Mixed phase anatase nanosheets/brookite nanorods TiO2 photocatalysts for enhanced gas phase CO2 photoreduction and H2 production

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering(2024)

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CO2 photoreduction and H2 photocatalytic production reactions have been studied on different TiO2 polymorphs (anatase and brookite) engineered with specific nanocrystal shape. Anatase TiO2 materials of nanosheet morphology and brookite TiO2 of nanorod morphology were developed via a hydrothermal synthesis process. Mixed-phase anatase/brookite TiO2 materials of the above extreme cases were also developed, controlling the phase composition. The materials were fully characterized by a variety of techniques including structural, morphological, textural and electronic properties characterization. N2 physisorption analysis and CO2 adsorption isotherms have shown that minimum amount of brookite phase (i.e. ca. 7 wt%) in the final material improved the textural properties and the CO2 uptake ability. Electron paramagnetic spectroscopy (EPR) provided evidences for improvements in the formation and availability of photogenerated electrons in the mixed-phase materials. CO2 photoreduction was increased by ca. 220% in the optimized mixed-phase anatase/brookite TiO2. Photocatalytic H2 production rates were also improved by ca. 140%. The results in the present study have shown that the TiO2 phase as well as the amount of each TiO2 polymorph plays vital role in photocatalytic efficiency and that the photocatalytic improvement depends greatly on the specific reactions. The new insights provided herein would be of interest for studied focusing on materials shape engineering and phase composition and their effect on activity.
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Anatase,Brookite,CO 2 reduction,Hydrogen,Phase engineering,Shape engineering
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