Reactor vessel using metal oxide ceramic membranes

Patent · Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:868428

Anderson, Marc A ^[1]; Zeltner, Walter A ^[2]

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1. Madison, WI
2. Oregon, WI

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.

• Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, WI)
• Patent Number(s): US 5137607
• Application Number: 07/515,884
• OSTI ID: 868428
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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