Achieving efficient H2O2 production by a visible-light absorbing, highly stable photosensitized TiO2
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2019
Citazione:
Achieving efficient H2O2 production by a visible-light absorbing, highly stable photosensitized TiO2 / T. Baran, S. Wojtyła, A. Minguzzi, S. Rondinini, A. Vertova. - In: APPLIED CATALYSIS. B, ENVIRONMENTAL. - ISSN 0926-3373. - 244(2019), pp. 303-312.
Abstract:
In this paper we propose titanium dioxide modified with cobalt(II) 2-ethylhexanoate (Co@TiO2) as photoactive material for the efficient visible light driven production of H2O2. We demonstrate that visible light activity can be achieved thanks to a photoinduced electron transfer from the excited complex towards the TiO2 conduction band that corresponds to a cobalt-to-titanium-charge-transfer transition. H2O2 is synthetized by a combination of oxygen reduction and water oxidation, that is possible thanks to the correct band position of Co@TiO2. A mechanism of H2O2 formation is suggested on the basis of experimental evidences. Reactive oxygen intermediates, together with H2O2 are responsible for the photocatalytic degradation of a nonionic surfactant, methylene blue and phenol for wastewater treatments. Finally, and quite interestingly, Co@TiO2 can be also used in a photoelectrochemical setup, where it can be adopted both as photoanode and photocatode, and the switching potential corresponds to the redox potential of the adsorbed complex Co(III)/Co(II) couple.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
photocatalysis; surfactant degradation; charge carrier injection; photosensitization; Cobalt(II) 2 -ethylhexanoate
Elenco autori:
T. Baran, S. Wojtyła, A. Minguzzi, S. Rondinini, A. Vertova
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