Photocatalytic hydrogen production over CuGa2−xFexO4 spinel |
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Authors: | V Preethi S Kanmani |
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Affiliation: | Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University, Sardar Patel Road, Chennai 600 025, Tamilnadu, India |
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Abstract: | Recovery of hydrogen from industrial H2S waste using spinel photocatalyst was studied. Spinel metal oxide photocatalysts (CuGa2−xFexO4 for x = 0.8, 0.6 and 0.4) were synthesized by ceramic route. They were loaded with 0.5 and 1 wt% noble metal oxide, RuO2. Their XRD pattern revealed a single phase cubic spinel crystalline structure for all the catalysts. SEM displayed small size cubic particles with the particle size decreasing with the decrease in iron content. 1 wt% RuO2 loaded CuGa1.6Fe0.4O4 decomposed H2S in aqueous 0.5 M KOH solution under visible light (λ ≥ 420 nm) irradiation and generated H2 to the tune of 10,045 μmol/h, giving rise to a high quantum efficiency of 21% at 510 nm. |
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Keywords: | Hydrogen H2S Spinel photocatalyst CuGa2&minus xFexO4 |
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