PETROLEUM PROCESSING AND PETROCHEMICALS ›› 2023, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (10): 85-91.

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REDUCTION OF CO2 BY Cu2O/MnCo2O4 HETEROJUNCTION NANO-PHOTOCATALYST

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  • Received:2023-01-16 Revised:2023-06-16 Online:2023-10-12 Published:2023-09-24

Abstract: Z-type heterojunction photocatalyst is favored by researchers because of strong charge separation ability of conduction band and valence band, and strong oxidation- reduction ability. Z-type Cu2O/MnCo2O4 heterojunction nano-photocatalysts were prepared by hydrothermal method, their physical and chemical properties were characterized in detail, and their photocatalytic CO2 reduction performance was evaluated. The characteristic results of XRD, HRTEM, UV vis, PL and EIS showed that compared with MnCo2O4 nano-particles,Cu2O/MnCo2Oeterojunction nano-photocatalyst could improve the visible light absorption performance, reduce the band gap, delay the recombination of electron-hole pairs effectively, and reduce the transfer resistance of electron-hole pairs, which confirmed that heterojunction nano-structures could effectively improve the photocatalytic activity for CO2. The evaluation results of photocatalytic reduction of CO2 showed that heterojunction nano-photocatalyst with 15%(w) Cu2O content had the best photocatalytic activity for CO2 reduction, and the CO yield was 98.6 μmol/g, the yield of CH4 was 68.4 μmol/g, and its catalytic activity remained unchanged after 6 times of recycling uses.

Key words: hotocatalytic, CO2 reduction, Cu2O, MnCo2O4, Z-type heterojunction, CO, CH4