2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of Hybrid Process of Titanium Dioxide Photocatalysis and Supercritical Water Process for Gasification of Biomass
| Project/Area Number |
20510079
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Environmental technology/Environmental materials
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| Research Institution | Osaka City University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2011
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| Keywords | 光触媒 / 水熱法 / バイオマス / 酸化チタン |
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| Research Abstract |
The use of photocatalysts like titanium dioxide in the hydrothermal gasification process of biomass has been studied for substantially lowering the reaction temperature. We first constructed a flow-type reaction system and examined the gasification of ethanol. Glucose and water-soluble cellulose were then used as model materials for biomass. We found that the methane evolution was enhanced by the photocatalytic action of titanium dioxide. It was also revealed that the hydrogen evolution from cellulose was promoted by loading ruthenium on titanium dioxide photocatalyst
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