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Photo-Reduction of CO₂ by VIS Light on Polythiophene-ZSM-5 Zeolite Hybrid Photo-Catalyst
Jana Kianička1, Gabriel Čík2, František Šeršeň3
1Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Radlinského 9, SK-812 37 Bratislava, Slovakia. jana@kianicka.name.
Abstract:
A new hybrid photo-catalyst based on ZSM-5 zeolite suitable for reduction of carbon dioxide was synthesized. The photo-catalyst was prepared by oxidative polymerization of thiophene with FeCl₃ in the presence of ZSM-5 with participation of ultrasound. The synthesized photo-catalyst strongly absorbs light radiation up to approx. 650 nm, with the absorption edge in the NIR region. Reactive radicals were generated by VIS light irradiation in an aqueous suspension consisting of the photo-catalyst with CO₂. Formic acid and acetic acid were generated as the main products of the CO₂ reduction. EPR spin trapping technique was applied to identify the reactive radical intermediates. In this work, the mechanism of product formation is also discussed.
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