TY - JOUR
T1 - Production of methanol from aqueous CO2 by using Co3O4 nanostructures as photocatalysts
AU - Pocoví-Martínez, Salvador
AU - Zumeta-Dube, Inti
AU - Diaz, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2019 Salvador Pocoví-Martínez et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - In this work, we report for the first time the photocatalytic activity of Co3O4 nanostructures for the reduction of aqueous CO2 to methanol (MeOH). This could be considered a simple example of artificial photosynthesis. The photocatalysis experiments were developed under simulated solar light of 100 mW/cm2 and without using any sacrificial agent. To carry out this study, nanostructured mixed valence cobalt oxide (Co3O4) powders, with porous nanoparticle aggregates of different morphologies, have been prepared by two synthesis methods. The characterization of structural (PXRD, XPS, SEM, and TEM) and optical (UV-vis-NIR, Raman, and FT-IR) properties, magnetization curves, and surface area (BET) was accomplished.
AB - In this work, we report for the first time the photocatalytic activity of Co3O4 nanostructures for the reduction of aqueous CO2 to methanol (MeOH). This could be considered a simple example of artificial photosynthesis. The photocatalysis experiments were developed under simulated solar light of 100 mW/cm2 and without using any sacrificial agent. To carry out this study, nanostructured mixed valence cobalt oxide (Co3O4) powders, with porous nanoparticle aggregates of different morphologies, have been prepared by two synthesis methods. The characterization of structural (PXRD, XPS, SEM, and TEM) and optical (UV-vis-NIR, Raman, and FT-IR) properties, magnetization curves, and surface area (BET) was accomplished.
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U2 - 10.1155/2019/6461493
DO - 10.1155/2019/6461493
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85064599575
SN - 1687-4110
VL - 2019
JO - Journal of Nanomaterials
JF - Journal of Nanomaterials
M1 - 6461493
ER -