Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.101, No.17, 3349-3359, 1997
Role of Platinum Deposits on Titanium(IV) Oxide Particles - Structural and Kinetic Analyses of Photocatalytic Reaction in Aqueous Alcohol and Amino-Acid Solutions
Photocatalytic reaction at 298 K try platinum-loaded titanium(IV) oxide (TiO2-Pt) particles suspended in deaerated aqueous solutions of 2-propanol or (S)-lysine (Lys) was investigated. The TiO2 catalysts with various amounts of Pt loadings were prepared by impregnation from aqueous chloroplatinic acid solution onto a commercial TiO2 (Degussa P-25) followed by hydrogen reduction at 753 K. The physical properties of deposited Pt, e.g., particle size, surface area, and electronic state, were studied respectively by transmission electron microscopy, volumetric gas adsorption measurement, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy as well as infrared spectroscopy of adsorbed carbon monoxide. The increase in Pt amount mainly resulted in an increase of the number of Pt deposits, not of their size. The catalysts were suspended in the aqueous solutions and photoirradiated at a wavelength >300 nm under an argon (Ar) atmosphere.
Keywords:N-TYPE SEMICONDUCTORS;HYDROGEN-PRODUCTION;ALIPHATIC-ALCOHOLS;WATER CLEAVAGE;REDOX REACTIONS;CO ADSORPTION;LIQUID WATER;TIO2 POWDERS;DECOMPOSITION;CATALYSTS