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(Invited) CdS/Pd Photocatalytic Bipolar Membrane for Selective Reduction and Oxidation Processes

Tuesday, 31 May 2022: 08:40
West Meeting Room 217 (Vancouver Convention Center)
P. V. Kamat (University of Notre Dame) and F. Costantino (Univ of Notre Dame)
A bipolar membrane with specific cation exchange and anion exchange properties between the two layers enables design of photocatalytically active membrane which also separate reaction compartments. The key advantage of such a membrane lies in the separation of oxidation and reduction processes while continue to engage in the photodriven reactions. The example of simultaneous oxidation of 4-chlorophenol and the reduction of 4-nitrophenol under visible light irradiation of the BPM-CdS/Pd shows its effectiveness in photocatalytic remediation of chemical contaminants. The CdS-Pd based bipolar membrane to carry out selective reduction and oxidation processes has also allowed us estimate the contribution of sacrificial donor oxidation in H2 production in water photoelectrolysis. The design and photocatalytic properties of this photocatalytic membrane will be discussed.