• 文献标题:   Green chemistry synthesis of a nanocomposite graphene hydrogel with three-dimensional nano-mesopores for photocatalytic H-2 production
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GAO MM, PEH CKN, ONG WL, HO GW
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  • 出版物名称:   RSC ADVANCES
  • ISSN:   2046-2069
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Univ Singapore
  • 被引频次:   55
  • DOI:   10.1039/c3ra22950e
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

In this work, we have developed a nanocomposite graphene hydrogel (NGH) based on green chemistry, employing vitamin C (VC) to attain a supramolecular 3D network of hybrid nanostructured materials. Here, it is shown that the hydrogel is an appropriate and robust host for stable a TiO2 semiconductor catalyst sensitized with visible light responsive nanostructured particles. The NGH is tailored with well-defined nano-mesopores, a large surface area, a highly dispersive nanosheet-nanorods-nanoparticle composite, and enhance visible light absorption. Finally, we demonstrate practical applications of utilizing the NGH with water containing pores for photocatalytic H-2 production. An important pragmatic consideration of using a NGH is the ease of separation and recovery of the nanosized catalyst after the photoreaction which would otherwise require extensive and expensive nanofiltration.