Experiment Science and Technology, Volume. 22, Issue 4, 71(2024)

Comprehensive Chemical Experiment Design and Teaching Practice of Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction with Brookite TiO2/Cu2O Heterojunction

Gang CHENG1,*... Zhangjing CHEN1 and Jinyan XIONG2 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
  • 2College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China
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    A comprehensive experiment for the photocatalytic CO2 reduction of brookite TiO2 (B-TiO2) has been designed. The pristine brookite TiO2 (B-TiO2), Cu2O and their composites B-TiO2-Cu2O have been synthesized. The structure, morphology, and optic absorption properties of the material have been analyzed by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS), and scanning electron microscope (SEM), and the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the CO2 reduction performance has been carried out by gas chromatography. The promotion effect of the formation of p-n heterojunction on the CO2 reduction has also been discussed. This comprehensive experiment has exercised students’ literature research and hands-on practical ability. Meanwhile, it is helpful for students to understand the frontier of photocatalysis issue and stimulate students’ interest in learning. It is of great help to students’ innovative thinking, rigorous scientific research attitude, and ability to analyze and solve problems. This experiment can be used as a comprehensive experimental teaching content for undergraduate students of grade three in the applied chemistry class, which lays a foundation for the teaching of graduation thesis.

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    Gang CHENG, Zhangjing CHEN, Jinyan XIONG. Comprehensive Chemical Experiment Design and Teaching Practice of Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction with Brookite TiO2/Cu2O Heterojunction[J]. Experiment Science and Technology, 2024, 22(4): 71

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    Received: Mar. 20, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 4, 2024

    The Author Email: CHENG Gang (gchenglab@163.com)

    DOI:10.12179/1672-4550.20230148

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