Photocatalysis of 2-propanol on A-TiO2（101） has been investigated using a temperature programed desorption method with 266 nm laser light. A clear mechanism is proposed for photodissociation of 2-propanol on A-TiO2...Photocatalysis of 2-propanol on A-TiO2（101） has been investigated using a temperature programed desorption method with 266 nm laser light. A clear mechanism is proposed for photodissociation of 2-propanol on A-TiO2（101）. Acetone product on five coordinate Ti4＋ sites is formed in a stepwise manner in which the O-H dissociation proceeds first and then followed by secondary C-H dissociation of 2-propanol while H atoms are transferred to the adjacent bridge bond oxygen （BBO） sites. Low temperature water is formed in a thermally driven process via H-atom on BBO in exchange with isopropyl groups of molecule 2-propanol, while isopropyl radical desorbs at high temperature during the TPD process. The observation demonstrates the prospect of TiO2 as a photocatalyst for degradation of organics.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No.21403224）, the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology （No.2013CB834605）, the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS, and the Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘Photocatalysis of 2-propanol on A-TiO2（101） has been investigated using a temperature programed desorption method with 266 nm laser light. A clear mechanism is proposed for photodissociation of 2-propanol on A-TiO2（101）. Acetone product on five coordinate Ti4＋ sites is formed in a stepwise manner in which the O-H dissociation proceeds first and then followed by secondary C-H dissociation of 2-propanol while H atoms are transferred to the adjacent bridge bond oxygen （BBO） sites. Low temperature water is formed in a thermally driven process via H-atom on BBO in exchange with isopropyl groups of molecule 2-propanol, while isopropyl radical desorbs at high temperature during the TPD process. The observation demonstrates the prospect of TiO2 as a photocatalyst for degradation of organics.
