Cu/ZnV₂O₄ Heterojunction Interface Promoted Methanol and Ethanol Generation from CO₂ and H₂O under UV-Vis Light Irradiation.

ABSTRACT: Adopting the concurrent reduction of Cu₂O during hydrothermal preparation of ZnV₂O₄, metal-semiconductor heterojunction Cu/ZnV₂O₄ nanorods were synthesized and applied to the catalytic generation of methanol and ethanol from CO₂ aerated water under UV-vis light irradiation. 10Cu/ZnV₂O₄ obtained from 10 wt % composite amount of Cu₂O exhibited a total carbon yield of 6.49 μmol·g^-1·h^-1. The yield of CH₃OH and C₂H₅OH reached 3.30 and 0.86 μmol·g^-1·h^-1, respectively. 2.5Cu/ZnV₂O₄ displayed the highest ethanol yield of 1.58 μmol·g^-1·h^-1 due to the strong absorption in the visible

SUBMITTER: Du H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8892670 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature