Table 1 Possible products formed by photocatalytic reduction of nitroaromatic compounds and comparison of the conversion and selectivity of different photocatalysts
From: Light-tuned selective photosynthesis of azo- and azoxy-aromatics using graphitic C3N4
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Entry | Photocatalysts | Cost (€ g−1) | Radiation | Temperature (°C) | Conversion (%) | Selectivity (%) | ||
Azoxy- | Azo- | Aniline | ||||||
1 | SiO2/CdS/Rha | 7.7 | 436 nm, 25 h | RT | 80 | 68 | 5 | 5 |
2 | Au/TiO2 b | 14.4 | >430 nm, 12 h | RT | 95 | 0 | 99 | N/A |
3 | Cu/Graphenec | 92.2 | >400 nm, 5 h | 90 | 98 | N/A | 98 | N/A |
4 | TiO2/N3/Ptd | 57.1 | 530 nm, 24 h | RT | >99 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
5 | Au/TiO2-Age | 7.6 | >450 nm, 10 h | RT | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
6 | Ni2P/CdSf | 6.2 | >420 nm, 24 h | RT | 99 | 0 | 0 | >99 |
7 | g-C3N4 g | 0.1 | 450 nm, 12 h | RT | 97 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
8 | g-C3N4 h | 0.1 | 410 nm, 5 h | RT | 95 | 6 | 94 | 0 |
9 | A-g-C3N4 g | 0.1 | 450 nm, 12 h | RT | 1 | 99 | 0 | <1 |
