Decoupling H2 and O2 Release in Particulate Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting Using a Reversible O2 Binder.

H2 and O2 evolutions occur simultaneously for conventional particulate photocatalytic overall water splitting (PPOWS), leading to a significant backward reaction and the formation of an explosive H2/O2 gas mixture. This is an issue that must be addressed prior to industrialization of PPOWS. Here, a convenient, cost-effective, and scalable concept is introduced to uncouple hydrogen and oxygen production for PPOWS.

Prohibiting the electron-phonon coupling effect in tungsten trioxide nanosheet colloid with enhanced photocatalytic antibacterial capacity.

The serious combination of abundant electrons/holes in bulk primarily hinders the efficiency in the photocatalytic reaction. It is crucial to control the spatial charge dynamics through delicately designing the crystal configuration of photocatalyst. In this work, a modified tungsten trioxide nanosheet colloid (M-WO) was synthesized by an ion exchange method.

Facile Preparation of the ZnSe/AgSe Binary Heterojunction for Photocatalytic Antibacterial Efficiency.

In a novel approach that capitalized on the differential solubility product (K) of ZnSe and AgSe, a unique ZnSe/AgSe binary heterostructure was efficiently synthesized in situ. ZnSe/AgSe exhibited excellent antimicrobial efficiency under visible light. Incorporating AgSe into ZnSe significantly enhanced the photoelectric performance of the catalyst, greatly accelerating the separation of the photogenerated electrons in the system.

Enhanced bacterial disinfection by CuI-BiOI/rGO hydrogel under visible light irradiation.

Compared with traditional layered graphene, graphene hydrogels have been used to construct highly efficient visible light-excited photocatalysts due to their particular three-dimensional network structure and efficient electron transport capacity. In this work, CuI-BiOI/rGO hydrogel with excellent photocatalytic antibacterial activity was prepared and its activity against and was evaluated. The result indicates that CuI-BiOI/rGO hydrogel exhibits superior sterilization performance and higher stability than CuI-BiOI and BiOI/rGO, and could completely kill and within 40 min.

High-Rate, Tunable Syngas Production with Artificial Photosynthetic Cells.

An artificial photosynthetic (APS) system consisting of a photoanodic semiconductor that harvests solar photons to split H O, a Ni-SNG cathodic catalyst for the dark reaction of CO reduction in a CO -saturated NaHCO solution, and a proton-conducting membrane enabled syngas production from CO and H O with solar-to-syngas energy-conversion efficiency of up to 13.6 %. The syngas CO/H ratio was tunable between 1:2 and 5:1.

Visible-Light Driven Overall Conversion of CO and HO to CH and O on 3D-SiC@2D-MoS Heterostructure.

A marigold-like SiC@MoS nanoflower with a unique Z-scheme structure efficiently achieves the overall conversion of gas phase CO with HO (CO (g) + 2HO (g) = CH + 2O) without any sacrificial reagents under visible light (λ ≥ 420 nm) irradiation. The CH and O evolution are 323 and 621 μL·g·h, and stable throughout 5 cycle reactions of total 40 h. This work demonstrates a breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis with the Z-scheme 1D heterojunction constructed by combining 2D semiconductor and 3D semiconductor based on the transfer balance of photogenerated electron and hole.

In situ construction of a heterojunction over the surface of a sandwich structure semiconductor for highly efficient photocatalytic H evolution under visible light irradiation.

Developing a heterostructure on the surface of a "sandwich" structure semiconductor is essential for full utilization of its heterojunction function and hence for designing efficient solar energy conversion systems. Here, we show that 2D-2D MoS/MnSbS heterostructure composites are designed for the first time and successfully synthesized by a simple in situ calcination pathway. Under visible light irradiation, the ca.

Cd(CNS) coordination polymer/graphene nanoarchitectures for enhanced photocatalytic HO production under visible light.

For a long time, there has been global concern over the environment and energy problems. Recently, the problems, which have brought about serious effect on the global living condition, have been in the "spotlight" and given impetus to the universal's efforts to head for the same direction: stem the worst warming and strive for the renewable energy source. Hydrogen peroxide (HO) is undoubtedly a good choice, which holds the promise as a clean, efficient, safe and transferrable energy carrier.

Large-scale preparation of heterometallic chalcogenide MnSbS monolayer nanosheets with a high visible-light photocatalytic activity for H evolution.

Free standing MnSbS 2D monolayer nanosheets were developed by a simple calcination of the neutral hydrazine molecule bridged chalcogenide, and were found to display a highly efficient and stable activity for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water under visible light irradiation (420-730 nm).

I-TiO2/PVC film with highly photocatalytic antibacterial activity under visible light.

Iodine-modified TiO2(I-TiO2) film were coated on medical-grade PVC material by impregnation-deposition method and subsequently characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, AFM, DRS and XPS. The photocatalytic anti-bacterial activity of I-TiO2/PVC was investigated both by in vitro anti-bacterial experiments and by clinical study. The results revealed that I-TiO2/PVC exhibit excellent photocatalytic antibacterial activity, which can destroy the propagation of the Escherichia coli and cause the deactivation and death of most E.

Synergy of metal and nonmetal dopants for visible-light photocatalysis: a case-study of Sn and N co-doped TiO2.

This paper mainly focuses on the synergistic effect of Sn and N dopants to enhance the photocatalytic performance of anatase TiO2 under visible light or simulated solar light irradiation. The Sn and N co-doped TiO2 (SNT-x) photocatalysts were successfully prepared by the facile sol-gel method and the post-nitridation route in the temperature range of 400-550 °C. All the as-prepared samples were characterized in detail by X-ray diffraction, UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron and electron spin resonance spectroscopy and photoelectrochemical measurements.

Robust Photocatalytic H2O2 Production by Octahedral Cd3(C3N3S3)2 Coordination Polymer under Visible Light.

Herein, we reported a octahedral Cd3(C3N3S3)2 coordination polymer as a new noble metal-free photocatalyst for robust photocatalytic H2O2 production from methanol/water solution. The coordination polymer can give an unprecedented H2O2 yield of ca. 110.

Monolayered Bi2WO6 nanosheets mimicking heterojunction interface with open surfaces for photocatalysis.

Two-dimensional-layered heterojunctions have attracted extensive interest recently due to their exciting behaviours in electronic/optoelectronic devices as well as solar energy conversion systems. However, layered heterojunction materials, especially those made by stacking different monolayers together by strong chemical bonds rather than by weak van der Waal interactions, are still challenging to fabricate. Here the monolayer Bi2WO6 with a sandwich substructure of [BiO](+)-[WO4](2-)-[BiO](+) is reported.

[In situ IR study of surface hydroxyl and photocatalytic oxidation of toluene of rutile TiO2].

Abstract In the present work, the surface hydroxyls on rutile TiO2 that evacuated at different temperature were characterized by in suit FTIR The action of OH groups in photocatalytic reaction was tested by adsorption and photooxidation of toluene in an in situ IR cell. The results show that there are seven OH groups(with bands at 3 724, 3 700, 3 652, 3 648, 3 610, 3 413 and 3 362 cm-1) on rutile TiO2 with different thermal stability. Among the seven hydroxyl groups, the OH groups with bands at 3 724, 3 700 and 3 652 cm-1 are thermal stable and are ascribed to isolate hydroxyl groups, while the OH groups with bands at 3 648, 3 610, 3 413 and 3 362 cm-1 are thermal unstable that almost disappear after evacuation at 250 degreesC.

Photoinduced reactions between Pb3O4 and organic dyes in aqueous solution under visible light.

Pb(3)O(4) could react with organic dyes in aqueous solution under visible light irradiation, in which Pb(3)O(4) was transformed into Pb(3)(CO(3))(2)(OH)(2) along with oxidation of the organic dyes. Cu(2+) has considerable effect on the reaction. In the presence of Cu(2+), MO (20 ppm) and RhB (10(-5) mol L(-1)) were completely degraded under visible light within 6 and 20 min, respectively, while both Pb(3)O(4) and Cu(2+) keep almost stable during photodegradation.

In situ IR study of surface hydroxyl species of dehydrated TiO2: towards understanding pivotal surface processes of TiO2 photocatalytic oxidation of toluene.

The surface species on P25-TiO(2) were characterized by FTIR after evacuation at 50-550 °C. The functions of OH groups on P25-TiO(2) catalysts have been tested by the adsorption and photooxidation of toluene in an in situ IR cell. FTIR studies show that the hydroxyl species on P25-TiO(2) are clearly temperature-dependent and P25-TiO(2) has six isolated hydroxyls with bands at 3734, 3715, 3688, 3671, 3658 and 3640 cm(-1).

Photocatalytic and antibacterial properties of medical-grade PVC material coated with TiO2 film.

The TiO(2) film was coated on poly vinyl chloride (PVC) surface by dip-coating process from TiO(2)-PVC-THF suspension. The morphology and crystal structure of the as-synthesized samples were characterized by SEM and XRD. The photocatalytic properties were measured by the photodegradation reaction of RhB and the anti-adhesion and anti-bacteria for Escherichia coli.

[Study of photocatalytic performance of TiO2 membrane for oleic acid by FTIR-ATR technique].

The TiO2 membranes were prepared on glass, ceramic tile and aluminum pieces by Sol-Gel and PVD methods. A fast and exact evaluation on the photocatalytic self-cleaning performance of the membrane materials was achieved by FTIR-ATR technique using oleic acid which was laid on the surface of the membrane. The hydrophilic property of the samples was also determined by the contact angle with water.

[Photocatalytic functional ceramic and its speciality of photodecomposition].

Photocatalytic ceramic was prepared by coating photocatalytic membrane on ceramic matrix. The photocatalytic behavior of the TiO2 coated ceramic for degradation of oleic acid, ethylene, SO2, NOx and sterilization was studied by using XRD, chromatogram, in-situ IR and spectrophotometer. The results showed that the photocatalytic ceramic prepared by special conditions have the function of environmental conservation such as the photodegradating organic contaminants, removing inorganic baleful gas and killing bacteria.