Unraveling the Impact of Adsorbed Molecules on Photocatalytic Processes: Advancements in Understanding Facet-Controlled Semiconductor Photocatalysts.

This work aims to demonstrate that the FeO nanocrystals' adsorptive and photocatalytic properties can be adjusted by exposing the crystal facets that are functionalized. To this end, cube- and disc-like structures were synthesized using a metal ion-mediated hydrothermal route. Thereafter, some of the samples were annealed at 500 °C for 3 h.

Heteropolyacid encapsulation into the MOF: influence of acid particles distribution on ethanol conversion in hybrid nanomaterials.

Hybrid nanomaterials comprising tungsten heteropolyacid (HPW) and iron-based MOF Basolite™ F 300 used as a support were obtained by post-synthesis combination of the two components. Samples with increasing HPW loading (20, 50, and 80 wt%) were characterised by appropriate physicochemical methods, including nitrogen sorption, electron microscopy imaging, FT-IR spectroscopy, sorption microbalance and catalytic tests. The acidic protons of the tungsten-based heteropolyacid catalysed ethanol conversion depending on location of HPW at either internal or external surfaces of the commercial Basolite™ F 300.