Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation in Surfactant-Free, Aqueous Organic Nanoparticle Dispersions

Overview

Journal Small

Date 2024 Oct 3

PMID 39358967

Authors

Jan Bruder

Karen Fischer

Jonas Armleder

Erich Muller

Nicola Da Roit

Silke Behrens

Yuman Peng

Wolfgang Wenzel

Holger Rohm

Alexander Colsmann

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Abstract

Hydrogen generation in electrostatically stabilized, aqueous organic nanoparticle dispersions is investigated. For this purpose, organic nanoparticle dispersions are synthesized in water by nanoprecipitation from tetrahydrofuran and stabilized by charging through strong molecular electron acceptors. The dispersions are stable for more than 10 weeks on the shelf and during the photocatalytic process, despite the continuous transfer of charges between the reactants. The hydrogen generation in the electrostatically stabilized dispersions outperforms the hydrogen generation in organic nanoparticle dispersions which contain the common stabilizer sodium dodecyl sulfate.

Citing Articles

Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation in Surfactant-Free, Aqueous Organic Nanoparticle Dispersions.

Bruder J, Fischer K, Armleder J, Muller E, Da Roit N, Behrens S Small. 2024; 20(47):e2406236.

PMID: 39358967 PMC: 11579955. DOI: 10.1002/smll.202406236.

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