Optimum reductants ratio for CO<sub>2</sub> reduction by overlapped Cu/TiO<sub>2</sub>

Akira Nishimura; Ryuki Toyoda; Daichi Tatematsu; Masafumi Hirota; Akira Koshio; Fumio Kokai; Eric Hu; Akira Nishimura; Ryuki Toyoda; Daichi Tatematsu; Masafumi Hirota; Akira Koshio; Fumio Kokai; Eric Hu

doi:10.3934/matersci.2019.2.214

AIMS Materials Science

2019, Volume 6, Issue 2: 214-233. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2019.2.214

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Optimum reductants ratio for CO₂ reduction by overlapped Cu/TiO₂

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Division of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, JAPAN
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Division of Chemistry for Materials, Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, JAPAN
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School of Mechanical Engineering, the University of Adelaide, Australia

Received: 16 December 2018 Accepted: 13 March 2019 Published: 25 March 2019

Cu-doped TiO₂ (Cu/TiO₂) film photocatalyst was prepared by combination of sol-gel and dip-coating process, and pulse arc plasma method. The effect of Cu/TiO₂ photocatalyst on CO₂ reduction performance with reductants of H₂O and H₂ was investigated. In addition, this study investigated overlapping two Cu/TiO₂ coated on netlike glass fiber discs in order to utilize the light effectively as well as increase the amount of photocatalyst used for CO₂ reduction. The characterization of prepared Cu/TiO₂ film coated on netlike glass fiber was analyzed by SEM, EPMA, TEM and EELS. Furthermore, the CO₂ reduction performance of Cu/TiO₂ film was tested under illumination of Xe lamp with or without ultraviolet (UV) light, respectively. As a result, the best CO₂ reduction performance has been achieved under the condition of CO₂/H₂/H₂O = 1:0.5:0.5 with UV light illumination as well as without UV light illumination. Under the illumination condition with UV light, the highest concentration of CO for Cu/TiO₂ overlapped is 1.4 times as large as that for single Cu/TiO₂, while the highest concentration of CH₄ for Cu/TiO₂ overlapped is 1.7 times as that for single Cu/TiO₂. Under the illumination condition without UV light, the highest molar quality of CO per weight of photocatalyst for Cu/TiO₂ overlapped is 1.1 times as that for single Cu/TiO₂. The theoretical molar ratio of CO₂/H₂O or CO₂/H₂ to produce CO is 1:1, while the theoretical molar ratio of CO₂/H₂O or CO₂/H₂ to produce CH₄ is 1:4. Since the molar ratio of CO₂/H₂/H₂O = 1:0.5:0.5 can be regarded as the molar ratio of CO₂/total reductants = 1:1, it is believed that the results of this study follow the reaction schemes of CO₂/H₂O and CO₂/H₂.
- Cu/TiO₂ photocatalyst,
- CO₂ reduction,
- overlapping effect,
- reductant,
- visible light response
Citation: Akira Nishimura, Ryuki Toyoda, Daichi Tatematsu, Masafumi Hirota, Akira Koshio, Fumio Kokai, Eric Hu. Optimum reductants ratio for CO2 reduction by overlapped Cu/TiO2[J]. AIMS Materials Science, 2019, 6(2): 214-233. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2019.2.214

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Abstract

Cu-doped TiO₂ (Cu/TiO₂) film photocatalyst was prepared by combination of sol-gel and dip-coating process, and pulse arc plasma method. The effect of Cu/TiO₂ photocatalyst on CO₂ reduction performance with reductants of H₂O and H₂ was investigated. In addition, this study investigated overlapping two Cu/TiO₂ coated on netlike glass fiber discs in order to utilize the light effectively as well as increase the amount of photocatalyst used for CO₂ reduction. The characterization of prepared Cu/TiO₂ film coated on netlike glass fiber was analyzed by SEM, EPMA, TEM and EELS. Furthermore, the CO₂ reduction performance of Cu/TiO₂ film was tested under illumination of Xe lamp with or without ultraviolet (UV) light, respectively. As a result, the best CO₂ reduction performance has been achieved under the condition of CO₂/H₂/H₂O = 1:0.5:0.5 with UV light illumination as well as without UV light illumination. Under the illumination condition with UV light, the highest concentration of CO for Cu/TiO₂ overlapped is 1.4 times as large as that for single Cu/TiO₂, while the highest concentration of CH₄ for Cu/TiO₂ overlapped is 1.7 times as that for single Cu/TiO₂. Under the illumination condition without UV light, the highest molar quality of CO per weight of photocatalyst for Cu/TiO₂ overlapped is 1.1 times as that for single Cu/TiO₂. The theoretical molar ratio of CO₂/H₂O or CO₂/H₂ to produce CO is 1:1, while the theoretical molar ratio of CO₂/H₂O or CO₂/H₂ to produce CH₄ is 1:4. Since the molar ratio of CO₂/H₂/H₂O = 1:0.5:0.5 can be regarded as the molar ratio of CO₂/total reductants = 1:1, it is believed that the results of this study follow the reaction schemes of CO₂/H₂O and CO₂/H₂.

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