Issue 1, 2020

Photoelectrocatalytic oxidation of 3-pyridinemethanol to 3-pyridinemethanal and vitamin B3 by TiO2 nanotubes

Abstract

In this paper, the first photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) 3-pyridinemethanol oxidation to 3-pyridinemethanal and vitamin B3 was investigated. To meet this aim, efficient nanotube structured TiO2 on a Ti plate as a photoanode was prepared by an anodic oxidation method in ethylene glycol and characterized by XRD, SEM, and photocurrent techniques. The effect of nanotube morphology, applied potential, Na2SO4 concentration, stirring speed of solution, and pH on the reaction activity and product selectivities were investigated. The TiO2 phase of all of the anodes was mainly the anatase one. The PEC activity, the intensity of the XRD peak and the photocurrent increased by increasing the nanotube length. The activity decreased by decreasing both the Na2SO4 concentration and the applied potential, whereas 3-pyridinemethanal selectivity increased. By increasing the stirring speed of the solution, both the activity and the 3-pyridinemethanal selectivity increased. A lower or no activity was observed for photocatalytic (PC) and electrocatalytic runs, respectively, which were carried out for the sake of comparison. No PC activity was obtained in the presence of N2, but PEC reactions in the presence of N2 were faster than those in the presence of O2. The produced 3-pyridinemethanal in both N2 and O2 atmosphere was reduced at the cathode in the PEC reaction, but its oxidation appeared to be much more favourable. The PC reactions could not be carried out under acidic conditions, whilst the PEC ones could be performed in the pH range of 2–12. Moreover, the results indicate that the PEC method allows higher conversions and selectivities to vitamin B3 to be obtained at pH 7 with respect to those reported in the literature.

Graphical abstract: Photoelectrocatalytic oxidation of 3-pyridinemethanol to 3-pyridinemethanal and vitamin B3 by TiO2 nanotubes

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Aug 2019
Accepted
09 Nov 2019
First published
11 Nov 2019

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020,10, 124-137

Photoelectrocatalytic oxidation of 3-pyridinemethanol to 3-pyridinemethanal and vitamin B3 by TiO2 nanotubes

S. Yurdakal, S. Çetinkaya, M. B. Şarlak, L. Özcan, V. Loddo and L. Palmisano, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, 10, 124 DOI: 10.1039/C9CY01583C

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