Photoelectrochemical reduction of carbon oxides
US5022970A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2009 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/133
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for photoelectrochemical reduction of CO.sub.2 and/or CO to gaseous hydrocarbons, predominately methane, in a liquid aqueous containing electrolyte dispersion of semiconductors in the presence of copper which may be deposited on the semiconductor surface or dispersed in the electrolyte and transiently in contact with the semiconductor surface.
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