On the selectivity of butyric acid photoreforming over Au/TiO2 and Pt/TiO2 by UV and visible radiation: A combined experimental and theoretical study

Gabriele Scandura; Muhammad Sajjad; Nirpendra Singh; Giovanni Palmisano; Jorge Rodríguez

doi:10.1016/j.apcata.2021.118321

On the selectivity of butyric acid photoreforming over Au/TiO₂ and Pt/TiO₂ by UV and visible radiation: A combined experimental and theoretical study

Gabriele Scandura, Muhammad Sajjad, Nirpendra Singh, Giovanni Palmisano, Jorge Rodríguez

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Abstract

Commercial TiO₂ (P25) and synthesized TiO₂ nanorods (TNR) decorated by either Pt or Au nanoparticles, were used in the butyric acid photoreforming (BAPR) and characterized by XRD, TEM/EDS, porosimetry, and DRS. The selectivity toward a wide range of products (H₂, CO₂, alkanes, alkenes, organic acids) was investigated under three different irradiation sources (UV, vis, UV + vis). Butyric acid conversion (X_BA) and the selectivity to H₂ (S_H2), propane (S_C3H8), propene (S_C3H6) are suggested to be mainly affected by holes in the TiO₂ valence band, electrons over the noble metal, electrons in the TiO₂ conduction band, and holes over the metal, respectively. The highest X_BA and S_H2 were recorded with Pt/P25 under UV, whereas the largest S_C3H8 and S_C3H6 were observed with Au/TNR under UV + vis. First-principles calculations were performed with the aid of density functional theory, to investigate the energetic properties of metal/oxide structures and further elucidate the photocatalytic mechanism observed in the experiments.

Original language	English
Article number	118321
Journal	Applied Catalysis A: General
Volume	624
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2021.118321
Publication status	Published - 25 Aug 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Butyric acid
Hydrocarbons
Hydrogen
Photoreforming
Titanium dioxide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Catalysis
Process Chemistry and Technology

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