Figures of Merit for Photocatalysis: Comparison of NiO/La-NaTaO<sub>3</sub> and <i>Synechocystis</i> sp. PCC 6803 as a Semiconductor and a Bio-Photocatalyst for Water Splitting

While photocatalysis is considered a promising sustainable technology in the field of heterogeneous catalysis as well as biocatalysis, figures of merit (FOM) for comparing catalytic performance, especially between disciplines, are not well established. Here, photocatalytic water splitting was conduc...

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Autores principales: Eike S. Welter, Sebastian Kött, Fabian Brandenburg, Jens Krömer, Michael Goepel, Andreas Schmid, Roger Gläser
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:cf56ed3f407e4491b7ad45760ec89c062021-11-25T17:07:05ZFigures of Merit for Photocatalysis: Comparison of NiO/La-NaTaO<sub>3</sub> and <i>Synechocystis</i> sp. PCC 6803 as a Semiconductor and a Bio-Photocatalyst for Water Splitting10.3390/catal111114152073-4344https://doaj.org/article/cf56ed3f407e4491b7ad45760ec89c062021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/11/1415https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4344While photocatalysis is considered a promising sustainable technology in the field of heterogeneous catalysis as well as biocatalysis, figures of merit (FOM) for comparing catalytic performance, especially between disciplines, are not well established. Here, photocatalytic water splitting was conducted using a semiconductor (NiO/La-NaTaO<sub>3</sub>) and a bio-photocatalyst (<i>Synechocystis</i> sp. PCC 6803) in the same setup under similar reaction conditions, eliminating the often ill-defined influence of the setup on the FOMs obtained. Comparing the results enables the critical evaluation of existing FOMs and a quantitative comparison of both photocatalytic systems. A single FOM is insufficient to compare the photocatalysts, instead a combination of multiple FOMs (reaction rate, photocatalytic space time yield and a redefined apparent quantum yield) is superior for assessing a variety of photocatalytic systems.Eike S. WelterSebastian KöttFabian BrandenburgJens KrömerMichael GoepelAndreas SchmidRoger GläserMDPI AGarticlecyanobacteriasemiconductorphotocatalytic water splittingfigures of merit<i>Synechcocystis</i> sp. PCC 6803NaTaO<sub>3</sub>Chemical technologyTP1-1185ChemistryQD1-999ENCatalysts, Vol 11, Iss 1415, p 1415 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic cyanobacteria
semiconductor
photocatalytic water splitting
figures of merit
<i>Synechcocystis</i> sp. PCC 6803
NaTaO<sub>3</sub>
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle cyanobacteria
semiconductor
photocatalytic water splitting
figures of merit
<i>Synechcocystis</i> sp. PCC 6803
NaTaO<sub>3</sub>
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Chemistry
QD1-999
Eike S. Welter
Sebastian Kött
Fabian Brandenburg
Jens Krömer
Michael Goepel
Andreas Schmid
Roger Gläser
Figures of Merit for Photocatalysis: Comparison of NiO/La-NaTaO<sub>3</sub> and <i>Synechocystis</i> sp. PCC 6803 as a Semiconductor and a Bio-Photocatalyst for Water Splitting
description While photocatalysis is considered a promising sustainable technology in the field of heterogeneous catalysis as well as biocatalysis, figures of merit (FOM) for comparing catalytic performance, especially between disciplines, are not well established. Here, photocatalytic water splitting was conducted using a semiconductor (NiO/La-NaTaO<sub>3</sub>) and a bio-photocatalyst (<i>Synechocystis</i> sp. PCC 6803) in the same setup under similar reaction conditions, eliminating the often ill-defined influence of the setup on the FOMs obtained. Comparing the results enables the critical evaluation of existing FOMs and a quantitative comparison of both photocatalytic systems. A single FOM is insufficient to compare the photocatalysts, instead a combination of multiple FOMs (reaction rate, photocatalytic space time yield and a redefined apparent quantum yield) is superior for assessing a variety of photocatalytic systems.
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author Eike S. Welter
Sebastian Kött
Fabian Brandenburg
Jens Krömer
Michael Goepel
Andreas Schmid
Roger Gläser
author_facet Eike S. Welter
Sebastian Kött
Fabian Brandenburg
Jens Krömer
Michael Goepel
Andreas Schmid
Roger Gläser
author_sort Eike S. Welter
title Figures of Merit for Photocatalysis: Comparison of NiO/La-NaTaO<sub>3</sub> and <i>Synechocystis</i> sp. PCC 6803 as a Semiconductor and a Bio-Photocatalyst for Water Splitting
title_short Figures of Merit for Photocatalysis: Comparison of NiO/La-NaTaO<sub>3</sub> and <i>Synechocystis</i> sp. PCC 6803 as a Semiconductor and a Bio-Photocatalyst for Water Splitting
title_full Figures of Merit for Photocatalysis: Comparison of NiO/La-NaTaO<sub>3</sub> and <i>Synechocystis</i> sp. PCC 6803 as a Semiconductor and a Bio-Photocatalyst for Water Splitting
title_fullStr Figures of Merit for Photocatalysis: Comparison of NiO/La-NaTaO<sub>3</sub> and <i>Synechocystis</i> sp. PCC 6803 as a Semiconductor and a Bio-Photocatalyst for Water Splitting
title_full_unstemmed Figures of Merit for Photocatalysis: Comparison of NiO/La-NaTaO<sub>3</sub> and <i>Synechocystis</i> sp. PCC 6803 as a Semiconductor and a Bio-Photocatalyst for Water Splitting
title_sort figures of merit for photocatalysis: comparison of nio/la-natao<sub>3</sub> and <i>synechocystis</i> sp. pcc 6803 as a semiconductor and a bio-photocatalyst for water splitting
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/cf56ed3f407e4491b7ad45760ec89c06
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