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Hydrogen evolution by photocatalytic decomposition of water under UV irradiation over K[Bi3PbTi5O16]perovskite: Effect of cerium species

  • Chong Heng He
  • , O. Bong Yang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Jeonbuk National University

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Abstract

Photocatalytic decomposition of water to produce hydrogen under UV irradiation was studied over layered perovskite K[Bi3PbTi5O16] photocatalysts prepared by the polymerized complex (PC) method. The photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, ultraviolet - visible spectra, Brunauer - Emmett - Teller specific surface area, and FT-IR. The complete phase of K[Bi3PbTi5O16] perovskite was formed at a lower calcination temperature (1073 K, 2 h) by the PC method than a solid-state (SS) reaction method (1273 K, 6 h). The K[Bi3PbTi5O16] photocatalyst prepared by the PC method showed much higher activity than that prepared by SS reaction method. The evolution rate of hydrogen over PC-K[Bi3PbTi5O16] was significantly enhanced and affected by the addition of Ce(SO4)2 in the aqueous solution, which showed a volcano plot as a function of the concentration of Ce(SO4)2 passing through the maximum hydrogen evolution at [Ce(SO4)2]= 2.4 mM. It was found that the essential promoters for the photocatalytic decomposition of water to produce hydrogen in the Ce(SO4)2 aqueous solution were cerium(IV) cations adsorbed on the perovskite surface (Cead4+) as well as cerium(III) cations in the aqueous phase (Ceaq3+), which were transformed from Ceaq4+ in the aqueous solution of cerium(IV) sulfate during the induction period.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)419-425
Number of pages7
JournalIndustrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume42
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003.02.5

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  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Engineering - Mechanical
  • Engineering - Chemical
  • Chemistry

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