Issue 1, 2017

Water oxidation mediated by ruthenium oxide nanoparticles supported on siliceous mesocellular foam

Abstract

Artificial photosynthesis is an attractive strategy for converting solar energy into fuel. In this context, development of catalysts for oxidation of water to molecular oxygen remains a critical bottleneck. Herein, we describe the preparation of a well-defined nanostructured RuO2 catalyst, which is able to carry out the oxidation of water both chemically and photochemically. The developed heterogeneous RuO2 nanocatalyst was found to be highly active, exceeding the performance of most known heterogeneous water oxidation catalysts when driven by chemical or photogenerated oxidants.

Graphical abstract: Water oxidation mediated by ruthenium oxide nanoparticles supported on siliceous mesocellular foam

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Oct 2016
Accepted
04 Dec 2016
First published
05 Dec 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2017,7, 293-299

Water oxidation mediated by ruthenium oxide nanoparticles supported on siliceous mesocellular foam

K. P. J. Gustafson, A. Shatskiy, O. Verho, M. D. Kärkäs, B. Schluschass, C. Tai, B. Åkermark, J. Bäckvall and E. V. Johnston, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2017, 7, 293 DOI: 10.1039/C6CY02121B

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