Promoter effect of Ga in Pt/Ga-TiO2 catalysts for the photo-production of H2 from aqueous solutions of ethanol

In this paper, the effect of Ga in Pt/Ga-TiO2 catalysts for photocatalytic H2 production from aqueous solutions of ethanol is studied. The fresh and post-reaction catalysts were characterized using different techniques including BET, XRD, TPR, SEM-EDX, XPS, CO chemisorption and in situ DRIFTS. The p...

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Autores: Cordoba Sola, Alberto, Broch Gösser, Mireia, Ramírez de la Piscina, Pilar, Homs Martí, Narcís
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/207389
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/207389
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Alcohols
Catalitzadors
Diòxid de titani
Catalysts
Titanium dioxide
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Sumario:In this paper, the effect of Ga in Pt/Ga-TiO2 catalysts for photocatalytic H2 production from aqueous solutions of ethanol is studied. The fresh and post-reaction catalysts were characterized using different techniques including BET, XRD, TPR, SEM-EDX, XPS, CO chemisorption and in situ DRIFTS. The presence of Ga in Pt/TiO2-based catalysts increased the Pt dispersion and decreased the relative amount of surface oxidized Pt species. Pt/Ga-TiO2 catalysts showed more stable behaviour during the photocatalytic reaction than the reference Pt/TiO2. The Pt/0.2Ga-TiO2 catalyst showed a higher initial rate of production of H2 and produced a higher total amount of H2 than the monometallic Pt/TiO2. The promoter effect of Ga is analysed in the light of the surface characteristics of the catalysts.