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Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction to CO by ZIF-9/TiO2

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Cocatalyst is crucial to the surface kinetic promotion of CO2 photoreduction reaction, because it can accelerate the transport of photoinduced electrons as well as lower the activation energy or overpotential for CO2 conversion reactions. Herein, we present the use of a cobalt-containing zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-9) as a noble-metal-free multifunctional cocatalyst for enhancing the photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO by TiO2 photocatalysis. ZIF-9 features the functions of promoting the adsorption/activation of CO2, and facilitating the transfer of photogenerated electrons. By cooperating with TiO2 as a semiconductor photocatalyst to generate energized electrons and holes, ZIF-9 effectively boosted the CO2-to-CO transformation catalysis under simulated sunlight irradiation. Reaction conditions such as the reaction temperature, the reaction solvent, the type of the electron donor, and the water ratio in the reaction medium were investigated and optimized for operating effective CO2 reduction reactions mediated by the TiO2 semiconductor.

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This work is financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2013CB632405), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21425309), the State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian (SKLNBC2013004K), and the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (20133514110003).

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Wang, S., Wang, X. (2016). Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction to CO by ZIF-9/TiO2 . In: Yamashita, H., Li, H. (eds) Nanostructured Photocatalysts. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26079-2_28

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