Tuning the hybridization and charge polarization in metal nanoparticles dispersed over Schiff base functionalized SBA-15 enhances CO<sub>2</sub> capture and conversion to formic acid
Arjun Cherevotan, Bitan Ray, Anish Yadav, Debabrata Bagchi, Ashutosh Kumar Singh, Mohd Riyaz, Sathyapal R. Churipard, Vinay Naral, Komalpreet Kaur, Ujjal K. Gautam, C. P. Vinod, Sebastian C. Peter
Abstract
This work reports the development of metal nanoparticles dispersed over Schiff base functionalized SBA-15. Tuning the hybridization favours optimum CO 2 capture and charge polarization at metal nanoparticles enhances the conversion of CO 2 to formic acid.
Topics & Concepts
Formic acidSchiff baseNanoparticleMetalPolarization (electrochemistry)Materials scienceBase metalInorganic chemistryChemistryNanotechnologyChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryMetallurgyEngineeringWeldingCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCarbon Dioxide Capture Technologies