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HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS
Solid catalyst Photocatalysis by semiconductor materials
A CATALYST is a substance that increases the rate at which a chemical reaction approaches equilibrium, while not being consumed in the process kinetic aspect catalyst provides alternative reaction mechanism of lower activation energy materials used: insoluble, nonvolatile solid as catalyst important properties:
activity selectivity
Heterogeneous catalysis of a reaction between two molecules can occur only when both molecules are adsorbed on to a solid surface
Photocatalysis
CO2 + H2O CO2 Chlorophyll
Photocatalytic Applications
Antimicrobial Effect
Antimicrobial Effect
Self-Cleaning Effect
Contact angles below 90 indicate good wetting, while contact angles above 90 indicate poor wetting (beading).
Normal glass
Photocatalysts
Vacuum level
E vs. NHE
-3.0
-4.5
1.1
-4.0
2.3
3.0
0 H+/H2
1.7
-5.0
2.5
+1.0
3.0
2.7
2.2
3.2
O2/H+
GaP SiC CdSe CdS
+2.0
-7.0
Fe2O3
-8.0
+3.0
ZnO2
Mechanism of photocatalysis
e-
CB
hv
surface recombination
h
B+
+ + OH , R+
h+
VB
+ +
AO2-, H2O2
++
Volume recombination
O2
B
H2O2, OH-, R
Why TiO2?
Good photoactivity (band gap=3.2ev) oxidation of most VOC & water (Strong oxidizing power) High Photo & chemical stability, non-toxicity Low cost, ease of availability, can be reused Photocatalysis takes place at ambient temperature Atmospheric oxygen is used for the reaction
4 gas buret
6 voltmeter
Redox potential of
1.
+ h
SHE
2. 3. After reaction with water, these h+ can produce OH Both h+ and OH are more positive compare to ozone
Photocatalytic Reactions
TiO2 + h h+ + H2O O2 + eO2 - + H+ HO2 + HO2 O2
-
+ HO2
H2O2 + e-
Challenge of TiO2!!!
Because TiO2 has a high band gap (~ 3.2 eV), it is excited only by UV light ( <388 nm) to inject electrons into the conduction band. Thus, this limits the use of sunlight (3~5%) or visible light as an irradiation source in photocatalytic reactions on TiO2 .
In addition, the high rate of electronhole recombination on TiO2 particles results in a low efficiency of photocatalysis