Abstract:
Photocatalytic reduction technology of CO
2 can not only achieve energy saving and emission reduction, but also alleviate energy shortage, which is in line with today's concept of green and sustainable development. By employing electrospun TiO
2 nanofibers as substrate, bismuth-rich Bi
4O
5Br
2/TiO
2 composite fibers were prepared combining with in-situ hydrothermal reduction method. The composition, morphology and photoelectric properties were characterized by XRD, SEM, HRTEM, XPS, UV-Vis and carbon adsorption. The results show that the band gap of Bi
4O
5Br
2/TiO
2 composite fibers becomes width, there is obvious absorption in the visible light band, and the reduction ability of photogenerated electrons is enhanced. Bi
4O
5Br
2/TiO
2 composite fibers can reduce CO
2 to CH
4 and CO, while the enrichment of the metal Bi can not only improve the adsorption capacity of the catalyst for acidic CO
2 molecules and enhance the conversion efficiency, but also change the photocatalytic reaction path and generate alcohol products such as CH
3OH. The CH
4, CO and CH
3OH yields of the optimized photocatalyst Bi@Bi
4O
5Br
2/TiO
2 composite fibers were 3.87, 1.06 and 0.32 μmol·h
−1·g
−1, respectively, after simulated sunlight irradiation 3 h. This work provides new opportunities for exploring high-efficiency CO
2 photoreduction catalysts.