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Glucose‐assisted preparation of n‐TiO 2 ‐P25/Ag: An efficient and robust photocatalyst for enhancing visible‐light photo‐oxidation of benzyl alcohol
Author(s) -
Shamsi Taiebeh,
Amoozadeh Ali
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
applied organometallic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1099-0739
pISSN - 0268-2605
DOI - 10.1002/aoc.6276
Subject(s) - photocatalysis , benzyl alcohol , chemistry , visible spectrum , scanning electron microscope , titanium dioxide , inductively coupled plasma , photoluminescence , nuclear chemistry , nanoparticle , alcohol oxidation , catalysis , photochemistry , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , materials science , plasma , optoelectronics , physics , quantum mechanics , composite material , engineering
This paper describes the novel method of Ag deposition on the surface of TiO 2 , additionally investigates the photocatalytic properties of the new photocatalyst in the oxidation of benzyl alcohol under visible‐light as well as sunlight. Silver nanoparticles were deposited on surface of titanium dioxide through the Tollens test method. Ag(0) has been prepared in situ by reduction of [Ag (NH 3 ) 2 ] + by glucose as a moderate and green reducing agent for the first time. The properties of n‐TiO 2 ‐P25/Ag were investigated through X‐ray powder diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE‐SEM), energy dispersive X‐Ray (EDX), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP‐OES), BET analysis, UV–visible/DRS techniques, and photoluminescence (PL) analysis.