Hydrogen Production from Glycerol Photoreforming on TiO2/HKUST-1 Composites: Effect of Preparation Method

Autor: Christophe Colbeau-Justin, Ana Laura Luna, Miguel A. Valenzuela, José M. Barrera-Andrade, Elim Albiter, Hynd Remita, Salvador Alfaro, Fabián M. Martínez
Přispěvatelé: Universidad de Buenos Aires [Buenos Aires] (UBA), Laboratoire de Chimie Physique D'Orsay (LCPO), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Departamento de Industrias, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Av. España 1680, Valparaíso, Chile
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Catalysts, Vol 9, Iss 4, p 338 (2019)
Catalysts
Catalysts, MDPI, 2019, 9 (4), pp.338. ⟨10.3390/catal9040338⟩
Volume 9
Issue 4
ISSN: 2073-4344
DOI: 10.3390/catal9040338⟩
Popis: Coupling metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with inorganic semiconductors has been successfully tested in a variety of photocatalytic reactions. In this work we present the synthesis of TiO2/HKUST-1 composites by grinding, solvothermal, and chemical methods, using different TiO2 loadings. These composites were used as photocatalysts for hydrogen production by the photoreforming of a glycerol-water mixture under simulated solar light. Several characterization techniques were employed, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and time-resolved microwave conductivity (TRMC). A synergetic effect was observed with all TiO2/HKUST-1 composites (mass ratio TiO2/MOF 1:1), which presented higher photocatalytic activity than that of individual components. These results were explained in terms of an inhibition of the charge carrier (hole-electron) recombination reaction after photoexcitation, favoring the electron transfer from TiO2 to the MOF and creating reversible Cu1+/Cu0 entities useful for hydrogen production.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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