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Photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic H2 evolution combined with valuable furfural production

Claudio Maria PecoraroMarianna BellarditaVittorio LoddoDanilo VirtùFrancesco Di FrancoMonica Santamaria

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Settore ING-IND/24 - Principi Di Ingegneria ChimicaSettore ING-IND/23 - Chimica Fisica ApplicataFurfuryl alcohol partial oxidationProcess Chemistry and TechnologyTiO2PhotoelectrocatalysisSettore CHIM/07 - Fondamenti Chimici Delle TecnologieH2 productionPhotocatalysisbrookiteCatalysisPt free cathode

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In this work the photocatalytic (PC) and photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) reforming of furfuryl alcohol (FA) under environmental friendly conditions was investigated. Both H2 evolution and partial oxidation to furfuraldehyde were followed. For the first time TiO2 based photocatalysts were studied and the photocatalytic activity of home prepared photocatalysts was compared with that of commercial ones under both UVA and simulated solar irradiation. PEC tests were performed by using home prepared TiO2 nanotubes (TiO2 NTs) as photoanode and Pt free Ni foam as cathode to improve the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER). Both the partial FA oxidation reaction rate and H2 evolution rate were normalized for the lamp specific power to account for the different photon flux and the rates were higher for PEC process. PEC is a promising strategy for the valorization of biomasses with simultaneous H2 production in spite of the cost of the bias.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2023-01-01Applied Catalysis A: General
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2022.118987