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Pan H, Li J, Wang Y, Xia Q, Qiu L, Zhou B. Solar-Driven Biomass Reforming for Hydrogen Generation: Principles, Advances, and Challenges. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024:e2402651. [PMID: 38816938 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202402651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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Hydrogen (H2) has emerged as a clean and versatile energy carrier to power a carbon-neutral economy for the post-fossil era. Hydrogen generation from low-cost and renewable biomass by virtually inexhaustible solar energy presents an innovative strategy to process organic solid waste, combat the energy crisis, and achieve carbon neutrality. Herein, the progress and breakthroughs in solar-powered H2 production from biomass are reviewed. The basic principles of solar-driven H2 generation from biomass are first introduced for a better understanding of the reaction mechanism. Next, the merits and shortcomings of various semiconductors and cocatalysts are summarized, and the strategies for addressing the related issues are also elaborated. Then, various bio-based feedstocks for solar-driven H2 production are reviewed with an emphasis on the effect of photocatalysts and catalytic systems on performance. Of note, the concurrent generation of value-added chemicals from biomass reforming is emphasized as well. Meanwhile, the emerging photo-thermal coupling strategy that shows a grand prospect for maximally utilizing the entire solar energy spectrum is also discussed. Further, the direct utilization of hydrogen from biomass as a green reductant for producing value-added chemicals via organic reactions is also highlighted. Finally, the challenges and perspectives of photoreforming biomass toward hydrogen are envisioned.
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- Hu Pan
- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, 899 Guangqiong Road, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China
- Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Research Center for Renewable Synthetic Fuel, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Research Center for Renewable Synthetic Fuel, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, 899 Guangqiong Road, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, 899 Guangqiong Road, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China
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- Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Research Center for Renewable Synthetic Fuel, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Research Center for Renewable Synthetic Fuel, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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Wang Z, Li P, Feng B, Feng Y, Cheng D, Wei J. Wireless Gas Sensor Based on the Mesoporous ZnO-SnO 2 Heterostructure Enables Ultrasensitive and Rapid Detection of 3-Methylbutyraldehyde. ACS Sens 2024; 9:2585-2595. [PMID: 38642060 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.4c00306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/22/2024]
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Achieving ultrasensitive and rapid detection of 3-methylbutyraldehyde is crucial for monitoring chemical intermediate leakage in pharmaceutical and chemical industries as well as diagnosing ventilator-associated pneumonia by monitoring exhaled gas. However, developing a sensitive and rapid method for detecting 3-methylbutyraldehyde poses challenges. Herein, a wireless chemiresistive gas sensor based on a mesoporous ZnO-SnO2 heterostructure is fabricated to enable the ultrasensitive and rapid detection of 3-methylbutyraldehyde for the first time. The mesoporous ZnO-SnO2 heterostructure exhibits a uniform spherical shape (∼79 nm in diameter), a high specific surface area (54.8 m2 g-1), a small crystal size (∼4 nm), and a large pore size (6.7 nm). The gas sensor demonstrates high response (18.98@20 ppm), short response/recovery times (13/13 s), and a low detection limit (0.48 ppm) toward 3-methylbutyraldehyde. Furthermore, a real-time monitoring system is developed utilizing microelectromechanical systems gas sensors. The modification of amorphous ZnO on the mesoporous SnO2 pore wall can effectively increase the chemisorbed oxygen content and the thickness of the electron depletion layer at the gas-solid interface, which facilitates the interface redox reaction and enhances the sensing performance. This work presents an initial example of semiconductor metal oxide gas sensors for efficient detection of 3-methylbutyraldehyde that holds great potential for ensuring safety during chemical production and disease diagnosis.
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- Zizheng Wang
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Instrument for Life Science, The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Instrument for Life Science, The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Instrument for Life Science, The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Instrument for Life Science, The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Instrument for Life Science, The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Instrument for Life Science, The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P. R. China
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Ruan X, Li S, Huang C, Zheng W, Cui X, Ravi SK. Catalyzing Artificial Photosynthesis with TiO 2 Heterostructures and Hybrids: Emerging Trends in a Classical yet Contemporary Photocatalyst. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2305285. [PMID: 37818725 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202305285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) stands out as a versatile transition-metal oxide with applications ranging from energy conversion/storage and environmental remediation to sensors and optoelectronics. While extensively researched for these emerging applications, TiO2 has also achieved commercial success in various fields including paints, inks, pharmaceuticals, food additives, and advanced medicine. Thanks to the tunability of their structural, morphological, optical, and electronic characteristics, TiO2 nanomaterials are among the most researched engineering materials. Besides these inherent advantages, the low cost, low toxicity, and biocompatibility of TiO2 nanomaterials position them as a sustainable choice of functional materials for energy conversion. Although TiO2 is a classical photocatalyst well-known for its structural stability and high surface activity, TiO2-based photocatalysis is still an active area of research particularly in the context of catalyzing artificial photosynthesis. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments and emerging trends in TiO2 heterostructures and hybrids for artificial photosynthesis. It begins by discussing the common synthesis methods for TiO2 nanomaterials, including hydrothermal synthesis and sol-gel synthesis. It then delves into TiO2 nanomaterials and their photocatalytic mechanisms, highlighting the key advancements that have been made in recent years. The strategies to enhance the photocatalytic efficiency of TiO2, including surface modification, doping modulation, heterojunction construction, and synergy of composite materials, with a specific emphasis on their applications in artificial photosynthesis, are discussed. TiO2-based heterostructures and hybrids present exciting opportunities for catalyzing solar fuel production, organic degradation, and CO2 reduction via artificial photosynthesis. This review offers an overview of the latest trends and advancements, while also highlighting the ongoing challenges and prospects for future developments in this classical yet rapidly evolving field.
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- Xiaowen Ruan
- School of Energy and Environment, City Universitsy of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City Universitsy of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Cheng X, Liu B, Zhao H, Zhang H, Wang J, Li Z, Li B, Chen Z, Hu J. Interfacial effect between Ni 2P/CdS for simultaneously heightening photocatalytic hydrogen production and lignocellulosic biomass photorefining. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 655:943-952. [PMID: 37949744 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Photorefining of biomass is increasingly recognized as a pivotal technology for the simultaneous production of hydrogen and value-added chemicals. The intrinsic recalcitrance of lignocellulosic biomass puts high demands on the rational design of bifunctional photocatalyst. Herein, Ni2P/CdS with a strong interfacial effect in this work was designed to overcome lignocellulosic biomass photorefining. The strong interfacial effect between Ni2P and CdS not only improved the light absorbance, but also optimized the spatial redistribution of photogenerated electrons and holes. Therefore, Ni2P/CdS exhibited an unprecedented H2 evolution activity (ca. 199.7 mmol·h-1·g-1) in the presence of lactic acid as the traditional sacrificial agent. Considerable H2 generation was also achieved in the presence of lignin (ca. 322.8 μmol·h-1·g-1), cellulose (ca. 534.3 μmol·h-1·g-1) and hemicellulose (ca. 382.2 μmol·h-1·g-1) as the electron donor respectively. Theoretical calculation results indicated that establishing the interfacial effect between Ni2P and CdS optimized their work functions. This optimization fosters improved the redistribution between electrons and holes, as a result, photocatalytic hydrogen production from biomass solution was greatly enhanced. Significantly, Ni2P/CdS showed dual functionalities to produce H2 and value-added compounds from raw biomass directly. This present work demonstrates the potential of raw biomass photorefining through astutely designing photocatalysts.
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- Xi Cheng
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada.
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Dong J, Shao J, Sun C, Pan G, Yang X. Preparation of Pt/WO 3@ZnO hollow spheres for low-temperature and high-efficiency detection of triethylamine. Dalton Trans 2024. [PMID: 38251435 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03493c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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In this work, hollow spherical Pt-loaded WO3/ZnO heterostructured composites were prepared by a chemical liquid phase synthesis method. The morphology, crystal structure and components of the composites were characterized by SEM, TEM, XRD, XPS, etc. The sensing performance for various gases was also tested. Compared with the pristine WO3 (S = 44@225 °C, 50 ppm) gas sensor, the gas sensor that is functionalized with 1 wt% Pt and 0.5 mmol ZnO (1Pt/WZ-2) has a high response of 842-50 ppm at a relatively low temperature of 100 °C for TEA, with a quick response/recovery time of 34/120 s, a lower detection limit of 50 ppb, and good selectivity and moisture resistance. This study provides a highly efficient synthesis method of composite materials for TEA gas detection and the sensitivity mechanism is also discussed in detail.
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- Junyi Dong
- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Electronic Materials and Devices, Hebei Engineering Research Center of Microelectronic Materials and Devices (ERC), 5340 Xiping Road, Beichen District, Tianjin, 300401, China.
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Electronic Materials and Devices, Hebei Engineering Research Center of Microelectronic Materials and Devices (ERC), 5340 Xiping Road, Beichen District, Tianjin, 300401, China.
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Electronic Materials and Devices, Hebei Engineering Research Center of Microelectronic Materials and Devices (ERC), 5340 Xiping Road, Beichen District, Tianjin, 300401, China.
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Electronic Materials and Devices, Hebei Engineering Research Center of Microelectronic Materials and Devices (ERC), 5340 Xiping Road, Beichen District, Tianjin, 300401, China.
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Electronic Materials and Devices, Hebei Engineering Research Center of Microelectronic Materials and Devices (ERC), 5340 Xiping Road, Beichen District, Tianjin, 300401, China.
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Aboagye D, Djellabi R, Medina F, Contreras S. Radical-Mediated Photocatalysis for Lignocellulosic Biomass Conversion into Value-Added Chemicals and Hydrogen: Facts, Opportunities and Challenges. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202301909. [PMID: 37162030 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202301909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Photocatalytic biomass conversion into high-value chemicals and fuels is considered one of the hottest ongoing research and industrial topics toward sustainable development. In short, this process can cleave Cβ -O/Cα -Cβ bonds in lignin to aromatic platform chemicals, and further conversion of the polysaccharides to other platform chemicals and H2 . From the chemistry point of view, the optimization of the unique cooperative interplay of radical oxidation species (which are activated via molecular oxygen species, ROSs) and substrate-derived radical intermediates by appropriate control of their type and/or yield is key to the selective production of desired products. Technically, several challenges have been raised that face successful real-world applications. This review aims to discuss the recently reported mechanistic pathways toward selective biomass conversion through the optimization of ROSs behavior and materials/system design. On top of that, through a SWOT analysis, we critically discussed this technology from both chemistry and technological viewpoints to help the scientists and engineers bridge the gap between lab-scale and large-scale production.
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- Dominic Aboagye
- Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Av. Països Catalans 26, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Av. Països Catalans 26, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Av. Països Catalans 26, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Av. Països Catalans 26, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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Roostaei T, Rahimpour MR, Zhao H, Eisapour M, Chen Z, Hu J. Recent advances and progress in biotemplate catalysts for electrochemical energy storage and conversion. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 318:102958. [PMID: 37453344 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2023.102958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Complex structures and morphologies in nature endow materials with unexpected properties and extraordinary functions. Biotemplating is an emerging strategy for replicating nature structures to obtain materials with unique morphologies and improved properties. Recently, efforts have been made to use bio-inspired species as a template for producing morphology-controllable catalysts. Fundamental information, along with recent advances in biotemplate metal-based catalysts are presented in this review through discussions of various structures and biotemplates employed for catalyst preparation. This review also outlines the recent progress on preparation routes of biotemplate catalysts and discusses how the properties and structures of these templates play a crucial role in the final performance of metal-based catalysts. Additionally, the application of bio-based metal and metal oxide catalysts is highlighted for various key energy and environmental technologies, including photocatalysis, fuel cells, and lithium batteries. Biotemplate metal-based catalysts display high efficiency in several energy and environmental systems. Note that this review provides guidance for further research in this direction.
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- Tayebeh Roostaei
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran; Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N1N4, Canada; Eastern Institute for Advanced Study, Ningbo, Zhengjiang 315200, China
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N1N4, Canada.
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Cheng X, Palma B, Zhao H, Zhang H, Wang J, Chen Z, Hu J. Photoreforming for Lignin Upgrading: A Critical Review. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023:e202300675. [PMID: 37455297 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Photoreforming of lignocellulosic biomass to simultaneously produce gas fuels and value-added chemicals has gradually emerged as a promising strategy to alleviate the fossil fuels crisis. Compared to cellulose and hemicellulose, the exploitation and utilization of lignin via photoreforming are still at the early and more exciting stages. This Review systematically summarizes the latest progress on the photoreforming of lignin-derived model components and "real" lignin, aiming to provide insights for lignin photocatalytic valorization from fundamental to industrial applications. Considering the complexity of lignin physicochemical properties, related analytic methods are also introduced to characterize lignin photocatalytic conversion and product distribution. We finally put forward the challenges and perspective of lignin photoreforming, hoping to provide some guidance to valorize biomass into value-added chemicals and fuels via a mild photoreforming process in the future.
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- Xi Cheng
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Eisapour M, Zhao H, Zhao J, Roostaei T, Li Z, Omidkar A, Hu J, Chen Z. p-n heterojunction of nickel oxide on titanium dioxide nanosheets for hydrogen and value-added chemicals coproduction from glycerol photoreforming. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 647:255-263. [PMID: 37253294 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.05.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Selective photocatalysis to simultaneously produce sustainable hydrogen and value-added chemicals from biomass or biomass derivates is attracting extensive investigations. However, the lack of bifunctional photocatalyst greatly limits the possibility to realize the "one stone kills two birds" scenario. Herein, anatase titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanosheets are rationally designed as the n-type semiconductor, combining with nickel oxide (NiO) nanoparticles, the p-type semiconductor, resulting in the formation of a p-n heterojunction structure. The shorten charge transfer path and the spontaneous formation of p-n heterojunction endow the photocatalyst with efficient spatial separation of photogenerated electrons and holes. As a result, TiO2 accumulates electrons for efficient hydrogen generation while NiO collects holes to selectively oxidize glycerol into value-added chemicals. The results showed that by loading 5% nickel into the heterojunction caused a remarkable rise in the generation of hydrogen (H2). The combination of NiO-TiO2 created 4000 µmolh-1g-1 of H2, which is 50% greater than the H2 production from pure nanosheet TiO2 and 63 times more than the H2 production from commercial nanopowder TiO2. Then, by changing loading amount of Ni, it is found that when 7.5 % of Ni is loaded the highest amount of hydrogen production achieved, 8000 µmolh-1g-1. By employing best sample (S3), 20 % of glycerol converted to value added products, glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone. The feasibility study revealed that glyceraldehyde generates the largest portion of yearly earnings at 89%, while dihydroxyacetone and H2 account for 11% and 0.03% of the annual revenue, respectively. This work provides a good example to simultaneously produce green hydrogen and valuable chemicals with the rational design of dually functional photocatalyst.
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- Mehdi Eisapour
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong 261325, China
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada; Eastern Institute for Advanced Study, Ningbo, Zhengjiang 315200, China.
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Linley S, Reisner E. Floating Carbon Nitride Composites for Practical Solar Reforming of Pre-Treated Wastes to Hydrogen Gas. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023:e2207314. [PMID: 37171802 PMCID: PMC10375181 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202207314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Solar reforming (SR) is a promising green-energy technology that can use sunlight to mitigate biomass and plastic waste while producing hydrogen gas at ambient pressure and temperature. However, practical challenges, including photocatalyst lifetime, recyclability, and low production rates in turbid waste suspensions, limit SR's industrial potential. By immobilizing SR catalyst materials (carbon nitride/platinum; CNx |Pt and carbon nitride/nickel phosphide; CNx |Ni2 P) on hollow glass microspheres (HGM), which act as floating supports enabling practical composite recycling, such limitations can be overcome. Substrates derived from plastic and biomass, including poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and cellulose, are reformed by floating SR composites, which are reused for up to ten consecutive cycles under realistic, vertical simulated solar irradiation (AM1.5G), reaching activities of 1333 ± 240 µmolH2 m-2 h-1 on pre-treated PET. Floating SR composites are also advantageous in realistic waste where turbidity prevents light absorption by non-floating catalyst powders, achieving 338.1 ± 1.1 µmolH2 m-2 h-1 using floating CNx versus non-detectable H2 production with non-floating CNx and a pre-treated PET bottle as substrate. Low Pt loadings (0.033 ± 0.0013% m/m) demonstrate consistent performance and recyclability, allowing efficient use of precious metals for SR hydrogen production from waste substrates at large areal scale (217 cm2 ), taking an important step toward practical SR implementation.
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- Stuart Linley
- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB21EW, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB21EW, UK
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Liu S, Xue X, Feng R, Zhang N, Zhang X, Zhao Y, Sun M, Yan T, Wei Q. Fabrication of Z-scheme Cd 0.85Zn 0.15S/Co 9S 8dual-functional photocatalyst for effective hydrogen evolution and organic pollutant degradation. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 34:185703. [PMID: 36720154 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/acb777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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A Z-scheme Cd0.85Zn0.15S/Co9S8(CZS-CS) photocatalyst was reasonably fabricated by a simple solvothermal method for the effective visible-light-driven H2evolution and organic pollutants degradation. The precise construction of the CZS-CS composites provided an efficient heterogeneous contact interface and abundant reaction sites for the proposed photocatalytic reaction. The homogeneous Co9S8nanocrystals were uniformly wrapped on the surface of Cd0.85Zn0.15S nanorods, forming an intimate-contact interface, markedly contributed to the light collection and effectively inhibited the charge-carrier recombination. The optimized CZS-CS-15 composites exhibited a special H2production rate reaching 19.15 mmol·h-1·g-1, roughly 1915 and 4.5 times of pure Co9S8and Cd0.85Zn0.15S samples and 85% of tetracycline (TC) molecule within 15 min was degraded. Furthermore, trapping experiments confirmed that h+was the main active species for TC photodegradation. Moreover, the obtained photocatalysts manifested stability without apparent activity declines during the proposed reactions. Finally, the Z-scheme photocatalytic mechanism was verified to illustrate the characteristics of efficient charge transfer and high redox ability. This study provided a rational and learnable strategy for designing dual-functional Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts.
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- Shurong Liu
- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Academy of Environmental Science Co., Ltd, Jinan 250013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Academy of Environmental Science Co., Ltd, Jinan 250013, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Academy of Environmental Science Co., Ltd, Jinan 250013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, People's Republic of China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, People's Republic of China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, People's Republic of China
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Heterojunction Design between WSe2 Nanosheets and TiO2 for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12121668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Design and fabrication of efficient and stable photocatalysts are critically required for practical applications of solar water splitting. Herein, a series of WSe2/TiO2 nanocomposites were constructed through a facile mechanical grinding method, and all of the nanocomposites exhibited boosted photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. It was discovered that the enhanced photocatalytic performance was attributed to the efficient electron transfer from TiO2 to WSe2 and the abundant active sites provided by WSe2 nanosheets. Moreover, the intimate heterojunction between WSe2 nanosheets and TiO2 favors the interfacial charge separation. As a result, a highest hydrogen evolution rate of 2.28 mmol/g·h, 114 times higher than pristine TiO2, was obtained when the weight ratio of WSe2/(WSe2 + TiO2) was adjusted to be 20%. The designed WSe2/TiO2 heterojunctions can be regarded as a promising photocatalysts for high-throughput hydrogen production.
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Mostafa MS, Chen L, Selim MS, Betiha MA, Gao Y, Zhang R, Zhang S, Ge G. Novel TiO2@[TiO6]/CoTi layered double hydroxide as a superior ultraviolet/infrared heterojunction for enhanced infrared-prompted water splitting to hydrogen. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Feizpoor S, Habibi-Yangjeh A, Luque R. Design of TiO 2/Ag 3BiO 3 n-n heterojunction for enhanced degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride under visible-light irradiation. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 215:114315. [PMID: 36116489 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Pharmaceutical residual contaminants in aquatic ecosystems have caused severe risks to human health. Affordable, eco-friendly and effective photocatalysts to deal with these pollutants has become a hot topic in the scientific community. In this research, Ag3BiO3 nanoparticles were embedded on TiO2 to form n-n heterojunction through a facile hydrothermal method. According to scanning electron microscopy (SEM), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), brunauer emmett teller (BET), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), photoluminescence (PL), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-vis DRS) tests, the successful construction of TiO2/Ag3BiO3 heterojunction is proved. TiO2/Ag3BiO3 heterojunctions were employed as photocatalysts to remove tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) under visible light irradiation in aqueous solution. Optimum TCH photodegradation efficiency was observed for TiO2/Ag3BiO3 (10%), 15.4 times superior to that of TiO2. The enhanced TCH photodegradation efficiency of TiO2/Ag3BiO3 results from improved light absorption capacity and the reduction of recombination of photogenerated charge carriers via generation of n-n heterojunctions. The mechanism of increasing the photodegradation efficiency of TCH was determined by employing reactive species quenching experiments. TiO2/Ag3BiO3 (10%) also exhibited an acceptable stability.
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- Solmaz Feizpoor
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran; Departamento de Química Organica, Campus de Rabanales, Universidad de Córdoba, Edificio Marie Curie (C-3), Ctra. N-IV Km. 396, E14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
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- Departamento de Química Organica, Campus de Rabanales, Universidad de Córdoba, Edificio Marie Curie (C-3), Ctra. N-IV Km. 396, E14014, Córdoba, Spain; Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho Maklaya str., 117198, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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Nguyen TMH, Shin SG, Choi HW, Bark CW. Recent advances in self-powered and flexible UVC photodetectors. EXPLORATION (BEIJING, CHINA) 2022; 2:20210078. [PMID: 37325501 PMCID: PMC10190973 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20210078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Ultraviolet-C (UVC) radiation is employed in various applications, including irreplaceable applications in military and civil fields, such as missile guidance, flame detection, partial discharge detection, disinfection, and wireless communication. Although most modern electronics are based on Si, UVC detection technology remains a unique exception because the short wavelength of UV radiation makes efficient detection with Si difficult. In this review, recent challenges in obtaining ideal UVC photodetectors with various materials and various forms are introduced. An ideal photodetector must satisfy the following requirements: high sensitivity, fast response speed, high on/off photocurrent ratio, good regional selectivity, outstanding reproducibility, and superior thermal and photo stabilities. UVC detection is still in its infancy compared to the detection of UVA as well as other photon spectra, and recent research has focused on different key components, including the configuration, material, and substrate, to acquire battery-free, super-sensitive, ultra-stable, ultra-small, and portable UVC photodetectors. We introduce and discuss the strategies for fabricating self-powered UVC photodetectors on flexible substrates in terms of the structure, material, and direction of incoming radiation. We also explain the physical mechanisms of self-powered devices with various architectures. Finally, we present a brief outlook that discusses the challenges and future strategies for deep-UVC photodetectors.
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- Thi My Huyen Nguyen
- Department of Electrical Engineering Gachon University Seongnam Gyeonggi Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electrical Engineering Gachon University Seongnam Gyeonggi Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electrical Engineering Gachon University Seongnam Gyeonggi Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electrical Engineering Gachon University Seongnam Gyeonggi Republic of Korea
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Waste Biomass Selective and Sustainable Photooxidation to High-Added-Value Products: A Review. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12101091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Researchers worldwide seek to develop convenient, green, and ecological production processes to synthesize chemical products with high added value. In this sense, lignocellulosic biomass photocatalysis is an excellent process for obtaining various outcomes for the industry. One issue of biomass transformation via heterogeneous catalysis into valuable chemicals is the selection of an adequate catalyst that ensures high conversion and selectivity at low costs. Titanium oxide (TiO2), is widely used for several applications, including photocatalytic biomass degradation, depolymerization, and transformation. Graphite carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a metal-free polymeric semiconductor with high oxidation and temperature resistance and there is a recent interest in developing this catalyst. Both catalysts are amenable to industrial production, relatively easy to dope, and suited for solar light absorption. Recent investigations also show the advantages of using heterojunctions, for biomass derivates production, due to their better solar spectrum absorption properties and, thus, higher efficiency, conversion, and selectivity over a broader spectrum. This work summarizes recent studies that maximize selectivity and conversion of biomass using photocatalysts based on TiO2 and g-C3N4 as supports, as well as the advantages of using metals, heterojunctions, and macromolecules in converting cellulose and lignin. The results presented show that heterogeneous photocatalysis is an interesting technology for obtaining several chemicals of industrial use, especially when using TiO2 and g-C3N4 doped with metals, heterojunctions, and macromolecules because these modified catalysts permit higher conversion and selectivity, milder reaction conditions, and reduced cost due to solar light utilization. In order to apply these technologies, it is essential to adopt government policies that promote the use of photocatalysts in the industry, in addition to encouraging active collaboration between photooxidation research groups and companies that process lignocellulosic biomass.
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Palma B, Cheng X, Liu L, Zhong N, Zhao H, Renneckar S, Larter S, Kibria M, Hu J. Visible‐light Driven Lignin Valorization into Value‐added Chemicals and Sustainable Hydrogen Using Zn1‐xCdxS Solid Solutions as Photocatalyst. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202200193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Bruna Palma
- University of Calgary Schulich School of Engineering Chemical and Petroleum Engineering CANADA
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- University of Calgary Chemical and Petroleum Engineering CANADA
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- The University of British Columbia Department of Wood Science CANADA
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- University of Calgary Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering CANADA
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- University of Calgary Chemical and Petroleum Engineering 3535 Research RD NW T2L 2K8 Calgary CANADA
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- The University of British Columbia Department of Wood Science CANADA
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- University of Calgary Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering CANADA
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- University of Calgary Chemical and Petroleum Engineering CANADA
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Design and synthesis of glycopolymers for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Wang E, Mahmood A, Chen SG, Sun W, Muhmood T, Yang X, Chen Z. Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Reforming of Lignocellulose into H 2 and Value-Added Biochemicals. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c02624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Eryu Wang
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Longpan Road 159, Nanjing 210037, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, People’s Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metallic and Featured Materials, Research Center for Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Guangxi Key Laboratory for Relativistic Astrophysics, School of Physical Science & Technology, Guangxi University, 530004 Nanning, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Longpan Road 159, Nanjing 210037, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Longpan Road 159, Nanjing 210037, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Longpan Road 159, Nanjing 210037, People’s Republic of China
- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V., Albert-Einstein-Street 29a, Rostock 18059, Germany
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Mohamed HH, Youssef TE. Enhanced solar light photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity of green noble metal/TiO 2 nanorods. CAN J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2021-0282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Au/TiO2 and Pt/TiO2 nanocomposites have been processed using a green method. Au and Pt colloidal nanoparticles have been primarily synthesized by mixing their corresponding metal ions with an aqueous solution of corn husk extract, followed by anchoring on the as-synthesized TiO2 nanorods. The structural and morphological properties of green-prepared nanomaterials were systematically investigated by various techniques. The UV–VIS absorption measurements confirmed the formation of colloidal Au and Pt with λmax at 550 and 345 nm, respectively. TEM results show anchoring of spherical Au particles (40 nm) on TiO2 nanorods while smaller Pt particles have been observed on Pt/TiO2 composite. It has been shown that the highest visible light harvesting capability was earned for Au/TiO2 composite due to the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of Au nanoparticles. The photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity of the nanomaterials was investigated for disinfection of Escherichia coli under solar light irradiation. The green synthesized nanocomposites showed enhanced solar light photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity. The best photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity was obtained for Au/TiO2. This evidences the enhanced SPR of Au nanoparticles and hence an enhancement in the solar light accessible by TiO2 so that a higher amount of reactive oxygen species can be generated, which enhances photocatalytic and antibacterial activity.
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- Hanan H. Mohamed
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Ain Helwan, Cairo 11795, Egypt
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- Department of Applied Organic Chemistry, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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Biomass Photoreforming for Hydrogen Production over Hierarchical 3DOM TiO2-Au-CdS. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12080819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Photocatalytic hydrogen production is a promising route to the provision of sustainable and green energy. However, the excess addition of traditional electron donors as the sacrificial agents to consume photogenerated holes greatly reduces the feasibility of this approach for commercialization. Herein, considering the abundant hydroxyl groups in cellulose, the major component of biomass, we adopted glucose (a component unit of cellulose), cellobiose (a structure unit of cellulose) and dissolving pulp (a pretreated cellulose) as electron donors for photocatalytic hydrogen production over a TiO2-Au-CdS material. The well-designed ternary TiO2-Au-CdS possesses a hierarchical three-dimensional ordered macroporous (3DOM) structure, which not only benefits light harvesting but can also facilitate mass diffusion to boost the reaction kinetics. As expected, the fabricated photocatalyst exhibits considerable hydrogen production from glucose (645.1 μmol·h−1·g−1), while the hydrogen production rates gradually decrease with the increased complexity in structure from cellobiose (273.9 μmol·h−1·g−1) to dissolving pulp (79.7 μmol·h−1·g−1). Other gaseous components such as CO and CH4 are also produced, indicating the partial conversion of biomass during the photoreforming process. This work demonstrates the feasibility of sustainable hydrogen production from biomass by photoreforming with a rational photocatalyst design.
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Skillen N, Daly H, Lan L, Aljohani M, Murnaghan CWJ, Fan X, Hardacre C, Sheldrake GN, Robertson PKJ. Photocatalytic Reforming of Biomass: What Role Will the Technology Play in Future Energy Systems. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2022; 380:33. [PMID: 35717466 PMCID: PMC9206627 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-022-00391-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Photocatalytic reforming of biomass has emerged as an area of significant interest within the last decade. The number of papers published in the literature has been steadily increasing with keywords such as 'hydrogen' and 'visible' becoming prominent research topics. There are likely two primary drivers behind this, the first of which is that biomass represents a more sustainable photocatalytic feedstock for reforming to value-added products and energy. The second is the transition towards achieving net zero emission targets, which has increased focus on the development of technologies that could play a role in future energy systems. Therefore, this review provides a perspective on not only the current state of the research but also a future outlook on the potential roadmap for photocatalytic reforming of biomass. Producing energy via photocatalytic biomass reforming is very desirable due to the ambient operating conditions and potential to utilise renewable energy (e.g., solar) with a wide variety of biomass resources. As both interest and development within this field continues to grow, however, there are challenges being identified that are paramount to further advancement. In reviewing both the literature and trajectory of the field, research priorities can be identified and utilised to facilitate fundamental research alongside whole systems evaluation. Moreover, this would underpin the enhancement of photocatalytic technology with a view towards improving the technology readiness level and promoting engagement between academia and industry.
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- Nathan Skillen
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queens University Belfast, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5AL, UK.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9P3AL, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9P3AL, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9P3AL, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queens University Belfast, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5AL, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9P3AL, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9P3AL, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queens University Belfast, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5AL, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queens University Belfast, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5AL, UK.
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Agrawal R, Kumar A, Singh S, Sharma K. Recent advances and future perspectives of lignin biopolymers. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-022-03068-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Bai H, Wang F, You Z, Sun D, Cui J, Fan W. Fabrication of Zn-MOF decorated BiVO4 photoanode for water splitting. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Fabrication of TiO2/NiO p-n Nanocomposite for Enhancement Dye Photodegradation under Solar Radiation. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12060989. [PMID: 35335802 PMCID: PMC8950902 DOI: 10.3390/nano12060989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A p-n nanocomposite based on TiO2 nanotubes (NTs) and NiO nanoparticles (NPs) was designed and optimized in this study to improve the photocatalytic performance of methylene blue (MB). The hydrothermal technique has been used to produce TiO2/NiO nanocomposites with different NiO NPs weight ratios; 1TiO2:1NiO, 1TiO2:2NiO, and 1TiO2:3NiO. The crystal phase, chemical composition, optical properties, and morphology of TiO2/NiO were explored by various techniques. TiO2 NTs have a monoclinic structure, while NiO NPs have a cubic structure, according to the structural study. The bandgap of TiO2 NTs was reduced from 3.54 eV to 2.69 eV after controlling the NiO NPs weight ratio. The TiO2/2NiO nanocomposite showed the best photodegradation efficiency. Within 45 min of solar light irradiation, the efficiency of MB dye degradation using TiO2/2NiO hits 99.5% versus 73% using pure TiO2 NTs. Furthermore, the catalytic photodegradation efficiency did not deteriorate significantly even after five reusability cycles, intimating the high stability of the TiO2/2NiO nanocomposite. This suggests that the loading of NiO NPs into TiO2 NTs lowers the recombination of photo-produced electron/hole pairs and enlarged solar spectral response range, which results in improved photocatalytic activity. The mechanism of charge transfer in the TiO2/NiO and kinetic models were discussed for the photodegradation of MB.
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Li J, Liu H, Liu Z, Yang D, Zhang M, Gao L, Zhou Y, Lu C. Facile synthesis of Z-scheme NiO/α-MoO3 p-n heterojunction for improved photocatalytic activity towards degradation of methylene blue. ARAB J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2021.103513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Photocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen production has been widely recognized as a promising strategy for relieving the pressure from energy crisis and environmental pollution. However, current efficiency for photocatalytic hydrogen generation has been limited due to a low separation of photogenerated electrons and holes. p-n heterojunction with a built-in electric field emerges as an efficient strategy for photocatalyst design to boost hydrogen evolution activities due to a spontaneous charge separation. In this work, we investigated the effect of different preparation methods on photocatalytic hydrogen production over NiO-TiO2 composites. The results demonstrated that a uniform distribution of NiO on a surface of TiO2 with an intimate interfacial interaction was formed by a sol-gel method, while direct calcination tended to form aggregation of NiO, thus leading to an uneven p-n heterojunction structure within a photocatalyst. NiO-TiO2 composites fabricated by different methods showed enhanced hydrogen production (23.5 ± 1.2, 20.4 ± 1.0 and 8.8 ± 0.7 mmolh−1g−1 for S1-20%, S2-20% and S3-10%, respectively) as compared with pristine TiO2 (6.6 ± 0.7 mmolh−1g−1) and NiO (2.1 ± 0.2 mmolh−1g−1). The current work demonstrates a good example to improve photocatalytic hydrogen production by finely designing p-n heterojunction photocatalysts.
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Zeng J, Rong Q, Xiao B, Zi B, Kuang X, Deng X, Ma Y, Song Z, Zhang G, Zhang J, Liu Q. Ultrasensitive ppb-level trimethylamine gas sensor based on p-n heterojunction of Co 3O 4/WO 3. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 32:505511. [PMID: 34587592 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac2b6d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Trace poisonous and harmful gases in the air have been harming and affecting people's health for a long time. At present, effective and accurate detection of ppb-level harmful gas is still a bottleneck to be overcome. Herein, we report a ppb-level triethylamine (TEA) gas sensor based on p-n heterojunction of Co3O4/WO3, which is prepared with ZIF-67 as the precursor and provides Co3O4deposited tungsten oxide flower-like structure. Due to the introduction of Co3O4and the 3D flower-like structure of WO3, the Co3O4/WO3-2 gas sensor shows excellent gas sensing performance (1101 for 10 ppm at 240 °C), superb selectivity, good long-term stability and linear response for TEA concentration. Moreover, the experimental results indicate that the Co3O4/WO3-2 gas sensor also possesses a good response to 50 ppb TEA, in fact, the theoretical limit of detection is 0.6 ppb. Co3O4not only improves the efficiency of electron separation/transport, but also accelerates the oxidation rate of TEA. This method of synthesizing p-n heterojunction with ZIF as the precursor provides a new idea and method for the preparation of low detection limit gas sensors.
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- Jiyang Zeng
- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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Nickel clusters accelerating hierarchical zinc indium sulfide nanoflowers for unprecedented visible-light hydrogen production. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 608:504-512. [PMID: 34626992 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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As a typical two-dimensional (2D) metal chalcogenides and visible-light responsive semiconductor, zinc indium sulfide (ZnIn2S4) has attracted much attention in photocatalysis. However, the high recombination rate of photogenerated electrons and holes seriously limits its performance for hydrogen production. In this work, we report in-situ photodeposition of Ni clusters in hierarchical ZnIn2S4 nanoflowers (Ni/ZnIn2S4) to achieve unprecedented photocatalytic hydrogen production. The Ni clusters not only provide plenty of active sites for reactions as evidenced by in-situ photoluminescence measurement, but also effectively accelerate the separation and migration of the photogenerated electrons and holes in ZnIn2S4. Consequently, the Ni/ZnIn2S4 composites exhibit good stability and reusability with highly enhanced visible-light hydrogen production. In particular, the best Ni/ZnIn2S4 photocatalyst exhibits an unprecedented hydrogen production rate of 22.2 mmol·h-1·g-1, 10.6 times that of the pure ZnIn2S4 (2.1 mmol·h-1·g-1). And its apparent quantum yield (AQY) is as high as 56.14% under 450 nm monochromatic light. Our work here suggests that depositing non-precious Ni clusters in ZnIn2S4 is quite promising for the potential practical photocatalysis in solar energy conversion.
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Rao C, Xie M, Liu S, Chen R, Su H, Zhou L, Pang Y, Lou H, Qiu X. Visible Light-Driven Reforming of Lignocellulose into H 2 by Intrinsic Monolayer Carbon Nitride. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:44243-44253. [PMID: 34499461 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c10842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The photoreforming of lignocellulose is a novel method to produce clean and sustainable H2 energy. However, the catalytic systems usually show low activity under ultraviolet light; thus, this reaction is very limited at present. Visible light-responsive metal-free two-dimensional graphite-phased carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a good candidate for photocatalytic hydrogen production, but its activity is hindered by a bulky architecture. Although reported layered g-C3N4 modified with active functional groups prepared by the chemical exfoliation enhances the photocatalytic activity, it lost the intrinsic structure and thus is not conducive to understand the structure-activity relationship. Herein, we report an intrinsic monolayer g-C3N4 (∼0.32 nm thickness) prepared by nitrogen-protected ball milling in water, which shows good performance of photoreforming lignocellulose to H2 driven by visible light. The exciton binding energy of g-C3N4 was estimated from the temperature-dependent photoluminescence spectra, which is a key factor for subsequent charge separation and energy transfer. It is found that monolayer g-C3N4 with smaller exciton binding energy increases the free exciton concentrations and promotes the separation efficiency of charge carriers, thereby effectively improving its performance of photocatalytic reforming of lignocellulose, even the virgin lignocellulose and waste lignocellulose. This result could lead to more active catalysts to photoreform the raw biomass, making it possible to provide clean energy directly from locally unused biomass.
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- Cheng Rao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Green Fine Chemicals, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Green Fine Chemicals, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Green Fine Chemicals, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Green Fine Chemicals, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Green Fine Chemicals, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Green Fine Chemicals, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Green Fine Chemicals, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Green Fine Chemicals, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Zhao H, Li CF, Hu ZY, Liu J, Li Y, Hu J, Van Tendeloo G, Chen LH, Su BL. Size effect of bifunctional gold in hierarchical titanium oxide-gold-cadmium sulfide with slow photon effect for unprecedented visible-light hydrogen production. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 604:131-140. [PMID: 34271486 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.06.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) with surface plasmonic resonance (SPR) effect and excellent internal electron transfer ability have widely been combined with semiconductors for photocatalysis. However, the in-depth effects of Au NPs in multicomponent photocatalysts have not been completely understood. Herein, ternary titanium oxide-gold-cadmium sulfide (TiO2-Au-CdS, TAC) photocatalysts, based on hierarchical TiO2 inverse opal photonic crystal structure with different Au NPs sizes have been designed to reveal the SPR effect and internal electron transfer of Au NPs in the presence of slow photon effect. It appears that the SPR effect and internal electron transfer ability of Au NPs, depending on their sizes, play a synergistic effect on the photocatalytic enhancement. The ternary TAC-10 photocatalyst with ~ 10 nm Au NPs demonstrates an unprecedented hydrogen evolution rate of 47.6 mmolh-1g-1 under visible-light, demonstrating ~ 48% enhancement comparing to the sample without slow photon effect. In particular, a 9.83% apparent quantum yield under 450 nm monochromatic light is achieved for TAC-10. A model is proposed and finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations reveal the size influence of Au NPs in ternary TAC photocatalysts. This work suggests that the rational design of bifunctional Au NPs coupling with slow photon effect could largely promote hydrogen production from visible-light driven water splitting.
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- Heng Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, 430070 Wuhan, Hubei, China; Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, 430070 Wuhan, Hubei, China; Nanostructure Research Centre (NRC), Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, 430070 Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, 430070 Wuhan, Hubei, China; Nanostructure Research Centre (NRC), Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, 430070 Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, 430070 Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, 430070 Wuhan, Hubei, China; Nanostructure Research Centre (NRC), Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, 430070 Wuhan, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- Nanostructure Research Centre (NRC), Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, 430070 Wuhan, Hubei, China; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT), University of Antwerp, 171Groenenborgerlaan, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, 430070 Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, 430070 Wuhan, Hubei, China; Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Chemistry (CMI), University of Namur, 61 rue de Bruxelles, B-5000 Namur, Belgium.
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Ding Q, Xu D, Ding J, Fan W, Zhang X, Li Y, Shi W. ZIF-8 derived ZnO/TiO 2 heterostructure with rich oxygen vacancies for promoting photoelectrochemical water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 603:120-130. [PMID: 34186389 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.06.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2021] [Revised: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Due to the serious recombination of electron-hole and weak photoresponse ability, achieving highly efficient photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting activity for TiO2 photoelectrode has become a key issue. In this paper, we reported a new method for preparing ZnO/TiO2 photoelectrodes by electrostatic adsorption from zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) as the precursor. ZIF-8 was combined with TiO2 nanorods (NRs) through electrostatic interaction and then calcined to obtain ZnO/TiO2 heterojunction photoelectrodes with abundant oxygen vacancies (Ovac). The introduced ZnO with Ovac provides a large number of active sites which enhanced the electrical conductivity and charges separation of ZnO/TiO2 photoelectrode. The optimal photocurrent density of ZnO/TiO2 photoelectrodes at 1.23 V versus (vs.) reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) under illumination (100 mW/cm2) has reached 1.76 mA/cm2, almost 2.75 times that of the pure TiO2. Meanwhile, the incident photon-to-electron conversion efficiency (IPCE) of the best photoelectrode has increased to 58.2% at 390 nm, the charge injection (ηinjection) and separation (ηseparation) efficiency have reached to 93.53% and 51.62% (1.23 V vs. RHE), respectively.
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- Qijia Ding
- Institute of Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Institute of Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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- Institute of Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Institute of Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Institute of Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Institute of Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Institute of Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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Zhao H, Li CF, Yong X, Kumar P, Palma B, Hu ZY, Van Tendeloo G, Siahrostami S, Larter S, Zheng D, Wang S, Chen Z, Kibria MG, Hu J. Coproduction of hydrogen and lactic acid from glucose photocatalysis on band-engineered Zn 1-xCd xS homojunction. iScience 2021; 24:102109. [PMID: 33615204 PMCID: PMC7881236 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Photocatalytic transformation of biomass into value-added chemicals coupled with co-production of hydrogen provides an explicit route to trap sunlight into the chemical bonds. Here, we demonstrate a rational design of Zn1-xCdxS solid solution homojunction photocatalyst with a pseudo-periodic cubic zinc blende (ZB) and hexagonal wurtzite (WZ) structure for efficient glucose conversion to simultaneously produce hydrogen and lactic acid. The optimized Zn0.6Cd0.4S catalyst consists of a twinning superlattice, has a tuned bandgap, and displays excellent efficiency with respect to hydrogen generation (690 ± 27.6 μmol·h−1·gcat.−1), glucose conversion (~90%), and lactic acid selectivity (~87%) without any co-catalyst under visible light irradiation. The periodic WZ/ZB phase in twinning superlattice facilitates better charge separation, while superoxide radical (⋅O2-) and photogenerated holes drive the glucose transformation and water oxidation reactions, respectively. This work demonstrates that rational photocatalyst design could realize an efficient and concomitant production of hydrogen and value-added chemicals from glucose photocatalysis. Zn1-xCdxS ZB-WZ homojunction was designed to improve charge separation efficiency Bandgap engineering improved the hydrogen production from glucose photoreforming Optimized Zn0.6Cd0.4S ZB-WZ exhibited high lactic acid yield and selectivity Rational photocatalyst design realizes biomass valorization and H2 coproduction
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- Heng Zhao
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China.,Nanostructure Research Centre (NRC), Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China.,Nanostructure Research Centre (NRC), Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
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- Nanostructure Research Centre (NRC), Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China.,Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT), University of Antwerp, 171Groenenborgerlaan, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Geosciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED), CNPC, Beijing 100083, China
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- Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED), CNPC, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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Wang K, Xing Z, Du M, Zhang S, Li Z, Yang S, Pan K, Liao J, Zhou W. Zinc sulfide quantum dots/zinc oxide nanospheres/bismuth-enriched bismuth oxyiodides as Z-scheme/type-II tandem heterojunctions for an efficient charge separation and boost solar-driven photocatalytic performance. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 592:259-270. [PMID: 33662830 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.02.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A novel zinc sulfide quantum dot (ZnS QD)/zinc oxide (ZnO) nanosphere/bismuth-enriched bismuth oxyiodide (Bi4O5I2) tandem heterojunction photocatalyst is fabricated through two-step solvothermal, calcination and one-step hydrothermal strategies. The successfully constructed core-shell nanostructure can increase the interface area and the active sites of the composite photocatalysts. The formation of a Z-scheme/Type-II tandem heterojunction favors the transfer and spatial separation of charge carriers, in which Bi4O5I2 plays a bridging role to connect ZnO and ZnS. Simultaneously, the participation of Bi4O5I2 significantly shortens the band gap of the composite photocatalyst. This dual functional ZnO@Bi4O5I2/ZnS composite photocatalyst has a high photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate of 578.4 µmol g-1h-1 and an excellent photocatalytic degradation efficiency for bisphenol A (BPA) and 2,4,5-trichlorophenol (TCP). In addition, cycling tests show that ZnO@Bi4O5I2/ZnS has a high stability, which is favorable for practical applications. This novel ZnO@Bi4O5I2/ZnS Z-scheme/Type-II tandem heterojunction photocatalyst will provide new ideas for the multichannel charge transfer of other highly efficient heterojunction photocatalysts.
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- Ke Wang
- Department of Environmental Science, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Science, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Environmental Science, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Science, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Science, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Environmental Science, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Science, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, People's Republic of China.
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Zhurenok AV, Markovskaya DV, Gerasimov EY, Cherepanova SV, Bukhtiyarov AV, Kozlova EA. Composite photocatalysts based on Cd 1−xZn xS and TiO 2 for hydrogen production under visible light: effect of platinum co-catalyst location. RSC Adv 2021; 11:37966-37980. [PMID: 35498100 PMCID: PMC9044054 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra06845h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Ternary composite photocatalysts based on titania and solid solutions of CdS and ZnS were prepared and studied by a set of physicochemical methods including XRD, XPS, HRTEM, UV-vis spectroscopy, and electrochemical tests. Two synthetic techniques of platinization of Cd1−xZnxS/TiO2 were compared. In the first case, platinum was deposited on the surface of synthesized Cd1−xZnxS (x = 0.2–0.3)/TiO2 P25; in the second one, Cd1−xZnxS (x = 0.2–0.3) was deposited on the surface of Pt/TiO2 P25. The photocatalytic properties of the obtained samples were compared in the hydrogen evolution from TEOA aqueous solution under visible light (λ = 425 nm). The Cd1−xZnxS (10–50 wt%; x = 0.2–0.3)/Pt (1 wt%)/TiO2 photocatalysts demonstrated much higher photocatalytic activity than the Pt (1 wt%)/Cd1−xZnxS (10–50 wt%; x = 0.2–0.3)/TiO2 ones. It turned out that the arrangement of platinum nanoparticles precisely on the titanium dioxide surface in a composite photocatalyst makes it possible to achieve efficient charge separation according to the type II heterojunctions and, accordingly, a high rate of hydrogen formation. The highest photocatalytic activity was demonstrated by 20% Cd0.8Zn0.2S/1% Pt/TiO2 in the amount of 26 mmol g−1 h−1 (apparent quantum efficiency was 7.7%) that exceeds recently published values for this class of photocatalysts. The determination of the preferred location of platinum particles in TiO2–Cd1−xZnxS systems was carried out for the first time.![]()
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- Angelina V. Zhurenok
- Federal Research Center Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, 630090, Pr. Ak. Lavrentieva, 5, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Federal Research Center Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, 630090, Pr. Ak. Lavrentieva, 5, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Federal Research Center Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, 630090, Pr. Ak. Lavrentieva, 5, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Federal Research Center Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, 630090, Pr. Ak. Lavrentieva, 5, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Federal Research Center Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, 630090, Pr. Ak. Lavrentieva, 5, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Federal Research Center Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, 630090, Pr. Ak. Lavrentieva, 5, Novosibirsk, Russia
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