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Vol. 9 No. 4 (2017)

Solar-Driven Hydrogen Peroxide Production Using Polymer-Supported Carbon Dots as Heterogeneous Catalyst

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-017-0143-7
Satyabrat Gogoi
Advanced Polymer and Nanomaterial Laboratory, Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Tezpur 784028, Assam, India
Niranjan Karak
Advanced Polymer and Nanomaterial Laboratory, Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Tezpur 784028, Assam, India

Corresponding Author: Niranjan Karak

nkarak@tezu.ernet.in

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 9 No. 4 (2017), Article Number: 40

Abstract

Safe, sustainable, and green production of hydrogen peroxide is an exciting proposition due to the role of hydrogen peroxide as a green oxidant and energy carrier for fuel cells. The current work reports the development of carbon dot-impregnated waterborne hyperbranched polyurethane as a heterogeneous photo-catalyst for solar-driven production of hydrogen peroxide. The results reveal that the carbon dots possess a suitable band-gap of 2.98 eV, which facilitates effective splitting of both water and ethanol under solar irradiation. Inclusion of the carbon dots within the eco-friendly polymeric material ensures their catalytic activity and also provides a facile route for easy catalyst separation, especially from a solubilizing medium. The overall process was performed in accordance with the principles of green chemistry using bio-based precursors and aqueous medium. This work highlights the potential of carbon dots as an effective photo-catalyst.


Highlights:


1 Polyurethane-supported carbon dots were developed as heterogeneous catalyst, and the developed catalyst was biodegradable.
2 Solar-driven H2O2 production from water, ethanol, and oxygen was achieved.

Keywords

Carbon dot Photo-catalyst Heterogeneous catalyst Hydrogen peroxide
Gogoi, Satyabrat, and Niranjan Karak. 2017. “Solar-Driven Hydrogen Peroxide Production Using Polymer-Supported Carbon Dots As Heterogeneous Catalyst”. Nano-Micro Letters 9 (4):40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-017-0143-7.
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