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Sustained production of H2O2 in alkaline water solution using borate and phosphate-modified Au/TiC2 photocatalysts

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UV irradiation of Au/TiO2 photocatalysts in the presence of borate and phosphate anions can produce H2O2 at a millimolar level in alkaline water solution. The positive effect of the anions is ascribed to the anion-mediated hole transfer from Au/TiO2 to an electron donor which thus accelerates the two-electron reduction of O2 to H2O2.

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This work was supported by the Creative Research Group of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21621005).

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    Xianqiang Xiong, Xiao Zhang, Shengwei Liu, Jianjun Zhao & Yiming Xu

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Xiong, X., Zhang, X., Liu, S. et al. Sustained production of H2O2 in alkaline water solution using borate and phosphate-modified Au/TiC2 photocatalysts. Photochem Photobiol Sci 17, 1018–1022 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1039/c8pp00177d

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