{"title":"Polymer Polyaniline Modified Bi24O31Br10 for Promoting Photocatalytic N2 Reduction","authors":"Jianli Chen, Xiang Li, Chengming Zhang, Shuoshuo Zang, Xiufang Wang, Hewen Liu","doi":"10.1007/s10562-025-04988-9","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Compared to traditional energy-intensive ammonia (NH<sub>3</sub>) production methods, photocatalytic nitrogen (N<sub>2</sub>) reduction offers significant energy savings. However, the complex kinetics and high reaction barriers have hindered its development. In this study, a novel Bi<sub>24</sub>O<sub>31</sub>Br<sub>10</sub>/polyaniline (Bi<sub>24</sub>O<sub>31</sub>Br<sub>10</sub>/PANI) composite photocatalyst was synthesized using a simple solvothermal and chemical oxidation polymerization method. Aniline was oxidized and deposited onto the surface of Bi<sub>24</sub>O<sub>31</sub>Br<sub>10</sub> nanosheets. The Bi<sub>24</sub>O<sub>31</sub>Br<sub>10</sub>/PANI composite demonstrated better visible-light absorption, and more efficient transfer of photoexcited carriers than pure Bi<sub>24</sub>O<sub>31</sub>Br<sub>10</sub>, resulting in superior photocatalytic N<sub>2</sub> fixation performance. The optimized Bi<sub>24</sub>O<sub>31</sub>Br<sub>10</sub>/PANI composite attained an NH<sub>3</sub> production yield of 245.26 µmol g<sup>−1</sup> , approximately 7.0 times higher than pure Bi<sub>24</sub>O<sub>31</sub>Br<sub>10</sub>. This study provides a new design of inorganic-polymer hybrid photocatalysts for efficient photocatalytic nitrogen fixation.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":508,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Letters","volume":"155 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Catalysis Letters","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10562-025-04988-9","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Compared to traditional energy-intensive ammonia (NH3) production methods, photocatalytic nitrogen (N2) reduction offers significant energy savings. However, the complex kinetics and high reaction barriers have hindered its development. In this study, a novel Bi24O31Br10/polyaniline (Bi24O31Br10/PANI) composite photocatalyst was synthesized using a simple solvothermal and chemical oxidation polymerization method. Aniline was oxidized and deposited onto the surface of Bi24O31Br10 nanosheets. The Bi24O31Br10/PANI composite demonstrated better visible-light absorption, and more efficient transfer of photoexcited carriers than pure Bi24O31Br10, resulting in superior photocatalytic N2 fixation performance. The optimized Bi24O31Br10/PANI composite attained an NH3 production yield of 245.26 µmol g−1 , approximately 7.0 times higher than pure Bi24O31Br10. This study provides a new design of inorganic-polymer hybrid photocatalysts for efficient photocatalytic nitrogen fixation.
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