Sunlight-induced efficient and selective photocatalytic benzene oxidation on TiO2-supported gold nanoparticles under CO2 atmosphere

Yusuke Ide; Naoya Nakamura; Hideya Hattori; Ryo Ogino; Makoto Ogawa; Masahiro Sadakane; Tsuneji Sano

doi:10.1039/c1cc14662a

Sunlight-induced efficient and selective photocatalytic benzene oxidation on TiO2-supported gold nanoparticles under CO2 atmosphere

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Nov 7;47(41):11531-3. doi: 10.1039/c1cc14662a. Epub 2011 Sep 26.

Authors

Yusuke Ide¹, Naoya Nakamura, Hideya Hattori, Ryo Ogino, Makoto Ogawa, Masahiro Sadakane, Tsuneji Sano

Affiliation

¹ Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan. [email protected]

PMID: 21952312
DOI: 10.1039/c1cc14662a

Abstract

The sunlight-induced photocatalytic oxidation of aqueous benzene on TiO(2)-supported gold nanoparticles was considerably improved when the reaction was conducted under a CO(2) atmosphere. 13% yield and 89% selectivity of phenol was obtained on P25-supported gold nanoparticles under 230 kPa of CO(2).

MeSH terms

Air
Benzene / chemistry*
Benzene / radiation effects
Carbon Dioxide / chemistry*
Catalysis
Gold / chemistry*
Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Oxidation-Reduction
Phenol / chemical synthesis*
Photochemistry
Sunlight
Titanium / chemistry*
Water / chemistry

Substances

Water
Carbon Dioxide
titanium dioxide
Phenol
Gold
Titanium
Benzene