{"title":"Novel bio-solar hybrid photoelectrochemical synthesis for selective hydrogen peroxide production†","authors":"","doi":"10.1039/d4gc02220c","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The demand for H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, a highly efficient and green disinfectant, has been increasing worldwide in recent years. However, the conventional processes for H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> production are either energy-intensive or have high environmental impact. Herein, we propose an innovative bio-solar hybrid photoelectrochemical synthesis (BSPS) system that couples microbial photoelectrochemical synthesis and polyterthiophene (pTTh)-based photocatalysis for efficient and selective synthesis of green H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. The impact of key operational factors such as the applied voltage, pH, aeration rate, light intensity, thickness of the pTTh catalytic layer, and electrolyte nature and concentrations on H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> synthesis was assessed. The BSPS system yielded a cumulative production of 232.5 mg L<sup>−1</sup> of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> in 12 h under LED light irradiation, which is 6.1-fold the yield using a typical graphite plate electrode and 7.8-fold the yield when the system was run in darkness. Moreover, the BSPS system was successfully tested under natural illumination from sunlight for efficient synthesis of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. Finally, a tertiary treatment process by further combining the BSPS system with the Fenton reaction enabled the rapid and complete removal of twenty micropollutants in wastewater. This work introduces an innovative and sustainable energy recycling strategy enabling H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> generation and subsequent efficient tertiary wastewater treatment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":78,"journal":{"name":"Green Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.3000,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Green Chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/org/science/article/pii/S1463926224006204","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The demand for H2O2, a highly efficient and green disinfectant, has been increasing worldwide in recent years. However, the conventional processes for H2O2 production are either energy-intensive or have high environmental impact. Herein, we propose an innovative bio-solar hybrid photoelectrochemical synthesis (BSPS) system that couples microbial photoelectrochemical synthesis and polyterthiophene (pTTh)-based photocatalysis for efficient and selective synthesis of green H2O2. The impact of key operational factors such as the applied voltage, pH, aeration rate, light intensity, thickness of the pTTh catalytic layer, and electrolyte nature and concentrations on H2O2 synthesis was assessed. The BSPS system yielded a cumulative production of 232.5 mg L−1 of H2O2 in 12 h under LED light irradiation, which is 6.1-fold the yield using a typical graphite plate electrode and 7.8-fold the yield when the system was run in darkness. Moreover, the BSPS system was successfully tested under natural illumination from sunlight for efficient synthesis of H2O2. Finally, a tertiary treatment process by further combining the BSPS system with the Fenton reaction enabled the rapid and complete removal of twenty micropollutants in wastewater. This work introduces an innovative and sustainable energy recycling strategy enabling H2O2 generation and subsequent efficient tertiary wastewater treatment.
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Green Chemistry is a journal that provides a unique forum for the publication of innovative research on the development of alternative green and sustainable technologies. The scope of Green Chemistry is based on the definition proposed by Anastas and Warner (Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice, P T Anastas and J C Warner, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1998), which defines green chemistry as the utilisation of a set of principles that reduces or eliminates the use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture and application of chemical products. Green Chemistry aims to reduce the environmental impact of the chemical enterprise by developing a technology base that is inherently non-toxic to living things and the environment. The journal welcomes submissions on all aspects of research relating to this endeavor and publishes original and significant cutting-edge research that is likely to be of wide general appeal. For a work to be published, it must present a significant advance in green chemistry, including a comparison with existing methods and a demonstration of advantages over those methods.