Photoreforming of PET and PLA microplastics for sustainable hydrogen production using TiO2and g-C3N4photocatalysts

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.116998" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jece.2025.116998</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Photoreforming of PET and PLA microplastics for sustainable hydrogen production using TiO2and g-C3N4photocatalysts

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Photoreforming of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polylactic acid (PLA) microplastics has been investigated as a sustainable approach for hydrogen evolution. Thermodynamic analysis confirmed the feasibility of hydrogen evolution during the degradation of PET and PLA under UV irradiation (254anm). Photolysis experiments in water demonstrated that hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide were the primary gaseous products. PLA yields higher amounts of hydrogen than PET. The presence of NaOH significantly reduced hydrogen evolution, likely because of the scavenging of hydrogen radicals with hydroxide ions and neutralisation of carboxylic groups. Photocatalytic experiments in water using TiO2 and graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) further increased the hydrogen yields of PET and PLA, with a more pronounced effect on PLA. However, in NaOH suspensions, hydrogen evolution increased only for PLA in the presence of TiO2, while g-C3N4 had no effect. This was attributed to the instability of g-C3N4 under alkaline conditions, as confirmed by the structural analysis.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Photoreforming of PET and PLA microplastics for sustainable hydrogen production using TiO2and g-C3N4photocatalysts

Popis výsledku anglicky

Photoreforming of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polylactic acid (PLA) microplastics has been investigated as a sustainable approach for hydrogen evolution. Thermodynamic analysis confirmed the feasibility of hydrogen evolution during the degradation of PET and PLA under UV irradiation (254anm). Photolysis experiments in water demonstrated that hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide were the primary gaseous products. PLA yields higher amounts of hydrogen than PET. The presence of NaOH significantly reduced hydrogen evolution, likely because of the scavenging of hydrogen radicals with hydroxide ions and neutralisation of carboxylic groups. Photocatalytic experiments in water using TiO2 and graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) further increased the hydrogen yields of PET and PLA, with a more pronounced effect on PLA. However, in NaOH suspensions, hydrogen evolution increased only for PLA in the presence of TiO2, while g-C3N4 had no effect. This was attributed to the instability of g-C3N4 under alkaline conditions, as confirmed by the structural analysis.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

20402 - Chemical process engineering

Projekt

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Návaznosti

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

ISSN

2213-3437

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

13

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

12

Strana od-do

116998

Kód UT WoS článku

001503917500010

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105006880825