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Hydrogen Production from Splitting of Methanol/Water Solution Using Perovskite Structured NbxSrTi1-xO3 Photocatalyts

Perovskite NbxSrTi1-xO3 광 촉매를 이용한 메탄올/물 분해로부터 수소제조

  • Kim, Dongjin (Department of Chemistry, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Han, Gi Bo (Plant Engineering Division, Institute for Advanced Engineering) ;
  • Park, No-Kuk (School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Lee, Tae Jin (School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Kang, Misook (Department of Chemistry, Yeungnam University)
  • Received : 2013.04.30
  • Accepted : 2013.05.27
  • Published : 2013.08.01
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Abstract

This study focused on the synthesis of $Nb_xSrTi_{1-x}O_3$ photocatalysts which partially inserted Nb ions with excellent ability of fluorescence into the perovskite structured $SrTiO_3$ frameworks and their photocatalytic hydrogen productions from methanol/water splitting corresponding to the molar ratios of Ti and Nb. The characteristics of the synthesized $SrTiO_3$ and $Nb_xSrTi_{1-x}O_3$ powders were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS), and UV-Visible spectrometer. The hydrogen evolution from methanol/water photo-splitting was enhanced over $Nb_{0.05}SrTi_{0.95}O_3$ compared to those over $SrTiO_3$ and another $Nb_xSrTi_{1-x}O_3$; 4.9 mL of hydrogen gases was collected after 8 h when 0.5g of $Nb_{0.05}SrTi_{0.95}O_3$ catalyst was used in pH 10.

본 연구는 광 촉매로써 널리 사용되어 온 perovskite 결정인 $SrTiO_3$ 골격에 형광능력이 우수한 Nb을 일부 삽입한 $Nb_xSrTi_{1-x}O_3$를 합성하였고, Nb와 Ti의 몰 비율에 따른 물 분해로부터 수소제조 성능을 비교하고자 하였다. 제조한 $SrTiO_3$ 및 $Nb_xSrTi_{1-x}O_3$ 분말에 대한 물성평가는 X-선 회절분석법(XRD), 에너지 분산형 X-선 분광계(EDS), 자외선/가시선 분광계(UV/Vis-spectrometer)를 통해 분석하였다. 메탄올:물(1:1) 광분해 수소제조 실험 결과, $SrTiO_3$ 광 촉매보다 Nb이 0.05 mol% 첨가된 $Nb_{0.05}SrTi_{0.95}O_3$ 광 촉매에서 촉매활성이 가장 뛰어났으며, 특히 염기성 용액에서 더 많은 양의 수소가 발생하였으며 8시간 반응 후 수소의 발생 누적 량은 4.9 mL였다.

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