Publication
Title
Photocatalytic removal of soot : unravelling of the reaction mechanism by EPR and in situ FTIR spectroscopy
Author
Abstract
Photocatalytic soot oxidation is studied on P25 TiO2 as an important model reaction for self-cleaning processes by means of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Contacting of carbon black with P25 leads on the one hand to a reduction of the local dioxygen concentration in the powder. On the other hand, the weakly adsorbed radicals on the carbon particles are likely to act as alternative traps for the photogenerated conduction-band electrons. We find furthermore that the presence of dioxygen and oxygen-related radicals is vital for the photocatalytic soot degradation. The complete oxidation of soot to CO2 is evidenced by in situ FTIR spectroscopy, no intermediate CO is detected during the photocatalytic process.
Language
English
Source (journal)
ChemPhysChem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry. - Weinheim, 2000 - 2015
Publication
Weinheim : Wiley-VCH , 2012
ISSN
1439-4235 [print]
1439-7641 [online]
DOI
10.1002/CPHC.201200674
Volume/pages
13 :18 (2012) , p. 4251-4257
ISI
000313692600026
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
The elucidation of complex electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra of novel stable radical cations - an interdisciplinary approach.
Publication type
Subject
Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Last edited 02.10.2024
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