Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 over Sulfied-Loaded ZnO/ZnAl2O4 Composite Hollow Sphere

doi:10.15541/jim20150567

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ZnO/ZnAl₂O₄ nanocomposites were successfully synthetized by a facile one-pot hydrothermal process. CuS, CdS and Bi₂S₃ were loaded on the ZnO/ZnAl₂O₄by an impregnation process to investigate their photocatalytic activities under simulated sunlight irradiation. The as-prepared samples were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, BET and FL techniques. Meanwhile, photocatalytic reduction of CO₂ from water over the samples was explored using NaOH and Na₂SO₃ as sacrificial reagents. The effects of the type and the amount of sulfides on photocatalytic reduction efficiency were investigated. The results indicated that Bi₂S₃-loading lowered down the photocatalytic activity of ZnO/ZnAl₂O₄, while CuS or CdS loading enhanced the photocatalytic activity. After ZnO/ZnAl₂O₄ loaded with 1wt% CuS, the maximum yield of 8.21 mmol/g_cat methanol within 6 h was obtained, which increased by up to 3.2 times as compared to ZnO/ZnAl₂O₄under the same conditions. The photocatalytic mechanism of the as-prepared CuS/ZnO/ZnAl₂O₄were preliminarily discussed.

Key words: ZnO/ZnAl2O4, sulfide, photocatalytic reduction of CO2

CLC Number:

O614

ZHANG Li, ZHANG Xiu-Xiu, DAI Chao-Hua, OUYANG Jie, YAN Jian-Hui. Photocatalytic Reduction of CO₂ over Sulfied-Loaded ZnO/ZnAl₂O₄ Composite Hollow Sphere[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2016, 31(7): 731-738.

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Fig. 1 XRD patterns of samples loaded with different sulfides (a) ZnO/ZnAl2O4; (b) ZnO/ZnAl2O4/CdS; (c) ZnO/ZnAl2O4/CuS; (d) ZnO/ZnAl2O4/Bi2S3

Fig. 2 XRD patterns of samples loaded with different amount of CuS (a) ZnO/ZnAl2O4; (b) CuS (0.5wt%) /ZnO/ZnAl2O4; (c) CuS (1wt%)/ ZnO/ZnAl2O4; (d) CuS (1.5wt%)/ ZnO/ZnAl2O4

Fig. 3 SEM images of (a) ZnO/ZnAl2O4 and (b) CuS (1wt%)/ ZnO/ZnAl2O4

Fig. 4 TEM (a), HRTEM (b) images and EDS pattern (c) of CuS (1wt%)/ZnO/ZnAl2O4

Table 1 BET and pore-structure data of samples loaded with different sulfides

Samples	S_BET/(m²·g^-1)	BJH desorption average pore width/nm	Pore volume /(cm³·g^-1)
1wt% CdS loaded 1wt% CuS loaded 1wt% Bi₂S₃ loaded ZnO/ZnAl₂O₄	206.65 239.40 203.69 227.14	4.40 4.24 4.37 4.20	0.28 0.30 0.27 0.29

Table 2 BET and pore-structure data of samples loaded with different amounts of CuS

Amount of CuS /wt%	S_BET/(m²·g^-1)	BJH desorption average pore width/nm	Pore volume /(cm³·g^-1)
0 0.5 1.0 1.5	227.14 221.16 239.40 211.71	4.20 4.36 4.24 4.30	0.29 0.28 0.30 0.27

Fig. 5 Nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms and pore size distribution curves of samples loaded with different amounts of CuS (a) ZnO/ZnAl2O4; (b) CuS (0.5wt%) /ZnO/ZnAl2O4; (c) CuS (1wt%)/ ZnO/ZnAl2O4; (d) CuS (1.5wt%)/ ZnO/ZnAl2O4

Fig. 6 Fluorescence spectra of samples (a) ZnO/ZnAl2O4; (b) Bi2S3 (1wt%)/ZnO/ZnAl2O4; (c) CdS (1wt%)/ ZnO/ZnAl2O4; (d) CuS (1wt%)/ZnO/ZnAl2O4

Fig. 7 Influence of different sulfides loading on methanol production

Fig. 8 Effects of different loading amount of CuS on methanol production

Fig. 9 Illustration on mechanism of photocatalytic reduction of CO2 (a) Schematic illustration of photo-generated charge-transfer process; (b) Band energy diagram of CuS/ZnO/ZnAl2O4

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