, we report selective methane photocatalytic oxidation at ambient conditions into CO and H2 by conventional Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) absorbers used in solar cells. A thin film of CIGS coated over Mo exhibits exceptional performance in methane partial oxidation to CO and H2 with a stable CO productivity of 2.4 mmol per g of CIGS and a selectivity to CO of over 80 %. The reaction proceeds via the facile dissociation of methane into disordered carbon and hydrogen over CIGS surface with subsequent regeneration of the surface by partial oxidation of carbon into CO.
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- 2023