One-Step Hydrothermal Synthesis of Precious Metal-Doped Titanium Dioxide-Graphene Oxide Composites for Photocatalytic Conversion of CO to Ethanol

Overview

Journal ACS Omega

Publisher American Chemical Society

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2022 Jan 5

PMID 34984307

Citations 7

Authors

Napat Lertthanaphol

Natpichan Pienutsa

Kittapas Chusri

Thirawit Sornsuchat

Prowpatchara Chanthara

Panpailin Seeharaj

Pattaraporn Kim-Lohsoontorn

Sira Srinives

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Abstract

We utilized a one-step hydrothermal process for the synthesis of precious metal-doped titanium dioxide (TiO)/graphene oxide (GO) composites. The metal-doped TiO/GO composites, including silver-TiO/GO (Ag-TiO/GO), palladium-TiO/GO (Pd-TiO/GO), and copper-TiO/GO (Cu-TiO/GO), were synthesized by mixing a metal precursor, titanium butoxide, and graphene oxide in a water-ethanol mixture in an autoclave hydrothermal reactor. The photocatalytic performance of the composites was tested in the photoreduction of carbon dioxide (CO) to ethanol. Ag-TiO/GO, Pd-TiO/GO, and Cu-TiO/GO exhibited an ethanol production rate of 109, 125, and 233 μmol/g h, respectively. The outstanding performances of Cu-TiO/GO can be attributed to a combined effect of key parameters, including optical band gap, crystallite size, and BET surface area.

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