Efficient photocatalytic CO2 reduction coupled with selective styrene oxidation over a modified g-C3N4/BiOBr composite with high atom economy
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Green Chemistry, Volume 26, issue 4, pp. 2290-2299
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Conventional photocatalytic CO2 reduction is usually combined with the oxidation of H2O or sacrificial agents, which faces problems such as low catalytic activity and inefficient atom economy. In this work, a photocatalytic CO2 reduction and selective styrene oxidation synergetic system is developed with an NH4Cl-modified g-C3N4/BiOBr composite photocatalyst. The interfacial heterostructure promotes the formation of surface amino groups and oxygen vacancies, which facilitates the adsorption and chemical reduction of CO2. The heterostructure also improves the separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs and enhances the photocatalytic activity. The simultaneous consumption of electrons and holes is beneficial for both CO2 reduction and styrene oxidation processes. Meanwhile, the oxygen atoms removed during CO2 reduction are utilized efficiently for styrene oxidation in this synergistic system, and thus the atom economy is improved significantly. The generation rates of CO, CH4, benzaldehyde and styrene oxide are 802, 8, 684 and 139 μmol g−1 h−1, respectively. This study provides a novel strategy for designing a green photocatalytic CO2 reduction system.Description
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Bai, P, Zhao, Y & Li, Y 2024, 'Efficient photocatalytic CO 2 reduction coupled with selective styrene oxidation over a modified g-C 3 N 4 /BiOBr composite with high atom economy', Green Chemistry, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 2290-2299. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3gc03872f