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3D Printed Scaffolds for Monolithic Aerogel Photocatalysts with Complex Geometries

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SMALL
卷 17, 期 50, 页码 -

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WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104089

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3D printing; aerogels; hydrogen production; nanoparticles; photocatalysis; TiO (2)

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  1. Swiss National Science Foundation [200020B_184842]
  2. ETH Zurich
  3. Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich
  4. Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [200020B_184842] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)

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The use of carefully designed 3D printed polymeric scaffolds in monolithic aerogels composed of crystalline nanoparticles allows for the optimization of photocatalytic performance and mechanical stability. By controlling the geometry of the photocatalysts, fundamental parameters in gas phase photocatalysis can be systematically studied and improved, leading to significant increases in hydrogen production rate and overall performance.
Monolithic aerogels composed of crystalline nanoparticles enable photocatalysis in three dimensions, but they suffer from low mechanical stability and it is difficult to produce them with complex geometries. Here, an approach to control the geometry of the photocatalysts to optimize their photocatalytic performance by introducing carefully designed 3D printed polymeric scaffolds into the aerogel monoliths is reported. This allows to systematically study and improve fundamental parameters in gas phase photocatalysis, such as the gas flow through and the ultraviolet light penetration into the aerogel and to customize its geometric shape to a continuous gas flow reactor. Using photocatalytic methanol reforming as a model reaction, it is shown that the optimization of these parameters leads to an increase of the hydrogen production rate by a factor of three from 400 to 1200 mu mol g(-1) h(-1). The rigid scaffolds also enhance the mechanical stability of the aerogels, lowering the number of rejects during synthesis and facilitating handling during operation. The combination of nanoparticle-based aerogels with 3D printed polymeric scaffolds opens up new opportunities to tailor the geometry of the photocatalysts for the photocatalytic reaction and for the reactor to maximize overall performance without necessarily changing the material composition.

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