Composite materials prepared by loading polycrystalline TiO2 powders with lipophilic highly branched Cu(II)- and metal-free phthalocyanines or porphyrins, which have been used in the past as photocatalysts for photodegradative processes, have been successfully tested for the efficient photoreduction of carbon dioxide in aqueous suspension affording significant amounts of formic acid. The results indicated that the presence of the sensitizers is beneficial for the photoactivity, confirming the important role of Cu(II) co-ordinated in the middle of the macrocycles. A comparison between Cu(II) phthalocyanines and Cu(II) porphyrins indicated that the Cu(II)- phthalocyanine sensitizer was more efficient in the photoreduction of CO2 to formic acid, probably due to its favorable reduction potential.
复合材料的制备方法是将多晶TiO2粉末与亲脂性高度支化的Cu(II)和无
金属
酞菁或
卟啉混合,这些物质过去曾用作光降解过程的光催化剂,现已成功用于
水悬浮液中
二氧化碳的高效光还原,生成大量
甲酸。结果表明,光敏剂的存在有利于光活性,证实了Cu(II)在环状化合物中间的重要作用。Cu(II)
酞菁和Cu(II)
卟啉的比较表明,Cu(II)
酞菁光敏剂在
二氧化碳光还原生成
甲酸的过程中效率更高,这可能是由于它具有更有利的还原电位。