Enhanced photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO over BiOBr assisted by phenolic resin-based activated carbon spheres

Advantageous Role of Ir0 Supported on TiO2 Nanosheets in Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction to CH4: Fast Electron Transfer and Rich Surface Hydroxyl Groups

Ir-based heterogeneous catalysts for photocatalytic CO₂ reduction have rarely been reported and are worthy of investigation. In this work, TiO₂ nanosheets with a higher specific surface area and more oxygen vacancies were employed to support Ir metal by impregnation (Imp) and ethylene glycol (EG) reduction methods. In comparison with Ir/TiO₂ (Imp) and TiO₂, Ir/TiO₂ (EG) exhibited excellent photocatalytic performance toward CO₂ reduction, especially for CH₄ production on account of the oxygen defect of TiO₂ and rich surface hydroxyl groups produced from the interaction between TiO₂ nanosheets and metallic Ir. In situ ESR suggested that the oxygen defect was significant for CO₂ adsorption/activation. Furthermore, metallic Ir was beneficial for photogenerated electron transfer, surface hydroxyl generation, and adsorption of the CO intermediate, generating more available electrons and reducing agents for CH₄ production. In situ CO₂ DRIFTS confirmed the key synergistic interaction between the oxygen defect and metallic Ir in the photoreduction from CO₂ to CH₄.

Photocatalytic CO2 reduction to CH4 on iron porphyrin supported on atomically thin defective titanium dioxide

The synergistic effect of OVs and FeTPP on 2D TiO2 improves the efficiency and selectivity of CO2 photoreduction to CH4.

Wavelength selective photoactivated autocatalytic oxidation of 5,12-dihydrobenzo[b]phenazine and its application in metal-free synthesis

Photochemical stability of 5,12-dihydrobenzo[b]phenazine (DHBP) was investigated with LEDs with central emission wavelengths in a range of 365 to 595 nm. Photochemical conversion of DHBP to benzo[b]phenazine (BP) was observed with wavelengths upto 516 nm. Light of 490 and 516 nm is not absorbed by DHBP, but photoactivated autocatalytic oxidation of DHBP to BP with these wavelengths was confirmed. The reaction rate is in a range of 111-208 μg min^-1 with these LEDs. The mechanism of the reaction was examined and the experimental results exclude the intermolecular interaction such as the Förster resonance energy transfer, the intermolecular charge transfer, the photoinduced electron transfer and the formation of an exciplex. The formation of the reactive oxygen species was verified with electron paramagnetic resonance, which indicates its potential in the synthesis. When sunlight was used as the light source, the oxidation rate of 1 mg mL^-1 DHBP was 393 μg min^-1. Same autocatalytic oxidation was also observed on similar compounds and it can be used for producing metal-free organic substances for semiconductors.