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Visible-Light Direct Conversion of Ethanol to 1,1-Diethoxyethane and Hydrogen over a Non-Precious Metal Photocatalyst
Yuguang Chao1,2, Wenqin Zhang1, Xuemei Wu1,2
1State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China.
Abstract:
Converting renewable biomass and their derivatives into chemicals and fuels has received much attention to reduce the dependence on fossil resources. Photocatalytic ethanol dehydrogenation-acetalization to prepare value-added 1,1-diethoxyethane and H2 was achieved over non-precious metal CdS/Ni-MoS2 catalyst under visible light. The system displays an excellent production rate and high selectivity of 1,1-diethoxyethane, 52.1 mmol g-1 h-1 and 99.2 %, respectively. In-situ electron spin resonance, photoluminescence spectroscopy and transient photocurrent responses were conducted to investigate the mechanism. This study provides a promising strategy for a green application of bioethanol.
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