Glycerol photoelectrochemical oxidation reaction at carbon nitrides/BiVO4 materials
Charles Garcia da Cunha, Isabelle M D Gonzaga, Cristian Hessel, Izadora F Reis, Ivo F Teixeira, Lucia H Mascaro, Elton Sitta, Cafer T Yavuz · 2026
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Charles Garcia da Cunha and co-authors test light-driven glycerol oxidation in a 2026 materials study. Splitting water for hydrogen could gain value if paired with turning biomass waste such as glycerol into useful products. The team coated varied carbon nitrides onto glass, then grew bismuth vanadate on top to form paired light absorbers.
All paired films kept a bandgap close to plain bismuth vanadate, and imaging showed mixed zones rich in each part, the authors report. Adding glycerol raised photocurrent fourfold for the base material at a set voltage. One polymeric nitride pairing worked best of those tested. Rankings show nitride choice matters for designing solar fuel and chemical systems.
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| CREATOR | Charles Garcia da Cunha, Isabelle M D Gonzaga, Cristian Hessel, Izadora F Reis, Ivo F Teixeira, Lucia H Mascaro, Elton Sitta, Cafer T Yavuz |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30897 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |