催化学报 ›› 2018, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (3): 527-533.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(17)62931-0

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大规模合成非贵金属磷化物/CdS复合光催化剂高效可见光催化产氢

马保军, 张瑞生, 林克英, 刘红霞, 王晓燕, 刘万毅, 詹海娟   

  1. 宁夏大学化学化工学院省部共建煤炭高效利用与绿色化工国家重点实验室, 宁夏银川 750021
  • 收稿日期:2017-09-27 修回日期:2017-10-21 出版日期:2018-03-18 发布日期:2018-03-10
  • 通讯作者: 马保军
  • 基金资助:

    宁夏"化学工程与技术"国内一流学科建设项目;建设中国西部一流大学重大创新项目(ZKZD2017003);宁夏高校研究项目(NGY2015027);国家自然科学基金(21263018);宁夏海外留学人员科技支撑项目(宁夏(2014)486).

Large-scale synthesis of noble-metal-free phosphide/CdS composite photocatalysts for enhanced H2 evolution under visible light irradiation

Baojun Ma, Ruisheng Zhang, Keying Lin, Hongxia Liu, Xiaoyan Wang, Wanyi Liu, Haijuan Zhan   

  1. State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, Ningxia, China
  • Received:2017-09-27 Revised:2017-10-21 Online:2018-03-18 Published:2018-03-10
  • Contact: 10.1016/S1872-2067(17)62931-0
  • Supported by:

    This work was supported by the National First-rate Discipline Construction Project of Ningxia (Chemical Engineering and Technology), the Major Innovation Projects for Building First-class Universities in China's Western Region (ZKZD2017003), the University Research Project of Ningxia (NGY2015027), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21263018), and the Project of Science and Technology of Personnel of Study Abroad (Ningxia (2014) 486).

摘要:

目前,在可见光照射下光催化产氢是一条解决能源短缺的理想途径.该途径实现工业化的两个关键因素是得到低成本的光催化剂和高的产氢效率.非贵金属助催化剂代替贵金属可大大降低光催化剂的成本.通过简单的方法大规模合成并组装半导体和非贵金属助催化剂以形成复合光催化剂可进一步降低成本.
本文采用大规模和低成本的共沉淀法合成了磷化物/CdS光催化剂,实现了光催化产氢.当负载CoP和MoP助催化剂后,光催化产氢活性得到大幅度提高.其中CoP/CdS和MoP/CdS的最佳产氢量分别为140和78μmol/h,并分别为CdS的7.0倍和4.0倍,分别为Pt/CdS的2.0倍和1.1倍.这说明磷化物CoP和MoP是具有优良催化活性的低成本非贵金属助催化剂,可以代替贵金属助催化剂应用在光催化产H2中.
在制备磷化物/CdS时,先将两种磷化物反应原料分别在水热反应釜和马弗炉中煅烧合成前驱体,再分别在管式炉氮气和氢气氛围中进行磷化得到磷化物MoP和CoP.然后,将得到的MoP和CoP分别溶解在Cd(NO32·4H2O溶液中,在搅拌状态下逐滴加入Na2S溶液形成沉淀,即可得到复合物磷化物/CdS.
CoP/CdS和MoP/CdS的HRTEM观察显示,磷化物助催化剂与CdS半导体紧密结合,证明了共沉淀法制备助催化剂/半导体复合光催化剂的有效性.磷化物与CdS的紧密结合促进了光激发电子从CdS向磷化物转移,从而大大提高了光催化产氢活性.这项工作为低成本大规模制备光催化剂和光催化产H2实现工业化提供了一条可行性思路.

关键词: 共沉淀, 助催化剂, 磷化物, 光催化, 产氢

Abstract:

Photocatalytic H2 evolution under visible light irradiation is an ideal process for solving energy shortage. The low cost of photocatalysts and high efficiency of hydrogen evolution are the two key factors to realize the industrialization of the process. The substitution of a noble-metal cocatalyst with a non-noble-metal catalyst can significantly reduce the cost of the photocatalyst. The large-scale synthesis and assembly of semiconductors and non-noble-metal cocatalysts to form photocatalysts through a simple method can further decrease the cost of photocatalysis. Here, we report a large-scale and low-cost coprecipitation method to form phosphide/CdS photocatalysts to realize photocatalytic H2 evolution. CoP and MoP cocatalysts significantly enhanced the photocatalytic production of hydrogen. The optimal H2 production rates on CoP/CdS and MoP/CdS were 140and 78 μmol/h, which were 7.0 and 4.0 times higher than those obtained with bare CdS, respectively, and 2.0 times and 1.1 times higher than those obtained with 1.0% Pt/CdS, respectively. This work provides a practical method for the large-scale preparation of low-cost photocatalysts.

Key words: Coprecipitation, Cocatalyst, Phosphide, Photocatalysis, Hydrogen production