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International Journal of Photoenergy
Volume 1, Issue 2, Pages 69-73
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1110662X99000136

Photocatalysed oxidation of cyclohexane by W10O32−4 irradiation with natural sunlight

Charles Giannotti1 and Christoph Richter2

1Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles CNRS, Avenue de la Terrasse, Gif-sur-Yvette 91198, France
2Plataforma Solar de Almeria, Tabernas 04200, Spain

Copyright © 1999 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Using global sun UV-emission, dioxygen, W10O32−4 as a photocatalyst in acetonitrile solution we have performed cyclohexane oxidation. Such photooxidation was very effective and could be applied in a large scale. The best result was obtained using 20% acetonitrile/cyclohexane emulsion and W10O32Na4 as a catalyst.