Iron oxide-promoted photochemical oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>)
Thomas Freese, Jelmer T. Meijer, Maria B. Brands, Georgios Alachouzos, Marc C. A. Stuart, Rafael Tarozo, D Gerlach, Joost Smits, Petra Rudolf, Joost N. H. Reek, Ben L. Feringa
Abstract
A sustainable catalyst development utilizing earth-abundant iron oxide (FeO x ) nanoparticles for photochemical oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) was achieved, generating a valuable green oxidant and future energy carrier.
Topics & Concepts
Hydrogen peroxideCatalysisPhotochemistryQuantum yieldChemistryAnthraquinoneOxideOxygenIron oxideNanoparticleVisible spectrumSinglet oxygenInorganic chemistryMaterials scienceNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryFluorescencePhysicsQuantum mechanicsOptoelectronicsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells