Development of γ-Al2O3 with oxygen vacancies induced by amorphous structures for photocatalytic reduction of CO2†
Abstract
Inducing amorphous components into Al2O3 leads to elongation of the Al–O bond and the formation of oxygen vacancies, which makes Al2O3 an independent photocatalyst for CO2 adsorption and reduction. The generation rate of CO can reach 36.5 μmol g−1 h−1, which is 6.5 times that of P25 TiO2.