Issue 6, 2020

Micro-kinetic modelling of photocatalytic CO2 reduction over undoped and N-doped TiO2

Abstract

CO2 photoreduction is studied using in-house synthesized undoped and N-doped TiO2 nanoparticle photocatalysts. Comparison with the commercial P25 TiO2 powder shows that the synthesized samples are more effective. P25 produced a negligible amount of CH4, unlike the synthesized samples. N-doping of TiO2 powder caused a higher productivity rate of all products, and provided the best performance for CO2 reduction. The average production rate of CH4 was 0.191 μmol h−1 g−1, whereas that of CO was 0.111 μmol h−1 g−1. The experimental data are used to fit the micro-kinetic modelling parameters. The kinetic constant of H2O dissociation is the lowest for all tested samples, revealing that this is the rate-determining step. The kinetic constants for the H2, CO, and CH4 formation were of the same order for all catalyst samples, showing that the rates of these reactions are independent of the catalyst type.

Graphical abstract: Micro-kinetic modelling of photocatalytic CO2 reduction over undoped and N-doped TiO2

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 dec 2019
Accepted
24 jan 2020
First published
27 jan 2020

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020,10, 1688-1698

Micro-kinetic modelling of photocatalytic CO2 reduction over undoped and N-doped TiO2

A. Bjelajac, D. Kopač, A. Fecant, E. Tavernier, R. Petrović, B. Likozar and D. Janaćković, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, 10, 1688 DOI: 10.1039/C9CY02443C

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