A systematic comparative study of the efficient co-catalyst-free photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by transition metal oxide nanofibers |
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Authors: | Gizem Yanalak Abdalaziz Aljabour Emre Aslan Faruk Ozel Imren Hatay Patir |
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Affiliation: | 1. Selcuk University, Department of Biotechnology, 42030, Konya, Turkey;2. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 70200, Karaman, Turkey;3. Selcuk University, Department of Chemistry, 42030, Konya, Turkey;4. Selcuk University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 42030, Konya, Turkey |
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Abstract: | The efficiencies of a series of hydrogen evolving catalysts based on metal oxide nanofibers (NiO, Co3O4, Mn3O4) are investigated for the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water without using any co-catalyst under the visible light irradiation by using triethanolamine (TEOA) as an electron donor and Eosin-Y (EY) dye as a photosensitizer. It is found that the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activities follow the order as: Mn3O43O4?1h?1, 5552 μmolg?1h?1, 7757 μmolg?1h?1, respectively). Moreover, the catalytic behavior of these nanofibers on the hydrogen production has been also compared to bulk forms of NiO, Co3O4 and Mn3O4 by producing hydrogen 937 μmolg?1h?1, 901 μmolg?1h?1 and 135 μmolg?1h?1, respectively. The nanofiber structures demonstrated much higher photocatalytic activity than bulk forms due to the effect of the increased surface to volume ratio deduced from the fibrous character. The photocatalytic plausible pathway for the hydrogen production is also discussed. |
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Keywords: | Metal oxide Hydrogen evolution Co-catalyst free Nanofibers |
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