Ion-exchange synthesis of a micro/mesoporous Zn2GeO4 photocatalyst at room temperature for photoreduction of CO2

Ning Zhang; Shuxin Ouyang; Peng Li; Yuanjian Zhang; Guangcheng Xi; Tetsuya Kako; Jinhua Ye

doi:10.1039/c0cc04687f

Ion-exchange synthesis of a micro/mesoporous Zn2GeO4 photocatalyst at room temperature for photoreduction of CO2

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Feb 21;47(7):2041-3. doi: 10.1039/c0cc04687f. Epub 2011 Jan 5.

Authors

Ning Zhang¹, Shuxin Ouyang, Peng Li, Yuanjian Zhang, Guangcheng Xi, Tetsuya Kako, Jinhua Ye

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.

PMID: 21210038
DOI: 10.1039/c0cc04687f

Abstract

Micro/mesoporous Zn(2)GeO(4) with crystalline pore-walls was successfully synthesized via a simple ion exchange method at room temperature. This structure showed enhanced activity in photoreduction of CO(2) in comparison with Zn(2)GeO(4) prepared by a solid state reaction.