Optimization of the Photocatalytic Reduction of Methylviologen Electron Mediator for Use in an Inorganic-Bio Hybrid Photocatalyst System
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Boschetti, Bianca, “Optimization of the Photocatalytic Reduction of Methylviologen Electron Mediator for Use in an Inorganic-Bio Hybrid Photocatalyst System,” Scholar@Simmons, accessed October 25, 2020, https://beatleyweb.simmons.edu/scholar/items/show/473.
Title
Optimization of the Photocatalytic Reduction of Methylviologen Electron Mediator for Use in an Inorganic-Bio Hybrid Photocatalyst System
Creator
Boschetti, Bianca
Date
2020
Description
Hydrogen gas has been highly sought after as an alternative fuel source that is safe for the environment, and its production can be facilitated via the splitting of water using light energy [1]. This gas production has been previously investigated using inorganic-bio hybrid photocatalyst systems, where TiO2 acted as the semiconductor to donate electrons to recombinant Escherichia coli cells that had taken up the genes responsible for hydrogen production in Clostridium acetobutylicum [1]. Methylviologen (MV 2+), an electron mediator and transporter, has been used in transporting the excited electrons to the biological component of the system [1]. For this investigation, a visible light-active photocatalyst was chosen to replace TiO2 as the semiconductor in a photocatalytic system with E. coli due to its ability to absorb in both the visible and UV light spectra, while TiO2 is only capable of absorbing in the UV light region [2]. The visible light-active photocatalyst was successfully synthesized [3] and characterized using scanning electron
microscopy (SEM), x-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. Photocatalytic experiments on the visible-light active photocatalyst for the optimization of MV2+ reduction were performed.
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microscopy (SEM), x-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. Photocatalytic experiments on the visible-light active photocatalyst for the optimization of MV2+ reduction were performed.
Video available upon request.
Subject
Photocatalysis; Inorganic Bio-Hybrid Photocatalyst System; Environment; Hydrogen; Chemistry
Publisher
Simmons University (Boston, Mass.)
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Format
mp4 video
Language
English
Type
Undergraduate Symposium
Project Discipline: Chemistry