Selective Production of Benzaldehyde Using Metal-Free Reduced Graphene Oxide/Carbon Nitride Hybrid Photocatalysts

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2018

Authors

Maria J. Lima (Author) Other; Luisa M. Pastrana‐Martínez (Author) Other; Sampaio, M.J. (Author) FEUP; Goran Dra¸ić (Author) Other; Adrián M. T. Silva (Author) FEUP; Joaquim Luís Faria (Author) FEUP; Cláudia G. Silva (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: ChemistrySelect

Vol. 3

Pages: 8070-8081

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Scientific classification

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Chemical engineering

FOS: Engineering and technology > Chemical engineering

Associated Projects

IF/00514/2014/CP1249/CT0004 - Desafiando a síntese em química fina: uma nova abordagem utilizando fotocatalisadores isentos de metais

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00P-E5V

DOI: 10.1002/slct.201800962

Abstract (EN): Benzyl alcohol was selectively oxidized to benzaldehyde in aqueous solution, at ambient conditions of temperature and pressure, by using a photocatalytic approach, with two types of irradiation sources, namely monochromatic UV-A light (392 nm) and visible light (400-700 nm). Conversion after 4 h of reaction was more efficient under UV than under visible, with selectivity in excess of 80% for both irradiating sources. Composites of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) containing small amounts of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) (up to 1 wt.%) were used as photocatalysts. The presence of rGO was confirmed by spectroscopic and microscopic analyses. Results show that small amounts of rGO phase can considerably enhance the photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4 based catalysts, the best load being 0.10 wt.%. This improvement is attributed to the critical modification of morphological and electronic properties provided by the presence of rGO.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 12