relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/9485/ title: Visible light driven CO2 reduction to methanol by Cu-porphyrin impregnated mesoporous Ti-MCM-48 creator: Nadeem, S. creator: Mumtaz, A. creator: Mumtaz, M. creator: Abdul Mutalib, M.I. creator: Shaharun, M.S. creator: Abdullah, B. description: Mesoporous Ti-MCM-48 photocatalyst, with Si/Ti (wt/wt) ratio of 100, 50 and 25 was effectively applied for CO2 reduction into methanol under UV�visible light irradiation bearing mid gap energy states and Ti3+ sites. The bare Ti-MCM-48 with Si/Ti (wt/wt) ratio of 25 displayed highest photocatalytic methanol yield (85.88 μmol g�1 L�1) with a BET surface area of 1528 m2 g�1 and mid gap energy states as determined from the XPS analysis, compared to the other composite ratios. The Ti-MCM-48(25) impregnated with Cu-porphyrin (CuTPP) resulted in methanol yield of 297 μmol·g�1 under 33 mW·cm�2 simulated light intensity, using 0.1 M Na2SO3 in 0.1 M NaOH as supporting electrolytes, which is 3.45 times higher than the bare Ti-MCM-48(25) due to the visible light excitation of the porphyrin macrocycle and charge transition from the lowest occupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of CuTPP to the Ti3+ metal centers. Also, methanol yield was studied with CO2 gas-liquid mass transfer and mass transfer limitations prevailing in the reactor. Mass transfer limitation experiments revealed that metal loading, catalyst concentration, stirring speed and light intensity influence the methanol yield. © 2018 Elsevier B.V. publisher: Elsevier B.V. date: 2018 type: Article type: PeerReviewed identifier: Nadeem, S. and Mumtaz, A. and Mumtaz, M. and Abdul Mutalib, M.I. and Shaharun, M.S. and Abdullah, B. (2018) Visible light driven CO2 reduction to methanol by Cu-porphyrin impregnated mesoporous Ti-MCM-48. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 272. pp. 656-667. ISSN 01677322 relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85054334683&doi=10.1016%2fj.molliq.2018.09.077&partnerID=40&md5=c457811f3a8f3bf878cdc0528994777d relation: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.09.077 identifier: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.09.077