Photocatalyst material, process for producing the photocatalyst material, and method for decomposing contaminant using the material
US8153547B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J37/0201
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention provides a photocatalyst material, which can be produced at low cost without using platinum, particularly a visible light response-type photocatalyst material, a material having a photocatalyst mechanism not possessed by the conventional photocatalyst material, a process for producing the material, and a method for decomposing a contaminant using the material. The photocatalyst material comprises a) an oxide of a first metal and b) an aqua complex salt of a second metal. In this case, for the oxide of a first metal, the redox potential of a conduction band lower end in the oxide is on a rather negative side than 0.2 V (a value as measured at pH=0, vs. reference electrode potential). For the aqua complex salt of a second metal, the redox potential of a second metal ion in the aqua complex salt is on a rather negative side than 3.0 V (a value as measured at pH=0, vs. reference electrode potential). In the material, the aqua complex salt of a second metal is chemically adsorbed on the oxide of a first metal.
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