An improved photocatalytic activity of H2 production: a hydrothermal synthesis of TiO2 nanostructures in aqueous triethanolamine
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Wajeehah Shahid
Abstract
In this study, novel hydrothermal synthesis is used to explore the impact of photocatalytic activity on H2 production using an aqueous solution of triethanolamine (TEoA) in TiO2 nanostructures designed with varying molar concentrations of HCl, and the production of molecular hydrogen is explored as a function of molar concentration. A solar simulator is utilized to assess the photocatalytic activities of methyl orange degradation under UV light irradiation and molecular H2 production. Also, XRD patterns and SEM images are explored to show agglomerated nanoparticle formation, and an EDX spectrum is employed to confirm TiO2 compositions. The band gap analysis of produced nanostructures is performed using a UV-Vis spectrometer and is found to be varying in between 2.5 and 3.0 eV, while the maximum methyl orange degradation corresponds to 1.0 M concentration of HCl, indicating an enhanced hydrogen production. To meet the foreseeable future energy crises and worsening environmental challenges, we may need sustainable energy sources, and photocatalysis molecular H2 production offers a viable alternative to fossil fuels that can be employed to tackle future difficulties.
Funding source: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Award Identifier / Grant number: 51602281
Funding source: Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province
Award Identifier / Grant number: BK20160473
Funding source: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation doi.org/10.13039/501100002858
Award Identifier / Grant number: 2017M621832
Funding source: Yangzhou University doi.org/10.13039/501100007062
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Author contribution: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: This work is financially supported by PSF-NSFC-IV/Phy/P-PU (31), Alexendar Von Humboldt Foundation (Project No 60421802), National Natural Science Foundation of China (51602281), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20160473), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2017M621832) and Yangzhou University High-end Talent Support Program.
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Dynamical Systems & Nonlinear Phenomena
- Positron nonextensivity effect on the propagation of dust ion acoustic Gardner waves
- Thermal entry flow problem for Giesekus fluid inside an axis-symmetric tube through isothermal wall condition: a comparative numerical study between exact and approximate solution
- Ion-acoustic solitary structures at the acoustic speed in a collisionless magnetized nonthermal dusty plasma
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- Analytical and numerical study for oscillatory flow of viscoelastic fluid in a tube with isosceles right triangular cross section
- Solid State Physics & Materials Science
- Numerical study of highly efficient tin-based perovskite solar cell with MoS2 hole transport layer
- An improved photocatalytic activity of H2 production: a hydrothermal synthesis of TiO2 nanostructures in aqueous triethanolamine
