02809nas a2200265 4500008004100000022001400041245016300055210006900218260000800287300001600295490000700311520183300318653002202151653002702173653002202200653002402222653002002246100002902266700002102295700002902316700002002345700002302365700003002388856012502418 2024 eng d a2168-048500aAqueous glycerol to glyceric acid and green hydrogen by visible-light-driven photocatalysis with Ni/Co(PO4)2-TiO2: parallel utilization of holes and electrons0 aAqueous glycerol to glyceric acid and green hydrogen by visiblel cSEP a14841-148530 v123 a

Replacing the kinetically sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with the oxidation of an abundantly available organic molecule to value-added product(s) (VAPs) at low voltage along with the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a big challenge in water splitting, either by electrolysis or sunlight-driven photocatalysis. Glycerol oxidation to a VAP is kinetically fast, compared to an OER, and offers hope to enhance sunlight-driven water splitting to hydrogen by the concurrent utilization of holes and electrons. Mixed bimetal phosphates of Co and Ni (CoxNiy(PO4)(2) (CoNiP)) with different Co:Ni ratios (10:0, 7:3, 5:5, 3:7, and 0:10) were integrated with TiO2 to generate final photocatalyst composites (x wt % CoNiP with TiO2) and employed for concurrent photocatalytic HER and glycerol oxidation. Irrespective of the weight ratios of CoNiP and TiO2, any TiO2-CoNiP composite showed better photocatalytic activity for the HER and glycerol oxidation compared to virgin TiO2. The highest HER as well as selectively generated glyceric acid yield was observed to be 54 and 67 mmol/g, respectively, after 25 h of reaction under 1 sun conditions with TiO2-CoNiP-5:5. An increase in catalytic activity can be attributed to the formation of p-n heterojunctions of the constituent component along with uniform distribution of CoNiP to effectively utilize the charge carriers for redox reactions. Highly selective oxidation of glycerol to glyceric acid (85%), along with other minor products, is also demonstrated, which offers further scope to use solar light to generate VAPs in a sustainable manner. A simple comparison of H-2 yield and all oxidized products together indicates the better utilization of holes for the latter, and hence, there is scope to increase HER and possibly the whole photocatalytic activity.

10abiomass component10aearth-abundantmaterial10aenergy conversion10aorganicvalorisation10awater splitting1 aNivedhitha, Thazhath, R.1 aBajpai, Himanshu1 aOommen, Jiffin, Varghese1 aAbraham, Athira1 aChauhan, Inderjeet1 aGopinath, Chinnakonda, S. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/aqueous-glycerol-glyceric-acid-and-green-hydrogen-visible-light-driven-photocatalysis02326nas a2200277 4500008004100000022001400041245012700055210006900182260000800251490000700259520134800266653002301614653002601637653002401663653001901687653001201706100002001718700002701738700002901765700002401794700002301818700002801841700003001869700001801899856013101917 2025 eng d a1861-472800aSynthesis of Pd-integrated carbon Dot@TiO2 thin film for photocatalytic glycerol reforming reaction for producing hydrogen0 aSynthesis of Pdintegrated carbon DotTiO2 thin film for photocata cNOV0 v203 a

A series of thin-film photocatalysts comprising TiO2 modified with carbon dots (CDs) dispersed either with palladium (Pd-CD/TiO2) or nickel (Ni-CD/TiO2) were synthesized via solid-state and wet-impregnation methods. Morphological characterization (HR-TEM, SEM-EDS) confirmed the anatase phase of TiO2 and the atomic dispersion of metal-integrated CDs on its surface. UV-vis DRS and XPS analyses revealed a marginal red shift in band-gap and the presence of sp2-hybridized graphitic carbon, and metal-carbon interactions, indicating enhanced light absorption and charge separation through Schottky junctions. Under direct sunlight illumination, Pd-CD/TiO2 thin film exhibited superior hydrogen yield (1167 mu mol g-1 h-1) and maintained stability over 25 h, outperforming Ni-CD/TiO2 (494 mu mol g-1 h-1) and bare TiO2 (166 mu mol g-1 h-1) photocatalyst thin films. Concurrent glycerol oxidation at neutral pH (pH similar to 7) yields glycolaldehyde (41% selectivity), formic acid, and dihydroxyacetone as value-added products. Enhanced photocurrent density and lower impedance of Pd-CD/TiO2 corroborate improved charge carrier separation and dynamics. The results demonstrate that Pd-CD synergistically improves the photocatalytic performance of the Pd-CD/TiO2 for sustainable hydrogen generation and selective biomass valorization.

10aGlycerol oxidation10aGraphitic carbon dots10ahydrogen production10aPhotocatalysis10atitania1 aAbraham, Athira1 aSalgaonkar, Kranti, N.1 aNivedhitha, Thazhath, R.1 aEkal, Vishal, Ashok1 aKondhekar, Deepali1 aChakraborty, Shubhankar1 aGopinath, Chinnakonda, S.1 aSaha, Avishek uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/synthesis-pd-integrated-carbon-dottio2-thin-film-photocatalytic-glycerol-reforming-reaction02390nas a2200325 4500008004100000022001400041245009900055210006900154260000800223300001100231490000700242520135600249653001901605653002101624653002401645653002401669653003101693100001801724700002301742700001901765700001901784700002001803700001701823700001601840700001901856700002001875700002101895700001801916856013001934 2026 eng d a1861-472800aPolysulfone-based polymer carbon dot membrane for optical dissolved oxygen sensing application0 aPolysulfonebased polymer carbon dot membrane for optical dissolv cMAR ae706850 v213 a

The precise monitoring of dissolved oxygen (DO) is essential across industrial, environmental, and biomedical applications. However, the state-of-the-art DO sensing methods often suffer from inherent limitations, which hinder their effectiveness for real-time and long-term DO monitoring. Optical DO sensing, despite its advantages, utilizes expensive metal complexes and is prone to photobleaching and slow response time. Here, we introduce a novel polymer carbon dot (PCD) as a promising candidate for lifetime-based optical DO sensing. The PCD is a metal-free, nontoxic, fluorescent, long decay-lifetime material that is synthesized through hydrothermal method. Our fluorescent PCD exhibits high emission quantum yield (24.32%), long decay-lifetime (10.43 & micro;s), and a linear response to DO concentrations ranging from 0.7 to 12.7 mg/L, with a Stern-Volmer constant of 0.1115. Further, to obtain better oxygen diffusion, high porosity, optical transparency, and high flexibility, PCD was embedded into a polysulfone matrix (PSF_PCD). The PSF_PCD membrane shows better results for the decay lifetime (9.4 & micro;s), surface energy (40.26 mN/m), and average pore diameter of 5 nm. Hence, the obtained results demonstrate the applicability of the PCD in optical DO sensors for real-time and long-term monitoring of DO levels.

10adecay lifetime10adissolved oxygen10aHydrothermal method10apolymer carbon dots10apolysulfone-based membrane1 aKadam, Rutuja1 aHattale, Gangadhar1 aVirole, Vishal1 aPal, Sanjivani1 aAbraham, Athira1 aPaul, Aditya1 aKumar, Ajay1 aShevate, Rahul1 aBanpurkar, Arun1 aKanawade, Rajesh1 aSaha, Avishek uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/polysulfone-based-polymer-carbon-dot-membrane-optical-dissolved-oxygen-sensing-application