Synthesis of α-SnWO4 thin-film electrodes by hydrothermal conversion from crystalline WO3

Thin film electrodes of the orthorhombic form of tin tungstate (α-SnWO4) were prepared using a hydrothermal method to convert thin films of WO3 in aqueous SnCl2. The pH dependence of the growth mechanism was identified by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The XRD patterns show complete conversion of WO3(s) to SnWO4(s) at pH 1, 4, and 7. SEM images reveal a morphology change from sponge-like platelets to sharp nanowires as the pH increases from 1 to 7. The α-SnWO4 thin films were reddish brown in color, and display an indirect band gap of 1.9 eV by diffuse reflectance UV-vis spectroscopy. α-SnWO4 is therefore solar-responsive, and a chopped light linear sweep voltammogram recorded under 100 mW/cm2 AM1.5 simulated solar illumination in a pH 5 0.1 mol/L KPi buffer show a visible light response for photoelectrochemical water oxidation, producing 32 mA/cm2 at 1.23 V vs. RHE.     

还原态WO_3/Al_2O_3,NiO/Al_2O_3和NiO-WO_3/Al_2O_3催化剂上H_2,CO,O_2的吸附特性

在加氢精制和许多其它催化过程中,Mo,W是主要的活性组分,Co,Ni通常作为助剂,有关Co-Mo体系的研究文献报导很多~[1.2], 但由于钨较难还原和硫化,关于     

Conductivity of Al2(WO4)3–WO3 and Al2(WO4)3–Al2O3 Composites

Russian Journal of Electrochemistry - Composites of (1 – x)Al2(WO4)3–xWO3 and (1 – x)Al2(WO4)3–xAl2O3 are synthesized and their conductivity is studied as dependent on the...     

WO3/BiOCl, a novel heterojunction as visible light photocatalyst

A bismuth oxychloride (BiOCl) nanostructure is prepared by a new low temperature route using sodium dodecyl sulfate as template and urea as hydrolytic agent. A novel heterojunction is developed between BiOCl and tungsten oxide (WO(3)) to make it an efficient visible light photocatalyst. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis, Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and N(2) sorption isotherms. The WO(3)/BiOCl heterojunction system extends the absorption edge to the visible region efficiently. BiOCl works as a main photocatalyst while WO(3) acts as the photosensitizer absorbing visible light in the WO(3)/BiOCl composite. The individual BiOCl and WO(3) show very low photocatalytic efficiency under visible light irradiation but their heterojunction provides unexpectedly high efficiency in decomposing rhodamine B as compared to Degussa P25, pure BiOCl, and WO(3).     

EPR Spectroscopic and Thermal Analysis Study of Spent NiMo/WO3–Al2O3 Catalysts for Hydrodeoxygenation of Vegetable Oil

Kinetics and Catalysis - This paper presents the results of an electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and thermal analysis (TGA, DTA) study of a series of bifunctional NiMo/WO3–Al2O3 catalysts...     

甲醛诱导合成WO3粉体与光致变色性质研究

采用甲醛有机诱导在水热条件下制备了形貌新颖的WO3粉体, 使用XRD, SEM, TEM, BET等手段进行结构和形貌表征, 并利用测色计对所制备的样品进行光致变色性能测试. 结果表明, 合成的WO3粉体仍为六方相, 以甲醛为诱导剂合成的粉体是由WO3纳米立方体簇集成的大小均匀的微球团聚而成, 纳米立方体的边长为20～50 nm, 簇集形成的微球直径为500～800 nm, 这种特殊的形貌有利于光生质子的产生和传输, 从而提高了合成的WO3粉体的光致变色性能.     

原位还原的WO3负载的第Ⅷ族金属催化剂上光热协同甲烷二氧化碳重整

将廉价的碳源(CO2)转化为化石燃料可缓解由于温室气体引起的气候问题.CH4/CO2重整(CRM)是CO2转化利用的有效途径之一,要实现这个过程的关键是研制高效的光响应催化剂.本文采用WO3负载的第Ⅷ族金属催化剂、引入光照能量来活化CO2,利用光热协同催化CRM.研究结果表明,光学材料WO3负载的第Ⅷ族金属催化剂在可见光辅助下的催化活性是热驱动条件下的1.4～2.4倍,与等离子体金催化剂的活性增强率(1.7倍)相当.进一步以不同波段的可见光为光源,对WO3负载的第Ⅷ族金属催化剂上催化活性提高的原因进行了研究.结果表明,活性增强率与WO3在可见光区域的吸光趋势并不吻合,说明并非WO3提高了其负载的第Ⅷ族金属催化剂上CRM活性.除WO3外,WO3?x亦可作为光催化剂吸收可见光,因此,本文通过X射线光电子能谱、X射线衍射及紫外-可见分光光度法等进行表征.结果表明,在还原型CRM反应气氛下,WO3部分原位还原为WO3?x,并且活性增强率与WO3?x在可见光区域的吸光趋势相吻合,说明导致可见光辅助下活性增强的是WO3?x而不是WO3.热力学分析及原位电子顺磁共振波谱法结果表明,CO2的活化是CRM的速控步,该步骤吸热,在500℃时不能自发进行.在可见光的辅助下,CO2可以被WO3?x通过Mars-van Krevelen机理进行活化,提高速控步的反应速率,进而提高了催化活性.综上,本文为提高光催化活性提供了一条有效途径.     

Tungsten oxide-based materials as effective catalysts in isopulegol formation by intramolecular Prins reaction of citronellal

Research on Chemical Intermediates - Several types of mixed WO3/SiO2/Al2O3 materials were prepared using sol–gel and wet impregnation methods. Four different loadings of WO3 (1, 10, 25 and...     

WO3在不同担体上的程序升温硫化研究

利用ＴＰＳ方法考察了ＷＯ３在γ－Ａｌ２Ｏ３，ＴｉＯ２－Ａｌ２Ｏ３及活性碳上的硫化过程，结果发现，随着ＷＯ２担载量的增加，表面Ｗ物种硫化峰的数目增加，表明ＷＯ３的的担载量超过一定量后，在这三种担体表面，都有几种Ｗ物种同时存在：ＷＯ３／ＴｉＯ２－Ａｌ２Ｏ３与ＷＯ３／Ａｌ２Ｏ３相比，当ＷＯ３担载量低于一个单层分布时，硫化温度明显降低，而超过一个单层分布后，两者的硫化温度相接近，表明ＴｉＯ２的调变作用对低     

Great enhancement of photocatalytic activity of nitrogen-doped titania by coupling with tungsten oxide

The TiO2-N-x%WO3 composite photocatalysts were prepared by introducing WO3 into nitrogen-doped TiO2. The composite catalysts present much higher photocatalytic activity than TiO2 and nitrogen-doped TiO2 under both ultraviolet and visible light irradiation. Diffuse reflectance UV-vis spectra, XPS analysis, and IR spectra show that the coordinated nitrogen species (or N-metal-O linkages) may contribute to the visible light photocatalytic activity. WO3 coupling increases the active nitrogen species and thus enhances the visible light activity of the composite photocatalysts. The superior activity of TiO2-N-x%WO3 composite photocatalysts upon UV light irradiation can be rationalized in terms of efficient charge separation and high adsorption affinity of WO3.     

离子交换法制备高光催化活性Bi2WO6@Bi2S3异质结纳米片

社会经济快速发展的同时, 也带来了日益严峻的环境污染问题. 半导体光催化氧化技术因节能环保而在环境领域有广阔的应用前景. 作为最具有代表性的半导体光催化材料, TiO2因为其禁带宽度(3.2 eV)比较大, 只能被紫外光激发, 因而对太阳能的利用率较低. 作为一种最简单的含铋层状氧化物, Bi2WO6的禁带宽度(2.7 eV)相对较小, 可以部分利用太阳光中的可见光, 因而受到广大研究者的青睐. 但是, Bi2WO6光催化材料的可见光响应范围较窄, 仅能被波长小于450 nm的光激发, 且激发后的光生载流子容易复合, 导致光催化效率不高. 因此, 迫切需要对Bi2WO6光催化材料进行结构修饰与改性,采用拓展其光响应范围和抑制载流子复合, 来提高其光催化活性.本文采用离子交换法原位合成了具有核-壳结构的Bi2S3@Bi2WO6纳米片, 充分利用Bi2S3优良的可见光响应性能和半导体异质结光催化剂的构建, 来提高Bi2WO6的光催化活性. 结果表明, 随着Na2S·9H2O用量从0增加到1.5 g, 所得催化剂的光活性不断提高, X3B的降解速率常数由0.40×10-3min-1增加到6.6×10-3min-1, 催化剂活性提高了16.5倍. 当进一步增加Na2S·9H2O的用量时(1.5-3.0 g), 复合催化剂的光活性下降. 这是由于过多Na2S·9H2O的引入导致在催化剂表面生成了没有光活性的NaBiS2层(Bi2S3+ Na2S = 2NaBiS2), 占据了催化剂的活性位点, 阻碍了染料分子与催化剂的直接接触. Bi2WO6@Bi2S3异质结纳米片光活性的提高, 可归因于Bi2S3的敏化作用极大拓展了复合催化剂的光响应范围; 另一方面, Bi2WO6和Bi2S3两者之间的半导体异质结效应有效促进了光生载流子在空间的有效分离, 抑制了光生电子-空穴的复合, 从而提高了复合催化剂的催化效率. 本研究为其他半导体复合材料的原位生长制备提供了新的思路.     

Visible light-induced charge storage, on-demand release and self-photorechargeability of WO3 film

Tungsten oxide (WO(3)) electrodes subjected to a positive bias are self-photorecharged with alkali cations in the electrolyte during visible light illumination. Upon photoexcitation, part of the photogenerated charges generated by WO(3) is stabilized by the cations and stored in situ within the WO(3) framework. This light-induced storage of charges is subsequently utilized in dark conditions in an on-demand manner and is able to be recharged in the successive illumination cycles. The amount of charges stored is shown to be dependent on the cation ionic radii and the presence of these intercalated cations is verified by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS). This self-photorecharge and on-demand charge-release phenomena demonstrate the ability of WO(3) to supply photoexcited charges under dark condition in a photoelectrochemical reaction with greater flexibility.     

Photocatalysis and photoinduced hydrophilicity of WO3 thin films with underlying Pt nanoparticles

The photocatalytic oxidation and photoinduced hydrophilicity of thin tungsten trioxide (WO(3)) films coupled with platinum (Pt) nanoparticles were investigated. WO(3) films with underlying Pt nanoparticles (WO(3)/Pt/substrate) and those with overlying Pt nanoparticles (Pt/WO(3)/substrate) were synthesized by sputtering and sol-gel methods. Between these films, underlying Pt nanoparticles greatly enhanced the photocatalytic oxidation activity of WO(3) without decreasing the photoinduced hydrophilic conversion. However, overlying Pt nanoparticles deteriorated the hydrophilicity of WO(3) because the Pt nanoparticle surface was hydrophobic. The enhanced photocatalytic reaction by the Pt nanoparticles was attributed to the multi-electron reduction in Pt, which is caused by the injected electrons from the conduction band of WO(3). The relationship between photocatalytic activity and thin film structure, including the size of Pt nanoparticles, the thickness and porosity of the WO(3) layer, were investigated. Consequently, the optimum structure for high performance in both photocatalysis and photoinduced hydrophilicity was WO(3) (50 nm)/Pt(1.5 nm)/substrate, and this film exhibited a significant self-cleaning property even under visible light irradiation.     

Fabrication and Characterization of Tailored TiO_2 and WO_3/MWCNT Composites for Methylene Blue Decomposition

A sol-gel method was used to prepare WO3/MWCNT-TiO2 composites.Their photocatalytic activities were evaluated by the degradation of methylene blue (MB) solution under UV light.The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction,specific surface area measurement,energy-dispersive X-ray analysis,transmission and scanning electron microscopy.Aqueous MB solutions of 100 ml were photodegraded by a small amount of the WO3/MWCNT-TiO2 composite under UV light irradiation.The photocatalytic data showed that the WO...     

Unusual Luminescence of Ca8[Al12O24]（WO4）2： Tb^3＋

The luminescence properties of aluminate sodalite Ca8[Al12024](WO4)2 (CAW) undoped and doped with Th^3 are reported and discussed. At room temperature the emission of tetrahedral WO4^2- in CAW showed an abnormally small Stokes shift (9060 cm^-1), which is related to the crystal structure of CAW. A strong absorption band in the excitation spectrum of the Th^3 -activated CAW is ascribed to the absorption of the charge transfer state Th^4 -W^5 , into which the excitation resulted in the efficient emission from the ^5D4 level of Tb^3 , but not from the ^5D3 level.     

Facile in situ synthesis of the bismuth oxychloride/bismuth niobate/TiO(2) composite as a high efficient and stable visible light driven photocatalyst

Fe-ions modified mesoporous Bi(2)WO(6) nanosheets (Fe-Bi(2)WO(6)) were successfully synthesized via a simple two-step method, which involved a template-free hydrothermal process and a following impregnation treatment. The resultant products were characterized by XRD, TEM, XPS, EDX, ESR, UV-Vis, PL, and visible light photocatalytic measurements. Experimental results indicated that the addition of a small amount Fe-ions (optimized content at 0.1 wt.%) could evidently improve the activity of Bi(2)WO(6). The apparent reaction rate of Fe-Bi(2)WO(6)-0.1% (k, 0.099 min(-1)) was 3.2 times higher than that of Fe-Bi(2)WO(6)-0% (k, 0.031 min(-1)). The Fe-ions mainly existed as Fe(3+) and Fe(2+) ions, which were uniformly distributed on the surface of Bi(2)WO(6) nanosheets and some Fe(3+)-ions substituted Bi(3+)-ions in Bi(2)O(2) layers. Both of the concentration and state of Fe-ions played vital factors for the improved visible light photocatalytic activities.     

催化甘油脱水反应的酸活化蒙脱石负载WOx催化剂的研究

甘油是一种可由生物资源生产、可持续的、可降解的平台化学品,是生物柴油、肥皂化工等工业生产过程中的主要副产物.催化甘油脱水反应生产丙烯醛,有望能替代丙烯等石油裂解产物合成丙烯醛的传统工业路线.丙烯醛是一种重要的化工中间体,被用于合成蛋氨酸、丙烯酸、3-甲基吡啶和1,3-丙二醇,并被广泛地应用于农药、医药、高分子材料等领域.随着全球可持续能源发展,生物柴油生产迅速发展,将产生大量的副产物甘油.利用甘油为原料,通过合适的催化剂的催化脱水反应生成丙烯醛,是近十多年来国内外工业催化的研究热点之一.用于催化甘油脱水合成丙烯醛的酸催化剂有杂多酸、金属氧化物、沸石与酸性粘土矿物等.钨磷杂多酸(H3PW12O40)负载的催化剂虽然具有较强的酸性,有利于催化甘油脱水,但容易导致结焦,而且热稳定差,容易失活.钨磷杂多酸负载于SiO2,TiO2,Al2O3,SiO2-Al2O3,K-10蒙脱石上表现出不同的催化活性,表明催化剂和载体的表面酸性和孔结构影响催化性能.近来研究发现,负载于ZrO2,Al2O3的钨氧化物(WOx)催化剂热稳定性好、酸性高,在甘油脱水反应生成丙烯醛中表现出良好的催化性能.但有关钨氧化物(WOx)结构、催化活性受载体组成、酸性影响的本质和规律一直不清楚.本文采用20 wt%的硫酸、盐酸、磷酸和乙酸对蒙脱石进行酸改性,并在磷酸改性的蒙脱石上负载W含量为4–16 wt%的WOx作为催化剂,用于甘油气相脱水反应.X-射线衍射(XRD)、热重-差热法(TG-DTG)、氨程序升温脱附(NH3-TPD)、红外光谱(FT-IR)和紫外漫反射可见光谱(DR UV-vis)等表征,探讨了酸改性和负载WOx的蒙脱石对催化剂催化性能的影响.蒙脱石经过20wt%的硫酸、盐酸、磷酸和乙酸的活化,酸性增加.四种酸改性的蒙脱石对甘油气相脱水反应均有催化活性,这是因为在蒙脱石酸活化过程中,H+经过阳离子交换反应进入蒙脱石层间,同时蒙脱石八面体中的部分Al3+被浸出,使层板上出现不饱和Al3+,为催化剂提供了L酸位,蒙脱石硅氧四面体上的Si?OH以及[AlO4]上吸附的H3O+提供了B酸位.XRD分析表明,负载WOx的蒙脱石表面存在WO2.72,WO2.9和WO3三种不同类型的WOx,当钨负载量从12 wt%增至16 wt%,孤立的单斜晶系WO3晶粒增多.NH3-TPD和DR UV-vis结果表明,WOx负载在蒙脱石表面以[WO5/WO6](B酸位)、[WO4]和单斜晶系WO3相(L酸位)形式存在.蒙脱石上负载WOx能够调节催化剂的酸强度、酸量和酸位.随着钨负载量从4 wt%增至12 wt%,丙烯醛收率从40.9%增加到67.3%;进一步增加钨负载量到16 wt%,丙烯醛收率降为50.7%.结果发现,随着钨负载量的增加,催化活性组分含量增加,[WO5/WO6](B酸位)增加,使催化活性增加;当W负载量达到16 wt%时,WOx分散性降低,且在催化剂表面形成孤立的单斜晶系WO3相(L酸位),不利于提高丙烯醛选择性.当反应温度为320 oC,甘油水溶液浓度为15 wt%时,磷酸活化蒙脱石负载12 wt%W的催化剂上甘油转化率为89.6%,丙烯醛收率达到73.3%.     

Electronic structures of WAlO(y) and WAlO(y) (-) (y = 2-4) determined by anion photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations

The anion photoelectron spectra of WAlO(y) (-) (y = 2-4) are presented and assigned based on results of density functional theory calculations. The WAlO(2) (-) and WAlO(3) (-) spectra are both broad, with partially resolved vibrational structure. In contrast, the WAlO(4) (-) spectrum features well-resolved vibrational structure with contributions from three modes. There is reasonable agreement between experiment and theory for all oxides, and calculations are in particular validated by the near perfect agreement between the WAlO(4) (-) photoelectron spectrum and a Franck-Condon simulation based on computationally determined spectroscopic parameters. The structures determined from this study suggest strong preferential W-O bond formation, and ionic bonding between Al(+) and WO(y) (-2) for all anions. Neutral species are similarly ionic, with WAlO(2) and WAlO(3) having electronic structure that suggests Al(+) ionically bound to WO(y) (-) and WAlO(4) being described as Al(+2) ionically bound to WO(4) (-2). The doubly-occupied 3sp hybrid orbital localized on the Al center is energetically situated between the bonding O-local molecular orbitals and the anti- or non-bonding W-local molecular orbitals. The structures determined in this study are very similar to structures recently determined for the analogous MoAlO(y) (-)∕MoAlO(y) cluster series, with subtle differences found in the electronic structures [S. E. Waller, J. E. Mann, E. Hossain, M. Troyer, and C. C. Jarrold, J. Chem. Phys. 137, 024302 (2012)].     

Electrochromic hysteresis performance of a prussian blue film arising from electron-transfer control by a tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium(II)-doped WO(3) film as studied by a spectrocyclic voltammetry technique

A [Ru(bpy)(3)](2+) (bpy=2,2'-bipyridine)-doped WO(3) film was prepared as a base layer on a substrate by cathodic electrodeposition from a colloidal triad solution containing peroxotungstic acid (PTA), [Ru(bpy)(3)](2+), and poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) (PSS). A Prussian blue (PB; Fe(II)-Fe(III)) film was cathodically electrodeposited on the [Ru(bpy)(3)](2+)-doped WO(3) film or neat WO(3) film from an aqueous Berlin brown (BB; Fe(III)-Fe(III)) colloid solution to yield a [Ru(bpy)(3)](2+)-doped WO(3)/PB bilayer film or WO(3)/PB bilayer film. For the spectrocyclic voltammogram (SCV) of the WO(3)/PB film, a redox response of Prussian white (PW; Fe(II)-Fe(II))/PB was observed at 0.11 V, however, further oxidation of PB to BB was not allowed by the interfacial n-type Schottky barrier between the WO(3) and PB layers. For the [Ru(bpy)(3)](2+)-doped WO(3)/PB film, any electrochemical response assigned to the redox of PB was not observed in the cyclic voltammogram, however, the in situ absorption spectral change recorded simultaneously showed the significant redox reactions based on PB. The SCV revealed that PW on the [Ru(bpy)(3)](2+)-doped WO(3) film is completely oxidized to PB by a geared reaction of Ru(II)/Ru(III) at 1.05 V, and that 32 % of PB formed is further oxidized to BB by the same geared reaction in the potential scan to 1.5 V. PB was completely re-reduced to PW by a geared reaction of H(x)WO(3)/WO(3) at -0.5 V in the reductive potential scan. These geared electrochemical reactions produced an electrochromic hysteresis performance of the PB film layered on the [Ru(bpy)(3)](2+)-doped WO(3) film.     

Improved photocatalytic activity of WO3 through clustered Fe2O3 for organic degradation in the presence of H2O2

Photocatalytic degradation of organic substrates over WO(3) in an aerated aqueous suspension is very slow due to the difficulty of O(2) reduction by the conduction band electron on WO(3). In this work, we report on H(2)O(2) as an electron scavenger significantly accelerating the photodegradation of phenol and azo-dye X3B in water under UV or visible light. More importantly, an iron-containing WO(3) (FeW) synthesized through thermal decomposition of a ferrotungstenic acid displayed a much higher activity than pure WO(3) (HW) prepared in parallel. As the sintering temperature increased, both FeW and HW showed an exponential increase in activity. The maximum rate constant of phenol degradation obtained with FeW at 400 °C was about 2 times larger than that with HW at 600 °C. Sample characterization with electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and other techniques revealed that ferric species (0.3 wt % Fe(2)O(3)) were mainly present as clusters on the oxide surface at 120 °C and then they diffused toward the lattice sites of WO(3) at high temperature, which was detrimental to the photocatalytic reaction. 5,5-Dimethyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide spin-trapping EPR showed that the production of hydroxyl radicals was greatly enhanced upon the addition of H(2)O(2), the trend of which among different catalysts was the same as that of the rate of phenol degradation. The catalysts after excitation at 350 nm displayed a blue emission centered at 469 nm, the intensity of which varied with the catalyst activity nearly as expected. A possible mechanism for the improved photoactivity of WO(3) is proposed involving the electron transfer from WO(3) to Fe(2)O(3) and the reaction of the reduced oxide with H(2)O(2) to generate hydroxyl radicals.