Functionalization of a plasmonic Au/TiO2 photocatalyst with an Ag co-catalyst for quantitative reduction of nitrobenzene to aniline in 2-propanol suspensions under irradiation of visible light

• DOI: 10.1039/c3cc39096a
• Publication Date: 2013-02-08T14:30:19Z
• Authors: Atsuhiro Tanaka; Yuri Nishino; Satoshi Sakaguchi; Takayuki Yoshikawa; Kazuya Imamura; Keiji Hashimoto; Hiroshi Kominami
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

A functionalized plasmonic Au/TiO2 photocatalyst with an Ag co-catalyst was successfully prepared by the combination of two types of photodeposition methods, and it quantitatively converted nitrobenzene and 2-propanol to aniline and acetone under irradiation of visible light.