Viable production of hydrogen and methane from polluted water using eco-friendly plasmonic Pd-TiO₂ nanocomposites.

ABSTRACT: Solar-to-fuel conversion is a novel clean energy approach that has gained the interest of many researchers. Solar-driven photocatalysts have become essential to providing valuable fuel gases such as methane and hydrogen. Solar energy has emerged as a renewable, abundant energy source that can efficiently drive photochemical reactions through plasmonic photocatalysis. As a capping agent, orange peel extract was used in this study in a microwave-assisted green method to incorporate titanium dioxide with distinct amounts (3, 5, and 7 wt%) from Pd-plasmonic nanoparticles (2-5 nm). The leading role for plasmonic nanoparticles made from Pd-metal is enhancing the photocatalyst's ability to capture visible light, improving its performance. X-Ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

SUBMITTER: Mbrouk O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9809211 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature