Fabrication and Characterization of Hematite/Titanium Dioxide Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Production

Doctor of Philosophy (Sustainable Energy Management), 2022

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Main Author: Weerapong Bootluck
Other Authors: Watsa Khongnakorn
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Language:English
Published: Prince of Songkla University 2023
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Online Access:http://kb.psu.ac.th/psukb/handle/2016/18019
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spelling th-psu.2016-180192023-04-19T09:22:31Z Fabrication and Characterization of Hematite/Titanium Dioxide Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Production การสังเคราะห์และศึกษาคุณสมบัติตัวเร่งปฏิกิริยาเชิงแสงชนิดเฮมาไทด์/ไทเทเนียมไดออกไซด์สำหรับผลิตไฮโดรเจน Weerapong Bootluck Watsa Khongnakorn Thawat Chittrakarn Faculty of Environmental Management (Environmental Management) คณะการจัดการสิ่งแวดล้อม สาขาวิชาการจัดการสิ่งแวดล้อม Photocatalyst Hematite Titanium Dioxide and Hydrogen Doctor of Philosophy (Sustainable Energy Management), 2022 This research aims to the development of photocatalytic α-Fe2O3/TiO2 for hydrogen production by using noble metal deposition and plasma treatment. This study was to modification of heterojunctions of hematite (α-Fe2O3) deposition on titanium dioxide (TiO2) and Palladium (Pd) co-catalyst. As the result of the characterization, the average crystallite size of ternary α-Fe2O3/TiO2-Pd was 22 nm and its band gap energy was 2.00 eV, much lower than that of the pure TiO2 nanoparticles (3.16 eV). The α-Fe2O3/TiO2-Pd also has higher specific surface area and smaller EIS radius, which enhance interface activity and charge transfer. The α-Fe2O3/TiO2-Pd exhibited great performance, with H2 production rate of 3490.54 µmol h-1 g-1 and excellent stability in multi-cycle H2 production. Plasma modification on α-Fe2O3/TiO2 photocatalyst, the crystalline phase of TiO2 form changed from pure anatase to a mixture of anatase and rutile phases. The particle size was reduced from 25 to 20 nm. The band gap energy decreased from approximately 2.18 eV to 1.84 eV and exhibited a wider absorption edge under visible light irradiation (400–700 nm). The charge transfer resistance was reduced from 2.24 to 1.90 kΩ. Ar-plasma modification of the surface showed the attribution of oxygen vacancies and Ti3+. The plasma treatment improved the heterojunction photocatalyst to enhance the photocatalytic activity under visible light for H2 evolution. The best photocatalytic activity for H2 evolution rate was obtained at 1.25 mmol h-1 for α-Fe2O3/TiO2-10 photocatalyst 2023-04-19T09:22:31Z 2023-04-19T09:22:31Z 2022 Thesis http://kb.psu.ac.th/psukb/handle/2016/18019 en Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Thailand http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/th/ application/pdf Prince of Songkla University
institution Prince of Songkhla University
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topic Photocatalyst
Hematite
Titanium Dioxide and Hydrogen
spellingShingle Photocatalyst
Hematite
Titanium Dioxide and Hydrogen
Weerapong Bootluck
Fabrication and Characterization of Hematite/Titanium Dioxide Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Production
description Doctor of Philosophy (Sustainable Energy Management), 2022
author2 Watsa Khongnakorn
author_facet Watsa Khongnakorn
Weerapong Bootluck
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author Weerapong Bootluck
author_sort Weerapong Bootluck
title Fabrication and Characterization of Hematite/Titanium Dioxide Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Production
title_short Fabrication and Characterization of Hematite/Titanium Dioxide Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Production
title_full Fabrication and Characterization of Hematite/Titanium Dioxide Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Production
title_fullStr Fabrication and Characterization of Hematite/Titanium Dioxide Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Production
title_full_unstemmed Fabrication and Characterization of Hematite/Titanium Dioxide Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Production
title_sort fabrication and characterization of hematite/titanium dioxide photocatalyst for hydrogen production
publisher Prince of Songkla University
publishDate 2023
url http://kb.psu.ac.th/psukb/handle/2016/18019
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