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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2017
Applicant:
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Chanbasha Basheer, Dhahran, SA;
Ahmed Abdi Hassan, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 307/00 (2006.01); C07D 307/60 (2006.01); B01J 19/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 307/60 (2013.01); B01J 19/127 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0877 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0892 (2013.01); B01J 2219/1203 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of photooxygenating furfural in a photooxygenating system, whereby a liquid mixture comprising furfural, a photosensitizer, and a reaction solvent is passed through a reaction section of the photooxygenating system, wherein the liquid mixture is exposed to solar radiation, while a portion of the furfural is oxidized in presence of the photosensitizer and a furanone compound is produced. Various embodiments of the photocatalytic water splitting reactor, and the water splitting system are also provided.