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DOI 10.3390/catal11111415
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Title (Primary) Figures of merit for photocatalysis: Comparison of NiO/La-NaTaO3 and Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 as a semiconductor and a bio-photocatalyst for water splitting
Author Welter, E.S.; Kött, S.; Brandenburg, F.; Krömer, J.O.; Goepel, M.; Schmid, A.; Gläser, R.
Source Titel Catalysts
Year 2021
Department SOMA
Volume 11
Issue 11
Page From art. 1415
Language englisch
Topic T7 Bioeconomy
Supplements https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/11/1415/s1
Keywords cyanobacteria; semiconductor; photocatalytic water splitting; figures of merit; Synechcocystis sp. PCC 6803; NaTaO3
Abstract 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-NaTaO3) and a bio-photocatalyst (Synechocystis 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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Welter, E.S., Kött, S., Brandenburg, F., Krömer, J.O., Goepel, M., Schmid, A., Gläser, R. (2021):
Figures of merit for photocatalysis: Comparison of NiO/La-NaTaO3 and Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 as a semiconductor and a bio-photocatalyst for water splitting
Catalysts 11 (11), art. 1415 10.3390/catal11111415