Abstract
Photocatalytic Z-scheme water splitting is considered as a promising approach to produce solar hydrogen. However, the forward hydrogen production reaction is often impeded by backward reactions. In the present study, in a photosystem II-integrated hybrid Z-scheme water splitting system, the backward hydrogen oxidation reaction was significantly suppressed by loading a PtCrOx cocatalyst on a ZrO2/TaON photocatalyst. Due to the weak chemisorption and activation of molecular hydrogen on PtCrOx, where Pt is stabilized in the oxidized forms, PtII and PtIV, hydrogen oxidation is inhibited. However, it is remarkably well-catalyzed by the metallic Pt cocatalyst, thereby rapidly consuming the produced hydrogen. This work describes an approach to inhibit the backward reaction in the photosystem II-integrated hybrid Z-scheme water splitting system using Fe(CN)63−/Fe(CN)64− redox couple as an electron shuttle.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 486-494 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Chinese Journal of Catalysis |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2019 |
Keywords
- Backward reaction
- Cocatalyst
- Hydrogen oxidation
- Photosystem II
- Water splitting
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)