1. Ti/ZnO–Fe2O3 composite: Synthesis, characterization and application as a highly efficient photoelectrocatalyst for methanol from CO2 reduction.
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Xia, Shengjie, Meng, Yue, Zhou, Xiaobo, Xue, Jilong, Pan, Guoxiang, and Ni, Zheming
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TITANIUM oxides , *IRON oxides , *ELECTROCATALYSTS , *METHANOL , *CARBON dioxide reduction , *SCHIFF bases - Abstract
In this paper, Ti/ZnO–Fe 2 O 3 composite derived from Ti/Schiff base intercalated ZnFe layered double hydroxides was used as thin film electrode in CO 2 photoelectroreduction. The influence of molar ratio of Ti/Fe and calcination temperature, which would affect the composites' physicochemical property and the photoelectrocatalytic performance for CO 2 reduction, were investigated in detail. The characterization results from XRD, SEM, TEM, UV-vis and BET showed that Ti/ZnO–Fe 2 O 3 composite with flower–like crystal from had small particle sizes, narrow band gap and excellent textural properties. The final product of CO 2 photoelectroreduction was methanol and the intermediates were formic acid and formaldehyde. The methanol field reached at 0.773 mmol/cm 2 after 3 h reaction with 0.5 V voltage by Ti/ZnO–Fe 2 O 3 composite with Ti/Fe = 1, calcined at 800 °C. In addition, the CO 2 photoelectroreduction pathway and the reason for highly efficient photoelectrocatalytic activity of the composite were also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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