仿生多孔 MgO-TiO2合成及其光催化 CO2还原性能

研究表明, MgO能够活化吸附在其表面的 CO2分子,促进 HCO3–的生成,而在 H原子存在的条件下, HCO3–为 CO2光催化还原为碳氢化合物和 CO的活性中间体. CO2为对称的直线型分子,在化学反应中表现出极高的稳定性,成为阻碍人工光合作用发展的重要因素.在设计新型光催化剂时,复合 MgO可能会有效提高催化剂的活性.绿色植物的叶片结构或茎中存在大量尺寸不一的多孔结构,以利于植物生命活动(包括光合作用和呼吸作用)过程中气体的有效扩散和水分、营养物质的运输. TiO2因其良好的化学稳定性、无毒且成本低廉,在人工光合成领域得到广泛的研究.因此,本文以空心菜杆为模板, TiO2为主体催化剂,应用溶胶-凝胶法,通过调节 MgO的含量合成了一系列仿生多孔结构的 MgO-TiO2复合物.
　　样品的 X射线衍射、X射线光电子能谱和高分辨透射镜表征结果证明,生物模板空心菜杆在550oC下煅烧5 h之后可被完全移除,且 MgNO3分解为 MgO,生成 TiO2-MgO复合物.从扫描电镜中可观察到,以空心菜杆为模板合成的 MgO-TiO2,模板的空心管状结构得以保持,在长度和宽度上有一定程度的皱缩.横截面和纵截面图说明样品很好地复制了空心菜杆的导管和筛管组成的多孔结构.同时N2吸附-脱附结果表明,样品中存在3–5 nm的介孔结构.同时我们发现,由于 MgO的加入,0.05% MgO-TiO2复合物的比表面积比 TiO2减少了18%,之后随着 MgO含量的增加, MgO-TiO2复合物的比表面积呈下降趋势.标准状况下,测试了样品对 CO2的吸附量.结果表明,随 MgO含量的升高,吸附量先增加后减小,且 MgO-TiO2复合物的吸附量为 TiO2的1.3–1.8倍.结合样品比表面积及原位红外光谱测试结果,说明样品的 CO2吸附量受 MgO的含量与样品的比表面积双重因素的影响. CO2吸附包括物理吸附和化学吸附,而且对于同种样品,吸附量与样品比表面积正相关.当 MgO-TiO2复合物的比表面积随着 MgO含量的增加而减小时, CO2吸附量却先增加后减小,表明 MgO的加入极大地促进了 CO2的化学吸附.以 MgO-TiO2复合物作为光催化剂将 CO2和 H2O还原为 CH4. CH4的总产量随着光照时间的增加而增加,10 h后的总产量随着 MgO含量的升高先增加后减少,与样品的 CO2吸附量的变化趋势相似但不完全相同.与 TiO2(6.5μmol/g)相比, MgO-TiO2复合物样品催化作用下的 CH4的最终产量均增大,活性最好的0.2% MgO-TiO2(18.7μmol/g)的产量达到了它的2.88倍,说明 MgO对 CO2具有活化作用,且活化后的 CO2更容易生成 CH4.综合结果表明, CO2在催化剂表面的吸附量、电子的表面迁移、反应活性位点等因素共同决定了催化剂的光催化活性.     

超临界合成Pt修饰的TiO_2用于光催化CO_2还原制备太阳能燃料（英文）

考察了超临界条件下合成TiO_2基光催化剂的性质,尤其是在超临界CO_2下得到的分散在TiO_2上Pt的特性,并与商品化TiO_2性能进行了比较.另外,所得催化剂的光催化活性用CO_2光还原制太阳能燃料进行了评价.结果表明,该催化剂可得到具有比商用TiO_2更好或类似的性能(高比表面积、结晶度、表面羟基浓度,大的孔容、增强的可见光吸收、高的甲烷生成速率)而用于CO_2还原制备燃料的反应中.这可归因于该催化剂超临界介质合成过程.     

高度分散的Pt/TiO2的制备及光催化活性

用柠檬酸作为空穴捕获剂和分散剂,在温和条件下用光催化还原法将3nm金属铂沉积在7nm的锐钛矿相及介孔二氧化钛纳米晶表面,TEM观察显示铂的负载量为w=1．0％时,多数二氧化钛纳米晶表面沉积了岛状的铂团簇,XPS和电子衍射结果表明铂以游离态存在．负载w=1．0％～2．0％铂的TiO2在苯酚光氧化反应中活性显著提高,Pt/TiO2在氨气中经550℃氮化,可制得氮掺杂的Pt／TiO2可见光光催化剂,氮化过程中铂团簇没有烧结和显著长大。     

载钯TiO2半导体悬浮催化体系中CO2的光还原

在半导体光催化还原CO₂的反应过程中,一般都伴有氢气的产生^[1,2].为了提高CO₂还原产物的收率,必须设法抑制析氢过程。在催化剂表面担载某种吸氢物质是抑制氢气产生的有效方法之一。理想的吸氢物质不仅能吸附氢,且被其吸附的氢还具有还原CO₂的能力。     

MOFs基材料在光催化CO2还原中的应用

系统总结了金属有机框架(MOFs)基材料在光催化还原CO₂中的最新研究进展, 其中包括MOFs直接作为光催化剂和作为复合光催化2个主要部分, 讨论了MOFs基光催化剂在催化还原CO₂方面展现出的独特优势, 并对MOFs基光催化剂的结构稳定性与CO₂转化效率等问题进行讨论与分析, 对未来发展趋势进行了展望.     

Pt—TiO2光催化还原罗丹明B

报道了罗丹明B（RhB)在TiO2催化剂上的吸附过程及加氢反应结构。当草酸作为电给体时,光催化反应产生的氢气,可使RhB发生快速地氢反应,生成无色的加氢产物。该加氢过程与催化剂的种类、表面化学状态和担载催化剂的种类有密切关系。     

污染物甲醛为电子给体Pt/TiO2光催化制氢

研究了甲醛为电子给体在Pt/TiO2上光催化生成氢的反应。甲醛经光催化降解产生CO2和甲酸，甲酸可进一步被氧化；甲醛的光催化降解与放氢同时发生，催化剂的最佳Pt负载量为0．5％，甲醛浓度对反应的影响，表观上符合Langmuir-Hinshelwood关系式；碱性条件有利于该反应；在甲醛浓度较低时，甲醇的存在能部分地提高放氢速率，并讨论了可能的反应机理。     

TiO2负载型催化剂及光催化还原CO2反应的表面光电压谱研究

半导体TiO₂作为光催化剂,已被广泛应用于光催化废水处理及光催化储能^[1,2]等方面的研究.人们不断开发高活性的新型光催化剂并对其反应机理进行了探索性研究^[3],希望通过表面负载Pd、Ru、Pt或Rh等贵金属的小岛式颗粒以传递光生电子(或光生空穴).     

TiO2光催化还原CO2

光催化还原CO₂技术在CO₂的治理与利用方面有着潜在的应用价值和良好的开发前景。该文简要综述了近年来用于光催化还原CO₂反应的TiO₂光催化剂材料,包括纯TiO₂催化剂、负载型TiO₂催化剂、金属改性TiO₂催化剂、半导体复合TiO₂催化剂和有机光敏化TiO₂催化剂等,并介绍了各类催化剂光催化还原CO₂的反应性能。     

A rapid and simple microwave-assisted digestion procedure for spectrophotometric determination of titanium dioxide photocatalyst on activated carbon

Deposition of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) on activated carbon (AC) surface has been widely utilized for the production of TiO₂/AC photocatalyst, which can be used in photo-degradation of pollutants. In this work, a fast and simple digestion procedure has been developed for the spectrophotometric quantitative analysis of TiO₂ in TiO₂/AC photocatalyst. Microwave-assisted digestion was used in the procedure. The microwave-digestion procedure was optimized using the single-variable method. Variables optimized included time of ashing, effective digestion time, volume and concentration of sulfuric acid, effect of adding a digestion catalyst, effect of sample pulverizing and on–off time cycle of the microwave. The analysis was completed spectrophotometrically after addition of hydrogen peroxide to the digested solution. Procedure precision and accuracy was tested by application to photocatalyst samples containing known amounts of TiO₂, and compared with previously published spectrophotometric procedures. The proposed microwave procedure was capable of recovering 98.4–101.1% of TiO₂ in the catalyst in less than 10 min, without the need for sample ashing. Analytical precision is 1.42–2.39% relative standard deviation (R.S.D.). In terms of accuracy and precision, the proposed microwave procedure was comparable with other procedures, but the proposed microwave procedure was superior in terms of shorter procedure duration.     

Exploration of silver decoration concentration to enhance photocatalytic efficiency of titanium dioxide photocatalysts

Ag decoration on TiO₂ is favorable to absorption of visible light and wider absorption range. Ag nanoparticles playing the role of electron receivers on TiO₂ surface enhance photodegradation. However, excess Ag nanoparticles caused reduced specific surface area of photocatalysts and increased probability of charge recombination, resulting in lower photocatalytic efficiency. In this study, the influence of various Ag decoration concentrations on photocatalytic activity was investigated. Surface treatment by nitric acid after Ag decoration was performed to avoid excessive Ag deposition. The extent of Ag elimination and its impacts on photocatalytic activity were also explored. An optimum Ag content in the photocatalyst was achieved and photocatalytic efficiency was obviously improved. It was found that the number of calcination times affected the crystallinity and stability of photocatalysts. Better photocatalytic efficiency could be obtained after twice calcinations.     

Convenient synthesis of ethylene carbonates from carbon dioxide and 1,2-diols at atmospheric pressure of carbon dioxide

An efficient and convenient synthesis of ethylene carbonates was achieved by the reaction of carbon dioxide with 1,2-diols in the presence of 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU), followed by treatment with 1-bromobutane. This DBU-promoted transformation proceeded at an atmospheric pressure of carbon dioxide at 25 °C and gave ethylene carbonates in good yields.     

Heterogeneous catalysts for cyclic carbonate synthesis from carbon dioxide and epoxides

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Hydrogen production from water by visible light using zinc porphyrin-sensitized platinized titanium dioxide

The rate of H₂ evolution from aqueous suspensions of Pt/TiO₂ with deposited zinc porphyrin in the presence of an electron donor (EDTA, triethanolamine, ascorbic and oxalic acids) during irradiation by visible light (λ > 520 nm) was optimized with respect to the concentrations of platinum, zinc porphyrin and electron donor. The relationship between the rate of hydrogen evolution and pH has a maximum at pH 4–5 for EDTA, ascorbic and oxalic acids, as does the adsorption of these donors on TiO₂. In the case of triethanolamine, H₂ production increases sharply in alkaline solutions when the triethanolamine molecules are deprotonated. The photostability of the photosensitizer increases on the semiconductor. Turn-over numbers for the zinc porphyrins varied from 50 for water-soluble zinc porphyrin up to 150–185 for water-insoluble sensitizers.     

Voltammetric determination of catechol using a sonogel carbon electrode modified with nanostructured titanium dioxide

In this study, we investigate highly efficient sonogel carbon electrode (SGC/TiO₂) modified with nanostructured titanium dioxide synthesized via sol-gel method employing surfactant template for tailor-designing the structural properties of TiO₂. The stable SGC/TiO₂ electrode detects catechol, a neurotransmitter, in the presence of ascorbic acid, a common interferent, using cyclic voltammetry. A possible rationale for the stable catechol detection of SGC/TiO₂ electrode is attributed to most likely the adsorption of catechol onto highly porous TiO₂ (surface area of 147 m² g⁻¹ and porosity of 46.2%), and the formation of C₆H₄(OTi)₂ bond between catechol and TiO₂. The catechol absorbed onto TiO₂ rapidly reaches the SGC surface, then is oxidized, involving two electrons (e⁻) and two protons (H⁺). As a result, the surface of TiO₂ acts as an electron-transfer accelerator between the SGC electrode and catechol. In addition to the quantitative and qualitative detection of catechol, the SGC/TiO₂ electrode developed here meets the profitable features of electrode including mechanical stability, physical rigidity, and enhanced catalytic properties.     

Synthesis and characterization of sulfur-titanium dioxide nanocomposites for photocatalytic oxidation of cyanide using visible light irradiation

A sol-gel method was used to prepare TiO2and sulfur-TiO2(S-TiO2)nanocomposites, which were characterized by N2 adsorption-desorption, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, photoluminescene, ultraviolet visible and transmission electron microscopy measurements. The photocatalytic performance of TiO2 and S-TiO2nanocomposites, with respect to the photocatalytic oxidation of cyanide under visible light irradiation, was determined. The results reveal that S is well dispersed on the surface of TiO2 nanoparticles. Additionally, the surface area of the S-TiO2nano-composites was observed to be smaller than that of the TiO2nanoparticles because of blocked pores caused by doping with S. The S-TiO2nanocomposite (0.3 wt% S) exhibited the lowest band gap and the highest photocatalytic activity in the oxidation of cyanide. The photocatalytic performance of S-TiO2(0.3 wt% S) nanocomposites was stable, even after the fifth reuse of the nanoparticles for the oxidation of cyanide.     

Cyclic amidine hydroiodide for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates and cyclic dithiocarbonates from carbon dioxide or carbon disulfide under mild conditions

Hydroiodides of amidines can catalyze the reaction of carbon dioxide and epoxides under mild conditions such as ordinary pressure and ambient temperature, and the corresponding five-membered cyclic carbonates were obtained in high yields. The reaction of epoxide with carbon disulfide was also examined under the same conditions. Detailed investigation showed that the catalytic activity was highly affected by the counter anions of the amidine salts; the iodides were effective catalysts for both of the reaction of epoxide with carbon dioxide and carbon disulfide, whereas the bromide, chloride and fluoride counterparts exhibited almost no catalysis.     

Characterization of the chemical interaction between single-walled carbon nanotubes and titanium dioxide nanoparticles by thermogravimetric analyses and resonance Raman spectroscopy

Raman spectroscopy is a powerful technique that is used to characterize or observe alterations in the structure or properties of carbon nanotubes and its composites. This method can provide information about electronic changes or quantify them. We used Raman spectroscopy to study the chemical and electronic changes in a composite formed by titanium dioxide nanoparticles and single-walled carbon nanotubes. This composite was characterized by scanning electron microscopy to investigate the morphology and by thermogravimetric analyses to assess the thermal stability of the isolated carbon nanotubes as compared with the nanotubes by titanium dioxide nanoparticles. The Raman results showed that the modification of the nanotubes with the TiO₂ nanoparticles generates a new material with different structure of the nanotubes, resulting in a decrease in defects. The charge transfer from the TiO₂ nanoparticles to the nanotubes alters the electronic properties of both moieties in the hybrid material. The interaction between the nanotubes and nanoparticles decreases the CC bound order of the nanotubes and decreases their thermal stability.