Comparative study of CO2 photoreduction using different conformations of CuO photocatalyst: Powder, coating on mesh and thin film

The use of CuO-based photocatalysts for CO2 photoreduction has been extensively reported in the literature. However, the comparison of the photocatalytic activity and selectivity from the published results becomes difficult due to different experimental conditions (i.e., synthesis method, configura...

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Autores principales: Avila López, Manuel Alejandro, Gavrielides, Stelios, Luo, XiaoJiao, Ojoajogwu, Abah Ezra, Tan, Jeannie Z.Y., Luévano Hipólito, Edith, Torres Martínez, Leticia Myriam, Maroto Valer, M. Mercedes
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author Avila López, Manuel Alejandro
Gavrielides, Stelios
Luo, XiaoJiao
Ojoajogwu, Abah Ezra
Tan, Jeannie Z.Y.
Luévano Hipólito, Edith
Torres Martínez, Leticia Myriam
Maroto Valer, M. Mercedes
author_facet Avila López, Manuel Alejandro
Gavrielides, Stelios
Luo, XiaoJiao
Ojoajogwu, Abah Ezra
Tan, Jeannie Z.Y.
Luévano Hipólito, Edith
Torres Martínez, Leticia Myriam
Maroto Valer, M. Mercedes
author_sort Avila López, Manuel Alejandro
collection Repositorio Institucional
description The use of CuO-based photocatalysts for CO2 photoreduction has been extensively reported in the literature. However, the comparison of the photocatalytic activity and selectivity from the published results becomes difficult due to different experimental conditions (i.e., synthesis method, configuration of photocatalyst, flow rate of gas, water content, light intensity) and reactor geometry employed. Hence, in this work different conformations of CuO-based photocatalyst, namely powder (i.e., synthesized using precipitation, sonochemical and hydrothermal-microwave treatment), coating on glass fiber mesh, and thin film, were tested using the same photoreactor and experimental conditions. All CuO photocatalysts exhibited 100 % product selectivity towards CH4 over CO and the CuO coating on the glass fiber mesh exhibited the highest production of CH4 (56.3 μmol gcat − 1h− 1). The morphology, particle size, particle dispersity, and presence of impurities/defects within the CuO photocatalysts had a significant effect on photocatalytic activity. A numerical model, which was built using COMSOL, revealed that the experimental data obtained in this simulated photocatalytic activity study fitted well, however, further optimization was needed.
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spelling eprints-224612025-07-14T16:26:17Z http://eprints.uanl.mx/22461/ Comparative study of CO2 photoreduction using different conformations of CuO photocatalyst: Powder, coating on mesh and thin film Avila López, Manuel Alejandro Gavrielides, Stelios Luo, XiaoJiao Ojoajogwu, Abah Ezra Tan, Jeannie Z.Y. Luévano Hipólito, Edith Torres Martínez, Leticia Myriam Maroto Valer, M. Mercedes QD Química The use of CuO-based photocatalysts for CO2 photoreduction has been extensively reported in the literature. However, the comparison of the photocatalytic activity and selectivity from the published results becomes difficult due to different experimental conditions (i.e., synthesis method, configuration of photocatalyst, flow rate of gas, water content, light intensity) and reactor geometry employed. Hence, in this work different conformations of CuO-based photocatalyst, namely powder (i.e., synthesized using precipitation, sonochemical and hydrothermal-microwave treatment), coating on glass fiber mesh, and thin film, were tested using the same photoreactor and experimental conditions. All CuO photocatalysts exhibited 100 % product selectivity towards CH4 over CO and the CuO coating on the glass fiber mesh exhibited the highest production of CH4 (56.3 μmol gcat − 1h− 1). The morphology, particle size, particle dispersity, and presence of impurities/defects within the CuO photocatalysts had a significant effect on photocatalytic activity. A numerical model, which was built using COMSOL, revealed that the experimental data obtained in this simulated photocatalytic activity study fitted well, however, further optimization was needed. Elsevier 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd http://eprints.uanl.mx/22461/1/22461.pdf http://eprints.uanl.mx/22461/1.haspreviewThumbnailVersion/22461.pdf Avila López, Manuel Alejandro y Gavrielides, Stelios y Luo, XiaoJiao y Ojoajogwu, Abah Ezra y Tan, Jeannie Z.Y. y Luévano Hipólito, Edith y Torres Martínez, Leticia Myriam y Maroto Valer, M. Mercedes (2021) Comparative study of CO2 photoreduction using different conformations of CuO photocatalyst: Powder, coating on mesh and thin film. Journal of CO2 Utilization, 50. pp. 1-9. ISSN 22129820 http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101588 doi:10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101588
spellingShingle QD Química
Avila López, Manuel Alejandro
Gavrielides, Stelios
Luo, XiaoJiao
Ojoajogwu, Abah Ezra
Tan, Jeannie Z.Y.
Luévano Hipólito, Edith
Torres Martínez, Leticia Myriam
Maroto Valer, M. Mercedes
Comparative study of CO2 photoreduction using different conformations of CuO photocatalyst: Powder, coating on mesh and thin film
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title Comparative study of CO2 photoreduction using different conformations of CuO photocatalyst: Powder, coating on mesh and thin film
title_full Comparative study of CO2 photoreduction using different conformations of CuO photocatalyst: Powder, coating on mesh and thin film
title_fullStr Comparative study of CO2 photoreduction using different conformations of CuO photocatalyst: Powder, coating on mesh and thin film
title_full_unstemmed Comparative study of CO2 photoreduction using different conformations of CuO photocatalyst: Powder, coating on mesh and thin film
title_short Comparative study of CO2 photoreduction using different conformations of CuO photocatalyst: Powder, coating on mesh and thin film
title_sort comparative study of co2 photoreduction using different conformations of cuo photocatalyst powder coating on mesh and thin film
topic QD Química
url http://eprints.uanl.mx/22461/1/22461.pdf
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