Open AccessDetection of H2O2 Released from TiO2 Photocatalyst to Air
Author(s) -
Wakana Kubo,
Tetsu Tatsuma
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
analytical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1348-2246
pISSN - 0910-6340
DOI - 10.2116/analsci.20.591
Subject(s) - chemistry , abts , photocatalysis , nitric acid , hydrogen peroxide , chromatography , nuclear chemistry , salt (chemistry) , quantum yield , nitrogen , peroxidase , irradiation , catalase , yield (engineering) , antioxidant , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , fluorescence , catalysis , enzyme , physics , materials science , quantum mechanics , dpph , nuclear physics , metallurgy
H2O2 generated and released from TiO2 photocatalysts to the gas phase was detected. A flow-through cell packed with TiO2-coated glass beads was irradiated with UV light, and the gas flowing out of the cell was flushed through a collecting solution containing 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulforic acid) diammonium salt (ABTS) and peroxidase. Oxidative coloration of ABTS was observed only in the absence of catalase, indicating the presence of H2O2 in the gas. The quantum yield of the H2O2 generation was estimated to be > 1 x 10(-7). The detected amount of H2O2 decreased as the TiO2 thickness decreased. H2O2 was not detected when dry air or nitrogen was used.