Ag/Ag2O as a Co-Catalyst in TiO2 Photocatalysis: Effect of the Co-Catalyst/Photocatalyst Mass Ratio
| Autor: | Julian Koch, Mohammed El Azzouzi, Narmina O. Balayeva, Ralf Dillert, Redouan Boughaled, Soukaina Akel, Detlef W. Bahnemann |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Dewey Decimal Classification::500 | Naturwissenschaften::540 | Chemie
Materials science mechanical mixture 02 engineering and technology 010402 general chemistry lcsh:Chemical technology 01 natural sciences Catalysis lcsh:Chemistry chemistry.chemical_compound X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy lcsh:TP1-1185 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry in situ deposition Aqueous solution Precipitation (chemistry) titanium dioxide 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 0104 chemical sciences hydrogen evolution chemistry lcsh:QD1-999 ddc:540 Titanium dioxide Photocatalysis silver(II) oxide Methanol 0210 nano-technology photocatalysis Nuclear chemistry Visible spectrum |
| Zdroj: | Catalysts, Vol 8, Iss 12, p 647 (2018) Catalysts Volume 8 Issue 12 Catalysts 8 (2018), Nr. 12 |
| ISSN: | 2073-4344 |
| Popis: | Mixtures and composites of Ag/Ag2O and TiO2 (P25) with varying mass ratios of Ag/Ag2O were prepared, employing two methods. Mechanical mixtures (TM) were obtained by the sonication of a suspension containing TiO2 and Ag/Ag2O. Composites (TC) were prepared by a precipitation method employing TiO2 and AgNO3. Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) confirmed the presence of Ag(0) and Ag2O. The activity of the materials was determined employing methylene blue (MB) as the probe compound. Bleaching of MB was observed in the presence of all materials. The bleaching rate was found to increase with increasing amounts of TiO2 under UV/vis light. In contrast, the MB bleaching rate decreased with increasing TiO2 content upon visible light illumination. XRD and XPS data indicate that Ag2O acts as an electron acceptor in the light-induced reaction of MB and is transformed by reduction of Ag+, yielding Ag(0). As a second light-induced reaction, the evolution of molecular hydrogen from aqueous methanol was investigated. Significant H2 evolution rates were only determined in the presence of materials containing more than 50 mass% of TiO2. The experimental results suggest that Ag/Ag2O is not stable under the experimental conditions. Therefore, to address Ag/Ag2O as a (photo)catalytically active material does not seem appropriate. |
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