Mesoporous coupled ZnO/TiO2 Photocatalyst Nanocomposites for Hydrogen Generation

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dc.contributor.authorHussein, Abdulmenan M.
dc.contributor.authorMahoney, Luther
dc.contributor.authorKibombo, Harrison
dc.contributor.authorWu, Chia-Ming
dc.contributor.authorShende, Rajesh
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-22T14:11:28Z
dc.date.available2023-02-22T14:11:28Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe present work investigates mesoporous coupled ZnO-TiO2 based nanocomposites towards photocatalytic hydrogen generation. The effect of Zn2+ loadings was examined on the photocatalytic activities of the sol-gel derived ZnO-TiO2 nanocomposites employing a structure-directing template. ZnO-TiO2 nanocomposites were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, nitrogen isotherm, Raman, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) methods. The photocatalytic H2 evolution of the ZnO-TiO2 suspensions was evaluated in an aqueous methanol medium under UV illumination. The Zn2+ concentrations utilized to prepare ZnO-TiO2 nanocomposites were found to have significant effect on the specific surface area, pore volume, and photocatalytic activity. The H2 evolution results obtained with ZnO-TiO2 nanocomposites were compared with H2 generation using commercial TiO2 P25 and individual ZnO nanoparticles. The photocatalytic activity of ZnO-TiO2 composite enhanced significantly as compared to P25 or ZnO nanoparticles. With respect to an increment in Zn2+ loading, the photocatalytic activity of the composite increased and reaching an optimal H2 production of 17.3 ml/g of catalyst for the ZnO-TiO2 composite containing 30 wt. % ZnO (30ZnO). The specific surface area of the samples increased from 19 (single ZnO) to 122 m2/g for ZnO-TiO2 composite containing 50 wt. % ZnO (50ZnO). With an appropriate Zn2+ presence in ZnO-TiO2 nanocomposites, the specific surface area, total pore volume, charge transfer, and photocatalytic activity were significantly improved. Particularly, the samples containing 30 and 50 wt. % (30ZnO and 50ZnO) showed higher photocatalytic activity towards hydrogen generation, which attributed to higher specific surface areas, larger pore volumes, and lower interface resistance as confirmed by adsorption-desorption isotherms and EIS measurements, respectively. Hence, ZnO-TiO2 composites with higher than 50 wt. % ZnO were found to be not favorable to attain reasonable photocatalytic activity toward hydrogen generation as specific surface area and pore volume were drastically decreased.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHussein, A. M., Mahoney, L., Peng, R., Kibombo, H., Wu, C. M., Koodali, R. T., & Shende, R. (2013). Mesoporous coupled ZnO/TiO2 photocatalyst nanocomposites for hydrogen generation. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 5(3), 033118.https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4808263en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/7935
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Renewable and Sustainable Energyen_US
dc.subjectMesoporousen_US
dc.subjectphotocatalysten_US
dc.subjecthydrogen generationen_US
dc.titleMesoporous coupled ZnO/TiO2 Photocatalyst Nanocomposites for Hydrogen Generationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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