| Literature DB >> 21269636 |
Shiyue Qin1, Feng Xin, Yuande Liu, Xiaohong Yin, Wei Ma.
Abstract
Photocatalytic reduction of CO(2) on CuO-TiO(2) composite catalysts in the presence of methanol to prepare methyl formate had been investigated. Methanol was used as sacrificial reagent to react with the photo-generated holes in the valence band, and CO(2) was reduced by the electrons in the conduction band. CuO-TiO(2) was optimized for CuO loading, preparation method and calcination temperature. The catalyst of 1.0CuO-TiO(2), calcined at 450°C and CTAB as a dispersant showed the highest overall activity. The heterojunction between CuO and TiO(2) demonstrated with HRTEM played an important role in enhancing the photocatalytic activity.Entities:
Year: 2010 PMID: 21269636 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.12.034
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Colloid Interface Sci ISSN: 0021-9797 Impact factor: 8.128