• International Journal of Technology (IJTech)
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Novel Multiphase CO2 Photocatalysis System Using N-TiO2/CNCs and CO2 Nanobubble

Novel Multiphase CO2 Photocatalysis System Using N-TiO2/CNCs and CO2 Nanobubble

Title: Novel Multiphase CO2 Photocatalysis System Using N-TiO2/CNCs and CO2 Nanobubble
Haroki Madani, Arie Wibowo, Dwiwahju Sasongko, Manabu Miyamoto, Shigeyuki Uemiya, Yogi Wibisono Budhi

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Madani, H., Wibowo, A., Sasongko, D., Miyamoto, M., Uemiya, S., Budhi, Y.W., 2024. Novel Multiphase CO2 Photocatalysis System Using N-TiO2/CNCs and CO2 Nanobubble. International Journal of Technology. Volume 15(2), pp. 432-441

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Haroki Madani Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
Arie Wibowo 1. Material Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung, 40132 Indonesia, 2. Research Center for Nanosc
Dwiwahju Sasongko Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
Manabu Miyamoto Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, 501-1193 Gifu, Japan
Shigeyuki Uemiya Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, 501-1193 Gifu, Japan
Yogi Wibisono Budhi 1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia, 2. Research Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Gan
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Abstract
Novel Multiphase CO2 Photocatalysis System Using N-TiO2/CNCs and CO2 Nanobubble

In this study, a novel CO2 photocatalysis system was developed by modifying TiO2 as a photocatalyst and introducing CO2 nanobubble to the system. TiO2 photocatalyst is modified by adding CNCs as support to increase the surface area and adding nitrogen doping to reduce the band gap and minimize electron–hole recombination. CO2 nanobubbles are introduced to increase the surface area between the CO2 gas and liquid phases to reduce mass transfer limitations. Thus, the amount of CO2 in the liquid phase increases. Nanobubbles have been successfully generated by the hydrodynamic cavitation method, which produces bubbles with two size clusters, namely 200–400 nm, which belong to nanobubbles, and 2–10 um, which belong to microbubbles. The TiO2 has an anatase phase and crystallite size of 20.90 nm for TiO2/CNCs and 19.20 nm for N-TiO2/CNCs. The activity test without nitrogen doping produced a methanol product of 0.77 mmol/g catalyst, which shows that this multiphase CO2 photocatalytic system is feasible for CO2 photocatalytic reactions. The addition of nitrogen doping succeeded in reducing the band gap from 3.20 eV to 3.10 eV and increasing the methanol yield. The photocatalysis activity test with N-doped TiO2/CNCs resulted in a higher methanol yield, which is 1.13 mmol/g catalyst under UV-C irradiation for 6 hours.

CO2 photocatalysis; Multiphase reaction; Nanobubble; Nitrogen doping; TiO2

Introduction

CO2 photocatalysis is an appealing solution to reduce CO2 on the earth's surface because this method not only can reduce CO2 but also can provide solar fuels (CH4, CH3OH, HCHO, HCOOH) as an alternative to fossil energy (Shao et al., 2022). TiO2 is the most used semiconductor for CO2 photocatalysis due to its non-toxic characteristics, high energy potential, and low cost. However, TiO2 has a low photoconversion rate due to its high band gap, which results in a high energy requirement for electron excitation, electron-hole recombination, a low ability to absorb sunlight, and a low ability to adsorb CO2 (Low, Cheng, and Yu, 2017). Thus, TiO2 needs to be modified further to improve its performance so that the photocatalytic reaction becomes more efficient.

TiO2 can be modified in various ways, such as the addition of co-catalysts and doping. The effects of co-catalysts and doping can vary based on the type of atom used.  Some examples of co-catalysts are Ag, Co, and Cu. The addition of a plasmonic Ag metal core can increase the photon flux on TiO2, which can increase the CO2 photocatalysis conversion (Hong et al., 2019). A co-based co-catalyst can increase CO2 adsorption capacity and provide more CO2 in the reaction (Zhang et al., 2020). Cu co-catalyst is more beneficial for CO2 adsorption and a good co-catalyst for improving catalytic selectivity to CH3OH (Xi et al., 2022). Doping is another type of TiO2 modification that can use metal or non-metal atoms as dopants. The addition of dopant didn’t lead to a structural defect that occurs in co-catalyst modification, which is an advantage of doping modification if compared with co-catalyst. An example of TiO2 modification with doping is using N and Mo. N-doping can reduce the band gap and minimize electron-hole recombination. In addition to lowering the band gap, nitrogen doping can minimize electron-hole recombination by filling the oxygen defect in TiO2, which is the key recombination site (Kumar, Das, and Deepa, 2020). Mo-doping can increase the selectivity toward CH4 products and increase electron-hole separation and proton supply (Feng et al., 2020). A smaller band gap allows electrons to be excited by lower energy light so that photocatalysts can be used in visible light irradiation. For example, as Kumar, Das, and Deepa (2020) reported, nitrogen doping can lower the band gap of TiO2/CdS from 3.17 eV to 2.91 eV.

Besides using co-catalyst and doping, TiO2 can also be modified by creating a mesoporous structure, which can increase the active site of the photocatalyst. For example, Yudha et al. (2020) use dammar-gum as a soft template for mesoporous TiO2 synthesis. Another interesting material that can be used for mesoporous TiO2 templates is cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) (Chen et al., 2016). CNCs are cellulose-based nanomaterial with high crystallinity, between 54–88% (Moon et al., 2011). CNCs are renewable materials that can be made from various sources containing cellulose, such as wood (Leung et al., 2011), flax (Leung et al., 2011), empty palm oil bunch (Harahap et al., 2023; Marpongahtun et al., 2023; Budhi et al., 2018; Wibowo et al., 2018), and other lignocellulosic materials (Restiawaty et al., 2022). Even CNCs can be produced from waste materials containing cellulose, such as paper and denim waste (Culsum et al., 2021). CNCs have several superior properties, such as high mechanical properties, high surface area, high biocompatibility, and low toxicity (Brinchi et al., 2013). With renewable sources of raw materials and superior properties, CNCs can be a long-term alternative green material for various purposes. CNCs can be used as a material to support various catalysts, one of which is TiO2. Maimaiti et al. (2019) conducted a study related to TiO2 photocatalysts dispersed on the surface of CNCs with the addition of EDA treatment. The photocatalyst produced 4.5 times more products than pure TiO2 (P25) photocatalyst. The small size of CNCs causes a large surface area that increases the surface area of the TiO2 photocatalyst active center. With many active centers, the number of products produced is also greater.

Besides photocatalyst modification, CO2 photocatalytic conversion can also be increased by improving the photocatalytic process. In multiphase system, the mass transfer limitation become a hindrance for CO2 conversion. To overcome the issue of CO2 mass transfer limitation in a multiphase system, reducing the bubble size to the smallest possible can increase the contact surface area between the gas and liquid phases. In addition, the smaller bubble size can produce a larger mass transfer coefficient (kLa) so that the mass transfer of CO2 from the gas phase to the liquid phase becomes faster. Nanobubbles are defined as gas bubbles that have a diameter smaller than 1000 nm. The use of nanobubbles over regular bubbles in a process has various advantages, including high mass transfer efficiency, high bubble stability, and low rising velocity (Ulatowski et al., 2019). The utilization of nanobubble in chemical reactions remains relatively limited. Nevertheless, its application exhibits considerable potential. For example, Mase et al. (2013) reported a significant enhancement in the conversion rate from 2% to 99% in the hydrogenation of alkenes through the usage of nanobubble.

In this study, a CO2 photocatalysis reaction is carried out using CO2 nanobubble as the source of CO2. This is expected to increase the contact surface area of the gas and liquid phases and increase the CO2 mass transfer coefficient. Besides, TiO2 is modified by dispersing it on the CNC surface and adding nitrogen doping. Nitrogen doping is expected to lower the band gap and minimize the electron-hole recombination so that more electrons are utilized for CO2 reduction, leading to higher CO2 conversion. The aim of this study is to study the feasibility of CO2 nanobubble usage in multiphase CO2 photocatalysis reaction in a batch reactor without the in and out flow of CO2 gas. We believe that the result of this study can open new possibilities in the development of CO2 photocatalysis reactions.


Experimental Methods

2.1. Materials
   Titanium tetra isopropoxide (TTIP, 97.0%), ethanol absolute (99.99%), nitric acid (69%), triethylamine, and sodium hydroxide (50%) were purchased from Merck kGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) were purchased from Celluforce, Quebec, Canada. Deionized water was used in all experiments.

2.2. Photocatalyst Synthesis

    The TiO2 photocatalyst was synthesized by the sol-gel method under ambient conditions using TTIP as a precursor. While stirred continuously, 1.2 ml of TTIP was mixed with 20 ml of absolute ethanol. 20 mL of Nitric Acid (0.1 M) was added to the mixture and then continued with the addition of 1 g of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) under vigorous stirring for 10 minutes. NaOH 0.2 M solution was added dropwise until the mixture reached a pH of 4. The mixture becomes more viscous at this stage and a gradual color change occurs from transparent to white. The mixture was then left for 24 hours to undergo the aging process. After aging, the mixture was centrifuged 3 times at 6000 rpm and finally dried at 70°C for 12 hours. The resulting white solid is referred to as TiO2/CNCs photocatalyst. To obtain N-TiO2/CNCs, 0.8 mL of triethylamine (TEA) was added to the mixture prior to the addition of NaOH solution. The synthesis procedure scheme of TiO2/CNCs and N-TiO2/CNCs are presented in Figure 1.
Figure 1 Photocatalyst synthesis procedure

2.3.  Photocatalyst Characterization

            TiO2/CNCs and N-TiO2/CNCs photocatalysts were examined by X-ray diffraction (Bruker D8 Advance, Japan) using Cu K radiation, with an accelerating voltage of 16 kV and a current of 30 mA. The characteristic peaks of anatase [101] peak at  brookite  respectively, were used to estimate the crystallite size of the samples. Scanning electron microscopy (SU-3500, Japan) was used to study the morphology of the TiO2/CNCs powders at a working distance of 8 mm with an accelerating voltage and current of 30 kV and 100 mA, respectively. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM, H9500, Japan) was used to study the particle size and distribution. UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DR UV-Vis) of the prepared samples were measured by a UV-Vis spectrophotometer (UV-2600, Shimadzu) with an integrating sphere attachment ranging from 200 to 800 nm, and TiO2 was used as a reflectance standard. The band gap energy  for the direct band gap semiconductor was evaluated using the Kubelka-Munk function as presented in Equation 1.
where is the Kubelka-Munk function, k is the absorption coefficient, s is the scattering coefficient, and R is the surface reflectance.

2.4. Nanobubble Generation and Photocatalytic Activity Test

        CO2 nanobubbles were generated by the hydrodynamic cavitation method using a nanobubble generator from Nanobubble.id with the type of NB S1. The according to the system depicted in Figure 2a. During the generating process, the temperature was kept below 28°C. Water was pumped into the main container to create a circulation from the main container to the nanobubble generator and vice versa. The CO2 gas with 0.1 LPM flow rate was injected into the nanobubble generator via the water that passed through it. After 1 hour of nanobubble generation, the water in the main container was either stored for characterization or utilized in CO2 photocatalysis. The characterization of nanobubble is carried out by dynamic light scattering (DLS) to analyze nanobubble size and its distribution.

        The photocatalytic activity test was carried out in a batch reactor, as illustrated in Figure 2b. The reactor was filled with 200 mL of water containing generated nanobubble and 0.2 g of photocatalyst. The mixture in the reactor was stirred at 300 rpm during the reaction process. The photocatalysis was carried out by irradiating the reactor using a UV lamp (UV-C, 15 W, 280 nm) or visible lamp (15 W, 580–750 nm) on both sides, as illustrated in Figure 2b. The reaction was carried out for 6 hours, and the sample of liquid product was taken to be analyzed using Gas Chromatography with Porapack Q column. All the CO2 used in this system is sourced exclusively from pre-generated CO2 nanobubbles. However, there is a drawback to this setup as the product yield is limited due to the finite supply of available CO2. Nevertheless, this system was intentionally designed to showcase the significance of CO2 nanobubbles in the photocatalytic conversion of CO2 into solar fuel.


Figure 2 (a) Nanobubble generation system for CO2 nanobubble generation and (b) CO2 photocatalysis batch reactor using nanobubble

Results and Discussion

3.1.  Visual Observation of Photocatalyst Synthesis

        TiO2/CNCs synthesis processes can be separated into four steps: 1) TTIP mixing with solvent, 2) HNO3 to lower the pH, 3) NaOH addition, and 4) aging. The visual observation of each step is presented in Figure 3.


Figure 3 Visual observation of Photocatalyst Synthesis through the sol-gel method

        In the first step, TTIP was mixed into absolute ethanol with a purity of 99.99% and followed by HNO3 1 M addition to avoid uncontrolled formation of Ti(OH)4 due to the hygroscopic nature of TTIP. Ti(OH)4 particles were formed during the hydrolysis of TTIP, which was triggered by the gradual addition of NaOH (Mustapha et al., 2020). The hydrolysis process was then followed by a condensation process that occurred during the aging stage, which took 24 hours. In this stage, the Ti(OH)4 was converted to TiO2 while producing water. As reported by Martakov et al. (2018), during the aging stage, not only does the formation of TiO2 occur, but also the deposition of TiO2 on the surface of the CNCs. The deposition of TiO2 on the surface of TiO2 occurs through electrostatic and chemical interaction. The electrostatic interaction is triggered by the positive surface charge on TiO2 particles and the negative surface charge on the CNCs surface due to the existence of hydroxyl groups. The chemical interaction between TiO2 and CNCs occurs in the form of hydrogen bonds between TiO2 and hydroxyl groups on the surface of CNCs.

3.2. Photocatalyst Characterization

Several characterizations were carried out to confirm the presence of TiO2 on the surface of the CNCs, namely TEM, XRD, and DR UV-Vis. Figure 4 shows the CNCs and TiO2/CNCs under TEM observation.

Figure 4 (a,b) TEM observations and  (c) XRD curve of CNCs and TiO2/CNCs

        TEM characterization results show that CNCs and TiO2/CNCs have needle-like shapes. The average diameter and length of the CNCs particles are 30.30 ± 7.90 nm and 299 ± 67 nm, respectively, as determined from the analysis results using ImageJ software. Although the CNCs and TiO2/CNCs particles have a common shape, the two have differences when viewed from the edges. On TiO2/CNCs, black spots are suspected to be TiO2 particles attached to the surface of the CNCs. Further confirmation of the presence of TiO2 can be seen from the results of the XRD characterization, as presented in Figure 4c.

        The CNCs sample showed peaks of 2 at 15°, 17°, 23°, and 34°, which indicated that the cellulose contained in the CNCs was type I cellulose. In detail, each of these peaks successively represents the crystallographic plane of (1 0 1), (1 0 -1), (0 0 2), and (0 0 4) (Jiang et al., 2017). Meanwhile, the TiO2 sample showed 2 peaks at 24.9°, 37.6°, 47.8°, 53.7°, 62.5°, 68.5°, 70.1° and 74.88° which represents the crystallographic plane of (1 0 1), (0 0 4), (2 0 0), (1 0 5), (2 0 4), (1 1 6), (2 2 0) and (2 1 5). These peaks are in good agreement with anatase TiO2 peaks based on JCPDS no. 21-1272.

         DR UV-Vis is another method that can confirm the presence of TiO2 and estimate the band gap of the photocatalyst. Figure 5 shows the results of the reflectance curves and Kubelka-Munk Plot of CNCs, TiO2, and TiO2/CNCs.
Figure 5 (a) Reflectance curve and (b) Kubelka-Munk Plot of CNCs, TiO2, TiO2/CNCs, and N-TiO2/CNCs

        As depicted in Figure 5, CNCs exhibit a relatively straight reflectance curve, suggesting that there is no dominant light absorption activity at a specific wavelength. This is expected since CNCs are not semiconductor materials capable of exciting electrons when exposed to light at a particular wavelength. In contrast, TiO2 and TiO2/CNCs have a lower reflectance at a 200–400 nm wavelength, meaning that more light is absorbed in that area. In other words, TiO2 and TiO2/CNCs can excite electrons in irradiating light with a wavelength below 400 nm. This wavelength is equivalent to a band gap energy of ~3.2 eV, which is the band gap of TiO2 (Mustapha et al., 2020). From Kubelka-Munk Plot, the TiO2 and TiO2/CNCs samples have a band gap of 3.21 and 3.19 eV, respectively.  The N-TiO2/CNCs photocatalyst has a band gap of 3.1 eV, which is lower than TiO2/CNCs. This result confirms that nitrogen doping can lower the band gap energy and enable the photocatalyst to be used under visible light irradiation.

3.3.  Nanobubble Characterization

        Figure 6 shows the visual observation of the water before and after the nanobubble generation.   
Figure 6 Nanobubble characterization results: (a) Visual observation; (b) Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) result

        Nanobubble has high stability because it has a very long rising time. In comparison, the rising time of nanobubble particles can be days or even months (Ulatowski et al., 2019), while microbubbles and macrobubbles, respectively, have rising times in the range of minutes and seconds (Temesgen et al., 2017). Figure 6a shows that CO2 nanobubble still remained in the water after 4 days, which is an important justification for the usage of CO2 nanobubble in batch reactors after its generation.According to the DLS results in Figure 6b, the generated CO2 nanobubbles exhibit two size clusters, categorized as nanobubbles with a size of 200–400 nm and microbubbles with a size of 2–10 µm. Based on the plot of undersize (y-axis on the right) vs particle size, 35% of the total generated nanobubbles are below 400 nm in size.

3.4.  Photocatalyst Activity Test of TiO2/CNCs

        The photocatalytic activity test was carried out at room temperature with a UV-C lamp and visible light in a batch reactor for 6 hours. Figure 7 shows the GC curve of the liquid product resulting from CO2 photocatalysis with TiO2/CNCs photocatalyst.

Figure 7 GC curve of liquid product produced from CO2 photocatalysis by TiO2/CNCs photocatalyst at (a) UV-C light and (b) visible light

        Based on Figure 7a, the liquid product of CO2 photocatalysis has two peaks at 1.1 and 2 minutes, which are the retention times for water and methanol, respectively. In detail, the resulting methanol product was 0.77 mmol/g catalyst for TiO2/CNCs and 1.13 mmol/g catalyst for N-TiO2/CNCs. The existence of methanol in CO2 photocatalysis products at least proves two things. First, TiO2/CNCs and N-TiO2/CNCs photocatalyst has photocatalytic activity under UV-C light, so the photocatalysis reaction can occur. Second, the proposed system using CO2 nanobubble is feasible for CO2 photocatalysis in multiphase reactions. An important point to highlight from this result is that there was no CO2 gas flow during the photocatalysis reaction. All CO2 utilized during the reaction solely originated from CO2 nanobubbles pre-existing in the system before the reaction. 

   Figure 7b shows the comparison of TiO2/CNCs (undoped) and N-TiO2/CNCs (N-doped) photocatalysts under visible light irradiation. It is shown that the doped photocatalyst exhibits visible light photocatalytic activity while the undoped does not. This is due to the lower band gap energy of N-TiO2/CNCs, so visible light with lower energy can excite the electron in the doped photocatalyst. From the Kubelka-Munk Plot that has been discussed earlier, N-TiO2/CNCs have a band gap of 3.1 eV. Based on the Planck equation (E (eV) = 3.1 eV is equivalent to the wavelength of 400 nm, which belongs to visible light. In comparison, Kumar, Das, and Deepa (2020) reported that nitrogen doping addition to TiO2/CdS can reduce the band gap from 3.17 eV to 2.91 eV (Kumar, Das, and Deepa, 2020).

Conclusion

        In this study, the photocatalysis reaction of CO2 was carried out in a batch reactor, where CO2 gas in the form of nanobubbles in water was directly irradiated with light. There is no flow of CO2 gas in and out. All CO2 used for the reaction was provided from nanobubbles in the water. The presence of methanol in the photocatalysis product with this system proves the feasibility of multiphase systems with CO2 nanobubbles for CO2 photocatalytic reactions. Nitrogen doping to the photocatalyst reduced the band gap from 3.20 eV to 3.10 eV, which was later proven by the photocatalytic activity of N-TiO2/CNCs under visible light irradiation.

Acknowledgement

     The authors acknowledge the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia for providing financial support through the National Competitive Research-Doctoral Dissertation Research Scheme (contract number: 110/E5/PG.02.00.PL/2023; 318/IT1.B07.1/SPP-LPPM/VI/2023), the integrated master to doctor scholarship program (PMDSU), and ITB Research 2023.

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