• 文献标题:   The Photocatalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Fuels Using Titanium Dioxide Nanosheets/Graphene Oxide Heterostructure as Photocatalyst
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KARAWEK A, KITTIPOOM K, TANSUTHEPVERAWONGSE L, KITJANUKIT N, NEAMSUNG W, LERTTHANAPHOL N, CHANTHARA P, RATCHAHAT S, PHADUNGBUT P, KIMLOHSOONTORN P, SRINIVES S
  • 作者关键词:   titanium dioxide, co2 conversion, photoreduction, photocatalyst, graphene
  • 出版物名称:   NANOMATERIALS
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  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.3390/nano13020320
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

Carbon dioxide (CO2) photoreduction to high-value products is a technique for dealing with CO2 emissions. The method involves the molecular transformation of CO2 to hydrocarbon and alcohol-type chemicals, such as methane and methanol, relying on a photocatalyst, such as titanium dioxide (TiO2). In this research, TiO2 nanosheets (TNS) were synthesized using a hydrothermal technique in the presence of a hydrofluoric acid (HF) soft template. The nanosheets were further composited with graphene oxide and doped with copper oxide in the hydrothermal process to create the copper-TiO2 nanosheets/graphene oxide (CTNSG). The CTNSG exhibited outstanding photoactivity in converting CO2 gas to methane and acetone. The production rate for methane and acetone was 12.09 and 0.75 mu mol h(-1) g(cat)(-1) at 100% relative humidity, providing a total carbon consumption of 71.70 mu mol g(cat)(-1). The photoactivity of CTNSG was attributed to the heterostructure interior of the two two-dimensional nanostructures, the copper-TiO2 nanosheets and graphene oxide. The nanosheets-graphene oxide interfaces served as the n-p heterojunctions in holding active radicals for subsequent reactions. The heterostructure also directed the charge transfer, which promoted electron-hole separation in the photocatalyst.