he control of by-product formation rates in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction from organic substances over Pt/g–C3N4
https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2024-15-4-548-557
Abstract
The results on the photocatalytic activity of 0 – 2 wt.% Pt/g-C3N4 in the hydrogen evolution reaction under visible light (430 nm) are presented. Triethanolamine (TEOA), glycerol, glucose and cellulose were used as electron donor. During the reaction, not only the target product, hydrogen, but also by-products of the reaction in the gas phase, namely CO and CO2, were controlled. In order to study the chemical composition, microstructure and optical properties, the samples were investigated by XPS, TEM and diffuse reflection methods. The maximum hydrogen evolution rate obtained for 1 % Pt/g-C3N4 from TEOA solution was 3.96 μmol·min−1, with a selectivity of 100 %. The use of glycerol and cellulose resulted in the production of syngas, and varying the platinum content allowed the selectivity of the process to vary (42.4 to 100 %). Glucose using led to the formation of a mixture of CO2 and H2 with a selectivity of 90 % or higher. In general, hydrogen-containing mixtures obtained using organic substrates can be further used in various applications.
Keywords
photocatalysis,
hydrogen evolution,
carbon nitride,
triethanolamine,
glycerol,
cellulose,
glucose,
visible light
Supporting agencies: This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russian Federation within the governmental order for Boreskov Institute of Catalysis (FWUR-2024-0033)
About the Authors
K. O. Potapenko
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, SB RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ksenia O. Potapenko
Novosibirsk, 630090
E. E. Aydakov
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, SB RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Egor E. Aydakov
Novosibirsk, 630090
E. Y. Gerasimov
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, SB RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Evgeny Y. Gerasimov
Novosibirsk, 630090
E. A. Kozlova
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, SB RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ekaterina A. Kozlova
Novosibirsk, 630090
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Potapenko K.O., Aydakov E.E., Gerasimov E.Y., Kozlova E.A. he control of by-product formation rates in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction from organic substances over Pt/g–C3N4. Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics. 2024;15(4):548-557. https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2024-15-4-548-557
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