Katherine Rebecca Davies, Michael G Allan, Sanjay Nagarajan, Rachel Townsend, Vijayshankar Asokan, Trystan Watson, A Ruth Godfrey, M Mercedes Maroto-Valer, Moritz F Kuehnel, Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu
For the first time, we demonstrate a photoelectrocatalysis technique for simultaneous surfactant pollutant degradation and green hydrogen generation using mesoporous WO3 /BiVO4 photoanode under simulated sunlight irradiation. The materials properties such as morphology, crystallite structure, chemical environment, optical absorbance, and bandgap energy of the WO3 /BiVO4 films are examined and discussed. We have tested the anionic type (sodium 2-naphthalenesulfonate (S2NS)) and cationic type surfactants (benzyl alkyl dimethylammonium compounds (BAC-C12)) as model pollutants...
November 15, 2023: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research