- Functionalization of a plasmonic Au/TiO2 photocatalyst with an Ag co-catalyst for quantitative reduction of nitrobenzene to aniline in 2-propanol suspensions under irradiation of visible light.
Functionalization of a plasmonic Au/TiO2 photocatalyst with an Ag co-catalyst for quantitative reduction of nitrobenzene to aniline in 2-propanol suspensions under irradiation of visible light.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2013-02-21)
Atsuhiro Tanaka, Yuri Nishino, Satoshi Sakaguchi, Takayuki Yoshikawa, Kazuya Imamura, Keiji Hashimoto, Hiroshi Kominami
PMID23422929
ABSTRACT
A functionalized plasmonic Au/TiO2 photocatalyst with an Ag co-catalyst was successfully prepared by the combination of two types of photodeposition methods, and it quantitatively converted nitrobenzene and 2-propanol to aniline and acetone under irradiation of visible light.