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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Design and Characterization of Zeolite/Serpentine Nanocomposite Photocatalyst for Solar Hydrogen Generation.

Abeer S Altowyan, Mohamed Shaban, Zeinab M Faidey, Khaled Abdelkarem, Mawaheb Al-Dossari, N S Abd El-Gawaad, Mohamed G M Kordy

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors.

Abeer S AltowyanDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed ShabanNanophotonics and Applications Lab, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62514, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-4368-8269
Zeinab M FaideyNanophotonics and Applications Lab, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62514, Egypt.
Khaled AbdelkaremNanophotonics and Applications Lab, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62514, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-1906-2098
Mawaheb Al-DossariDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia.
N S Abd El-GawaadFaculty of Science, King Khalid University, Mohayel Asser, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed G M KordyNanophotonics and Applications Lab, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62514, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-5799-4996

Funding

Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project number (PNURSP2022R16), Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia PNURSP2022R16the Dean of Science and Research at King Khalid University via the Large Group Project under grant number RGP. 2/156/43 RGP. 2/156/43
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this work, a low-cost, high-yield hydrothermal treatment was used to produce nanozeolite (Zeo), nanoserpentine (Serp), and Zeo/Serp nanocomposites with weight ratios of 1:1 and 2:1. At 250 °C for six hours, the hydrothermal treatment was conducted. Various methods are used to explore the morphologies, structures, compositions, and optical characteristics of the generated nanostructures. The morphological study revealed structures made of nanofibers, nanorods, and hybrid nanofibril/nanorods. The structural study showed clinoptilolite monoclinic zeolite and antigorite monoclinic serpentine with traces of talcum mineral and carbonates. As a novel photoelectrochemical catalyst, the performance of the Zeo/Serp (2:1) composite was evaluated for solar hydrogen generation from water splitting relative to its constituents. At -1 V, the Zeo/Serp (2:1) composite produced a maximum current density of 8.44 mA/g versus 7.01, 6.74, and 6.6 mA/g for hydrothermally treated Zeo/Serp (1:1), Zeo, and Serp, respectively. The Zeo/Serp (2:1) photocatalysts had a solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency (STH) of 6.5% and an estimated hydrogen output rate of 14.43 mmole/h.g. Consequently, the current research paved the way for low-cost photoelectrochemical catalytic material for efficient solar hydrogen production by water splitting.

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hydrothermal approachnanocompositesphotoelectrochemical hydrogen generationserpentinezeolite

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PMID36143637
PMCPMC9502782

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