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ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
卷 3, 期 7, 页码 7138-7148出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.0c01189
关键词
visible-light-driven water splitting; H-2 generation; biomass conversion; Zn0.5Cd0.5S/MnO2 heterostructure; 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF)
资金
- Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India
The development of efficient photocatalysts for utilization of solar energy for water splitting coupled with oxidation of biomass-derivatives is of utmost importance for the simultaneous production of clean fuel (H-2) and value-added chemicals. Consequently, herein we report the development of the Z-scheme photocatalytic system, Zn0.5Cd0.5S/xMnO(2), which has the optimum band structure suitable for efficient visible-light-assisted photocatalytic H-2 generation integrated with selective oxidation of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to a more value-added product, 2,5-diformylfuran (DFF). The electron microscopy analyses of the samples revealed the presence of Zn0.5Cd0.5S microspheres composed of smaller nanocrystals with the surface covered by the MnO2 nanostructure and the intimate contact between Zn0.5Cd0.5S and MnO2. Photocatalytic investigations revealed the highest activity for Zn0.5Cd0.5S/1% MnO2, affording a DFF yield of 46% and a simultaneous H-2 generation rate of 1322 mu mol g(-1) in 24 h, which are, respectively, 9 and 4 times higher than those of parent sample, Zn0.5Cd0.5S. Further, the best heterostructure exhibits good catalytic activity even under natural sunlight irradiation, affording DFF with a 14% yield and H-2 generation rate of 152.6 mu mol g(-1) in 6 h. The high catalytic activity of the heterostructure over the parent materials has been attributed to efficient separation of photogenerated charge-carriers with the aid of the Z-scheme mechanism and the synergistic catalysis between Zn0.5Cd0.5S and MnO2. Overall, this work represents a unique demonstration of noble metal-free selective oxidation of HMF to DFF integrated with H-2 production under mild reaction conditions.
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