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CATALYSTS
卷 9, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/catal9070584
关键词
photocatalysis; hydrogen; biomass; wastewaters; cellulose; rice husks
资金
- Spanish Government (Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities) through its Severo Ochoa excellence program [SEV 2016-0683]
- European Union (European Regional Development Fund) [CTQ2015-74138-JIN]
A systematic study on the solar photocatalytic hydrogen production (photoreforming) performance of M/TiO2 (M = Au, Ag, Cu or Pt) using glucose as a model substrate, and further extended to lignocellulose hydrolysates and wastewaters, is herein presented. Three metal (M) co-catalyst loading methods were tested. Variation of the type of metal results in significantly dissimilar H-2 production rates, albeit the loading method exerts an even greater effect in most cases. Deposition-precipitation (followed by hydrogenation) or photodeposition provided better results than classical impregnation (followed by calcination). Interestingly, copper as a co-catalyst performed satisfactorily as compared to Au, and slightly below Pt, thus representing a realistic inexpensive alternative to noble metals. Hydrolysates of either alpha-cellulose or rice husks, obtained under mild conditions (short thermal cycles at 160 degrees C), were rich in saccharides and thus suitable as feedstocks. Nonetheless, the presence of inhibiting byproducts hindered H-2 production. A novel photocatalytic UV pre-treatment method was successful to initially remove the most recalcitrant portion of these minor products along with H-2 production (17 mu mol g(cat)(-1) h(-1) on Cu/TiO2). After a short UV step, simulated sunlight photoreforming was orders of magnitude more efficient than without the pre-treatment. Hydrogen production was also directly tested on two different wastewater streams, that is, a municipal influent and samples from operations in a fruit juice producing plant, with remarkable results obtained for the latter (up to 115 mu mol g(cat)(-1) h(-1) using Au/TiO2).
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