An excellent heterojunction nanocomposite solar-energy material for photocatalytic transformation of hydrogen sulfide pollutant to hydrogen fuel and elemental sulfur: A mechanistic insight

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Mohsen Lashgari, Majid Ghanimati

Abstract

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a noxious gas for living organisms and devastating/corrosive agent for metallic structures, which is generated in large scale through natural [geothermal/bacterial] activities or industrial processes, particularly by petroleum and gas industries. Photocatalytic elimination of this plentiful-perilous pollutant and its transformation into hydrogen green fuel and elemental sulfur is a novel/sustainable strategy, which is intriguing from energy and environmental science as well as technological viewpoints. To this end, the design and synthesis of low-price, environmentally friendly, effective photocatalyst/solar-energy materials are highly in demand. Herein, through a facile hydrothermal route, a set of new pn junction xBi2S3·yMnS nanocomposite photocatalysts were synthesized and employed in an alkaline H2S medium (pH = 11) to generate hydrogen fuel and elemental sulfur under atmospheric pressure at room temperature conditions. The maximum conversion yield was attained at the molar ratio xy=2, where the photocatalyst exhibited the lowest charge recombination, strong photon absorption, and the greatest surface area among the synthesized nanocomposite materials. Furthermore, it was witnessed that disulfide (...Continue Reading

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