Enhancing the photocatalytic reduction of CO2 with undoped and Cu-doped TiO2 nanofibers synthesized in supercritical medium

The photocatalytic reduction of CO2 with water vapour using titania nanofibers (TNFs) synthesized in supercritical medium has been assessed. TNFs have been produced from titanium isopropoxide (TTIP) precursor at different pressures (200–240 bar) and temperatures (40–80 °C). Synthesized materials wer...

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Autores: Camarillo Blas, Rafael, Jiménez Izquierdo, Carlos, Martínez Navarro, Fabiola, Rincón Zamorano, Jesusa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/40488
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2019.02.013
https://hdl.handle.net/10578/40488
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Carbon dioxide conversion
Copper doping
Photocatalysis
Supercritical fluids
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Sumario:The photocatalytic reduction of CO2 with water vapour using titania nanofibers (TNFs) synthesized in supercritical medium has been assessed. TNFs have been produced from titanium isopropoxide (TTIP) precursor at different pressures (200–240 bar) and temperatures (40–80 °C). Synthesized materials were later characterized by scanning and transmission electron microscopy, BET surface area analysis, X-ray diffraction, and UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy.