Citation: YANG Huan, WANG Gui-yun, TIAN Wei-song, TONG Chun-jie. Hydrothermal synthesis of monoclinic WO₃ and its photocatalytic hydrogen production performance[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, ;2018, 46(11): 1359-1369. shu

Hydrothermal synthesis of monoclinic WO₃ and its photocatalytic hydrogen production performance

Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology & High Efficiency Energy Saving, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China

Corresponding author: WANG Gui-yun, wgy1964@hebut.edu.cn
Received Date: 17 July 2018
Revised Date: 16 September 2018

Fund Project: National Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province B2014202004The project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21076058) and National Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (B2014202004)the National Natural Science Foundation of China 21076058

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Monoclinic WO₃ was successfully synthesized by the hydrothermal method using sodium tungstate as tungsten source, nitric acid as acid source, and citric acid (tartaric acid) as surfactant. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance (UV-vis-DR), and Brunner-Emmet-Teller (BET) were employed to characterize the structure and morphology of WO₃. The effects of molar ratios of nitric acid and citric acid (tartaric acid) to tungsten atoms on crystal phases and morphologies of WO₃ were investigated in detail. The results indicated that large amounts of nitric acid and addition of hydroxyl acids were found favorable for the formation of monoclinic WO₃. Monoclinic WO₃ was achieved under suitable conditions of molar ratios of nitric acid to tungsten atom of 2.8:1 and hydroxyl acids to tungsten atom of 0.8:1. The WO₃ was coupled with p-type semiconductor CuCrO₂ to fabricate the CuCrO₂-WO₃ composite photocatalyst. It was used for hydrogen production from photocatalytic decomposition of water. The monoclinic WO₃ with high crystalline perfection exhibited better photocatalytic properties.
- hydrothermal method,
- WO₃,
- crystal structure,
- photocatalysis,
- hydrogen production
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