Clarifying solvent effect during photocatalytic glycerol conversion on TiO₂/GQD as selective photocatalyst.

ABSTRACT: Nowadays, dealing with the growing chemical and energy demands is important without compromising the environment. So, this work studies photocatalytic glycerol conversion (as biomass derivativ feedstock) into value-added products using an eco-friendly synthesized catalyst. Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) were prepared from available/cheap precursors like glucose via the hydrothermal method and used as a support for TiO₂. TiO₂/GQDs were characterized via different analytical techniques, revealing very small particle sizes of ~ 3-6 nm with a large surface area of ~ 253 m²/g and a band gap of ~ 2.6 eV. The prepared photocatalyst shows good efficiency during photocatalytic glycerol conversion to dihydroxyacetone (DHA). Different reaction conditions were tested: re

SUBMITTER: Hassan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10710419 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature