Photocatalytic H2O2 Generation Using Au-Ag Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles loaded on ZnO

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  • Xinzhu Pang
  • Nathan Skillen
  • Detlef W. Bahnemann
  • David W. Rooney
  • Peter K. J. Robertson

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Externe Organisationen

  • Queen's University Belfast
  • Staatliche Universität Sankt Petersburg
  • Shaanxi University of Science and Technology
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer939
Seitenumfang12
FachzeitschriftCATALYSTS
Jahrgang12
Ausgabenummer9
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 24 Aug. 2022

Abstract

Hydrogen peroxide (H 2O 2) is an important chemical as it is an environmentally friendly oxidant for organic synthesis and environmental remediation as well as a promising candidate for the liquid fuel. Photocatalytic generation of H 2O 2 is sustainable, and many efforts have been put into the development of new catalysts to gain high H 2O 2 yields. In this investigation, Au/ZnO, Ag/ZnO and Au-Ag/ZnO catalysts were prepared by the simultaneous impregnation of HAuCl 4 and AgNO 3 and they were used to generate H 2O 2 from a methanol/O 2 system. It was demonstrated that Au/ZnO had the best performance at generating H 2O 2. The presence of Au on ZnO accelerated the generation of H 2O 2 on ZnO and facilitated H 2O 2 adsorption onto the catalyst surface, which resulted in the reaction kinetics changing from zero-order to first-order. Ag atoms on Ag/ZnO were unstable and would strip from the surface of ZnO during irradiation, decreasing the yield of H 2O 2. The stabilization of Ag on Au-Ag/ZnO depended on the ratio of Au and Ag. Au 0.1Ag 0.2/ZnO was a stable catalyst and it showed that the presence of Ag promoted the formation and decomposition of peroxide, simultaneously.

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Photocatalytic H2O2 Generation Using Au-Ag Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles loaded on ZnO. / Pang, Xinzhu; Skillen, Nathan; Bahnemann, Detlef W. et al.
in: CATALYSTS, Jahrgang 12, Nr. 9, 939, 24.08.2022.

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Pang, X, Skillen, N, Bahnemann, DW, Rooney, DW & Robertson, PKJ 2022, 'Photocatalytic H2O2 Generation Using Au-Ag Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles loaded on ZnO', CATALYSTS, Jg. 12, Nr. 9, 939. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12090939
Pang, X., Skillen, N., Bahnemann, D. W., Rooney, D. W., & Robertson, P. K. J. (2022). Photocatalytic H2O2 Generation Using Au-Ag Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles loaded on ZnO. CATALYSTS, 12(9), Artikel 939. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12090939
Pang X, Skillen N, Bahnemann DW, Rooney DW, Robertson PKJ. Photocatalytic H2O2 Generation Using Au-Ag Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles loaded on ZnO. CATALYSTS. 2022 Aug 24;12(9):939. doi: 10.3390/catal12090939
Pang, Xinzhu ; Skillen, Nathan ; Bahnemann, Detlef W. et al. / Photocatalytic H2O2 Generation Using Au-Ag Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles loaded on ZnO. in: CATALYSTS. 2022 ; Jahrgang 12, Nr. 9.
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