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creators_name: Iqbal, F.
creators_name: Mumtaz, A.
creators_name: Shahabuddin, S.
creators_name: Abd Mutalib, M.I.
creators_name: Shaharun, M.S.
creators_name: Nguyen, T.D.
creators_name: Khan, M.R.
creators_name: Abdullah, B.
title: Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to methanol over ZnFe2O4/TiO2 (p�n) heterojunctions under visible light irradiation
ispublished: pub
keywords: Annealing; Carbon dioxide; Heterojunctions; Iron compounds; Irradiation; Light; Methanol; Photocatalytic activity; Titanium compounds, Hydrothermal treatments; Interfacial interaction; Morphological structures; Photocatalytic reduction; Post annealing treatment; Semiconductor composite; Visible-light irradiation; Visible-light photocatalysts, Zinc compounds, carbon dioxide; methanol; nitrate; titanium dioxide; zinc, Article; calcination temperature; chemical composition; chemical structure; comparative study; crystal structure; electron diffraction; energy dispersive X ray spectroscopy; high resolution transmission electron microscopy; light intensity; molecular stability; oxidation; oxidation reduction reaction; photocatalysis; reduction (chemistry); surface area; synthesis; ultraviolet radiation
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abstract: BACKGROUND: The development of visible light photocatalysts for CO2 reduction into methanol is a challenge, as most of the reported photocatalysts can only work in a UV light environment. Slow kinetics and poor selectivity of CO2 towards methanol are currently two significant drawbacks limiting the practical application of CO2 reduction into methanol. RESULTS: A ZnFe2O4/TiO2 heterojunction with a ratio of unity was found to lead to the highest methanol yield of 693.31 μmol (g cat)�1 under a light intensity of 100 mW cm�2. This photocatalyst also possessed the highest BET surface area of 6.5211 m2 g�1 and better morphological structure, as compared with other ratios (1:2, 2:1 w/w). Interestingly, a loading of 1 g L�1 of ZnFe2O4/TiO2 (1:1) heterojunction photocatalyst in the pre-annealing treatment of ZnFe2O4 at 900 °C and post-annealing treatment of ZnFe2O4/TiO2 (1:1) composite at 500 °C revealed that there was an enhancement in the interfacial interaction, and subsequently an efficient photoreduction of CO2 into methanol. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates facile fabrication of p�n heterostructured phototcatalysts for reduction of CO2 with marked improvement in methanol yield under visible light irradiation. It provides a viable route for exploring the effects of composition, hydrothermal treatment, and pre-/post-annealing treatment of hybrid semiconductor composites used to scale up photocatalytic CO2 conversion in solar fuel-based devices. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry
date: 2020
publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85082341707&doi=10.1002%2fjctb.6408&partnerID=40&md5=8dfe55a2d04c0f7669a17ccd4586e02a
id_number: 10.1002/jctb.6408
full_text_status: none
publication: Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
volume: 95
number: 8
pagerange: 2208-2221
refereed: TRUE
issn: 02682575
citation:   Iqbal, F. and Mumtaz, A. and Shahabuddin, S. and Abd Mutalib, M.I. and Shaharun, M.S. and Nguyen, T.D. and Khan, M.R. and Abdullah, B.  (2020) Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to methanol over ZnFe2O4/TiO2 (p�n) heterojunctions under visible light irradiation.  Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 95 (8).  pp. 2208-2221.  ISSN 02682575