Gas-Phase and Aqueous Photocatalytic Oxidation of Methylamine: The Reaction Pathways

Photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) of methylamine (MA) on titanium dioxide in aqueous and gaseous phases was studied. A simple batch glass reactor for aqueous PCO and an annular continuous flow reactor for the gas-phase PCO were used. Maximum aqueous PCO efficiency was achieved in alkaline media. Two me...

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Main Authors: Anna Kachina, Sergei Preis, German Charles Lluellas, Juha Kallas
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:International Journal of Photoenergy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/32524
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description Photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) of methylamine (MA) on titanium dioxide in aqueous and gaseous phases was studied. A simple batch glass reactor for aqueous PCO and an annular continuous flow reactor for the gas-phase PCO were used. Maximum aqueous PCO efficiency was achieved in alkaline media. Two mechanisms of aqueous PCO—decomposition to formate and ammonia, and oxidation of organic nitrogen directly to nitrite—lead ultimately to CO2, water, ammonia, and nitrate: formate and nitrite were observed as intermediates. A part of the ammonia formed in the reaction was oxidized to nitrite and nitrate. Volatile PCO products of MA included ammonia, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide, and water. Thermal catalytic oxidation (TCO) resulted in the formation of ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and water. The gas-phase PCO kinetics is described by the monomolecular Langmuir-Hinshelwood model. No deactivation of TiO2 catalyst was observed.
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spelling doaj-art-1b520bec4409477a9e191a1ecd037ca32025-08-20T02:01:50ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2007-01-01200710.1155/2007/3252432524Gas-Phase and Aqueous Photocatalytic Oxidation of Methylamine: The Reaction PathwaysAnna Kachina0Sergei Preis1German Charles Lluellas2Juha Kallas3Department of Chemical Engineering, Lappeenranta University of Technology, P.O. Box 20, Lappeenranta 53851, FinlandDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Lappeenranta University of Technology, P.O. Box 20, Lappeenranta 53851, FinlandDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Barcelona, c/Martí i Franquès 1-11, Barcelona 08028, SpainDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Lappeenranta University of Technology, P.O. Box 20, Lappeenranta 53851, FinlandPhotocatalytic oxidation (PCO) of methylamine (MA) on titanium dioxide in aqueous and gaseous phases was studied. A simple batch glass reactor for aqueous PCO and an annular continuous flow reactor for the gas-phase PCO were used. Maximum aqueous PCO efficiency was achieved in alkaline media. Two mechanisms of aqueous PCO—decomposition to formate and ammonia, and oxidation of organic nitrogen directly to nitrite—lead ultimately to CO2, water, ammonia, and nitrate: formate and nitrite were observed as intermediates. A part of the ammonia formed in the reaction was oxidized to nitrite and nitrate. Volatile PCO products of MA included ammonia, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide, and water. Thermal catalytic oxidation (TCO) resulted in the formation of ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and water. The gas-phase PCO kinetics is described by the monomolecular Langmuir-Hinshelwood model. No deactivation of TiO2 catalyst was observed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/32524
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Gas-Phase and Aqueous Photocatalytic Oxidation of Methylamine: The Reaction Pathways
International Journal of Photoenergy
title Gas-Phase and Aqueous Photocatalytic Oxidation of Methylamine: The Reaction Pathways
title_full Gas-Phase and Aqueous Photocatalytic Oxidation of Methylamine: The Reaction Pathways
title_fullStr Gas-Phase and Aqueous Photocatalytic Oxidation of Methylamine: The Reaction Pathways
title_full_unstemmed Gas-Phase and Aqueous Photocatalytic Oxidation of Methylamine: The Reaction Pathways
title_short Gas-Phase and Aqueous Photocatalytic Oxidation of Methylamine: The Reaction Pathways
title_sort gas phase and aqueous photocatalytic oxidation of methylamine the reaction pathways
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/32524
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