Modifying TiO2 Nanoparticles by Atomic Layer Deposition for Enhanced Photocatalytic Water Purification

Photocatalysts, contrary to conventional catalysts, utilize light to drive a reaction. By absorption of photons, electrons are excited and reach higher states to initiate a redox reaction. This principle can be broadly used to produce chemicals such as hydrogen via the reduction of water or transform carbon dioxide into solar fuels, i.e.,...

How Gold Deposition Affects Anatase Performance in the Photo-catalytic Oxidation of Cyclohexane

Gold deposition on Hombikat UV100 was found to negatively affect the activity of this Anatase catalyst in selective photo-oxidation of cyclohexane. By ammonia TPD and DRIFT spectroscopy it was determined that the Au deposition procedure leads to a significant decrease in OH-group density (mol m?2 BET) on Hombikat, suggesting that the amount of...