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Photocatalytic Formation of Hydrogen Peroxide 1

Detlef W. Hahnemann , Michael R. Hoffmann, Andrew P. Hong, and Claudius Kormann W. M. Keck Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125

The two-electron reduction of molecular oxygen to hydrogen peroxide can be catalyzed by metal oxide semiconductor p a r t i c l e s i n the presence of visible and near-UV l i g h t . Even though very high quantum y i e l d s for t h i s process are observed, rather low steady-state concentrations of HO are reached. D e t a i l e d mechanisms are presented to e x p l a i n these experimental f i n d i n g s . Metal oxide p a r t i c l e s are found i n atmospheric and surface waters. The environmental significance of photocatalytic formation of H O on these p a r t i c l e s i n n a t u r a l systems i s discussed. 2

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Hydrogen p e r o x i d e , H 0 , i s one o f t h e most p o w e r f u l o x i d a n t s i n haze a e r o s o l s , c l o u d s , a n d hydrometeors a t low pH ( I ) . A major pathway f o r t h e f o r m a t i o n o f s u l f u r i c a c i d i n humid atmospheres below pH 5 seems t o be t h e o x i d a t i o n o f s u l f u r d i o x i d e b y H 0 (2-41. Hydrometeor c o n c e n t r a t i o n s o f hydrogen p e r o x i d e a s h i g h a s 50 μΜ have r e c e n t l y been r e p o r t e d b y Kok a n d co-workers ( 5 - 7 ) , w h i l e t y p i c a l atmospheric H 0 l e v e l s up t o 5 ppb have been p r e d i c t e d from Henry's law c a l c u l a t i o n s ( 8 , 9 ) . Various sources f o r t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f H 0 i n t h e atmosphere have been proposed: i t c a n be g e n e r a t e d i n t h e g a s phase b y t h e c o m b i n a t i o n o f h y d r o p e r o x y l r a d i c a l s , Η 0 · ( 1 0 ) , a t t h e a i r - w a t e r i n t e r f a c e due t o p h o t o i n d u c e d redox p r o c e s s e s (XX), and i n t h e aqueous phase v i a photo-catalyzed r e a c t i o n s w i t h h u m i c / f u l v i c a c i d and green algae as m e d i a t o r s (Zepp, R. G. , EPA E n v i r o n m e n t a l R e s e a r c h L a b o r a t o r y a t A t h e n s , p e r s o n a l communication ). F u r t h e r m o r e , Η 0 · r a d i c a l s 2

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'Permanent address: Hahn-Meitner Institut, Bereich Strahlenchemie, Glienicker StraBe 100, D 1000 Berlin 39, Federal Republic of Germany

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In The Chemistry of Acid Rain; Johnson, R., et al.; ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1987.

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w h i c h a r e produced i n the gas phase can be scavenged by the water d r o p l e t s where they then form H 0 . This i n s i t u generated h y d r o g e n p e r o x i d e t o g e t h e r w i t h the H 0 scavenged from the gas phase i s thought t o be the main source f o r the H 0 a c c u m u l a t e d i n c l o u d w a t e r d r o p l e t s (10.12.13). Another v e r y l i k e l y p o s s i b i l i t y f o r H 0 p r o d u c t i o n , however, has so f a r been n e g l e c t e d i n the d e s i g n of models f o r a e r o s o l - , f o g - , and c l o u d w a t e r c h e m i s t r y . V a r i o u s m e t a l o x i d e s , some of w h i c h a r e v e r y abundant i n n a t u r a l environments, have been shown t o a c t as p h o t o c a t a l y s t s f o r a l a r g e v a r i e t y o f r e a c t i o n s ( 1 4 ) , e.g., the p h o t o l y s i s o f d e s e r t sands r e s u l t e d i n the p r o d u c t i o n of ammonia from d i n i t r o g e n ( 1 5 ) . Atmospheric p a r t i c u l a t e m a t t e r o r i g i n a t e s m a i n l y from n a t u r a l s o u r c e s (721-1850 Tg y r " i n 1979 g l o b a l l y ) b u t a l s o from man-made emissions (125-385 Tg y r " i n 1982 i n the USA) with iron, t i t a n i u m , and z i n c b e i n g some of the most abundant t r a n s i t i o n m e t a l s d e t e c t e d i n ambient samples ( 1 6 ) . These m e t a l s a r e p r e s e n t as h y d r o x i d e s b u t a l s o f r e q u e n t l y as the r e s p e c t i v e o x i d e s , depending upon the e n v i r o n m e n t a l c o n d i t i o n s ( 1 7 ) . Hence the p r e s e n t work a d d r e s s e s the q u e s t i o n of hydrogen p e r o x i d e f o r m a t i o n i n aqueous s o l u t i o n s as c a t a l y z e d by m e t a l o x i d e s upon i r r a d i a t i o n w i t h v i s i b l e and near-UV l i g h t . 2

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c a n a l s o be e x c l u d e d i n t h i s s t u d y s i n c e i t i s e x t r e m e l y u n l i k e l y t h a t they s h o u l d o c c u r w i t h a l l t h r e e methods t o the same e x t e n d . F i g u r e 1 shows the expermental s e t - u p f o r the p h o t o l y s i s studies. White l i g h t of a 450 W Xe lamp (Osram XBO) passes through a water f i l t e r , a monochromator (PRA B102) and an a p p r o p r i a t e U V - f i l t e r b e f o r e the c o n t i n u o u s l y s t i r r e d sample i s irradiated. The a n a l o g s i g n a l of the o x i d a s e meter i s a m p l i f i e d to g i v e the r i g h t a m p l i t u d e f o r the i n p u t o f the A/D converter (MBC Dash 8) w h i c h d i g i t i z e s the d a t a and feeds them i n t o an IBM PC/AT f o r k i n e t i c a n a l y s i s . Aberchrome 540 i s used f o r the d e t e r m i n a t i o n of the l i g h t f l u x t o e n a b l e an a b s o l u t e measurement of the quantum y i e l d s ( 8 0 ) . R e s u l t s and D i s c u s s i o n The f o r m a t i o n of hydrogen p e r o x i d e upon the i l l u m i n a t i o n of an a i r - s a t u r a t e d aqueous c o l l o i d a l s u s p e n s i o n o f z i n c o x i d e p a r t i c l e s i s shown i n F i g u r e 2. No H 0 i s p r o d u c e d when l i g h t e n e r g i e s below the bandgap energy of ZnO where employed (Eg(ZnO)= 3.4 eV or X ( e x ) = 365 nm), e.g., X ( e x ) = 400 nm. As the i r r a d i a t i o n was p e r f o r m e d a t lower w a v e l e n g t h s , e.g., X ( e x ) = 366 and 320 nm, the sudden i n c r e a s e of the s i g n a l from the p o l a r o g r a p h i c a n a l y z e r indicated H 0 f o r m a t i o n w i t h a w a v e l e n g t h - i n d e p e n d e n t quantum y i e l d of 6%. No hydrogen p e r o x i d e i s formed o r d e p l e t e d i n the absence of l i g h t . P r o l o n g e d i l l u m i n a t i o n l e a d s t o the f o r m a t i o n of a s t e a d y - s t a t e i n [ H 0 ] of 1.2·10~ M i n i r r a d i a t e d samples. The q u a n t u m - y i e l d s φ d e t e r m i n e d from the i n i t i a l s l o p e of the [ H 0 ] v s . time p l o t s depended s t r o n g l y on the oxygen-content of the s o l u t i o n : φ i n c r e a s e d t o 10% i n 0 - s a t u r a t e d samples and d e c r e a s e d s h a r p l y below 2·10~ M 0 . No H 0 i s p r o d u c e d when anoxic s o l u t i o n s were i r r a d i a t e d . The f o l l o w i n g mechanism e x p l a i n s these o b s e r v a t i o n s . E l e c t r o n s and h o l e s a r e formed i n the z i n c o x i d e p a r t i c l e s under bandgap i r r a d i a t i o n ( R e a c t i o n 1 ) . T h e i r r e c o m b i n a t i o n i s p r e v e n t e d by the p r e s e n c e of 2 mM a c e t a t e i o n s w h i c h a r e s t r o n g l y a d s o r b e d onto the ZnO s u r f a c e and a r e oxidized v i a : 2

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The f a t e of the r a d i c a l s produced v i a R e a c t i o n 6 i s c u r r e n t l y being investigated. I n i t i a l r e s u l t s i n d i c a t e the f o r m a t i o n of o r g a n i c p e r o x i d e s and suggest the i n t e r m e d i a t e f o r m a t i o n of p e r o x y - r a d i c a l s (Kormann, C. ; Bahnemann, D. W. ; Hoffmann, M. R. u n p u b l i s h e d r e s u l t s ) . W i t h the i n h i b i t i o n of charge r e c o m b i n a t i o n c o n d u c t i o n band e l e c t r o n s a r e now a v a i l a b l e t o reduce m o l e c u l a r oxygen y i e l d i n g H 0 (Reaction 2). The observed steady-state c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f hydrogen p e r o x i d e can be u n d e r s t o o d as a c o m p e t i t i o n between R e a c t i o n s 2 and 7. 2

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between t h e z i n c o x i d e and t h e T i 0 - C o ( I I ) T S P systems i s t h a t t h e s u r f a c e complex ( C o ( I I ) T S P ) a c t s a s a n e l e c t r o n r e l a y i n one c a s e while sacrificial e l e c t r o n donors such a s a c e t a t e are a p r e r e q u i s i t e f o r i n t e r r u p t i o n of the e"/h recombination i n the other case. F o l l o w i n g t h e s t u d i e s o f t h e s e r a t h e r w e l l - d e f i n e d model systems a e r a t e d aqueous s u s p e n s i o n s o f d e s e r t sand p a r t i c l e s were i r r a d i a t e d ( X ( e x ) = 350 nm) i n t h e p r e s e n c e o f sodium a c e t a t e . The v e r y r a p i d f o r m a t i o n o f a s t e a d y - s t a t e c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f 0.2 uM H 0 upon i l l u m i n a t i o n i s shown i n F i g u r e 4. T h i s , however, decays v e r y q u i c k l y when t h e l i g h t i s t u r n e d o f f . A similar d e p l e t i o n i s a p p a r e n t when H 0 i s added i n t h e d a r k . I f the l i g h t i s t u r n e d on d u r i n g t h i s decay p e r i o d a s t e a d y - s t a t e o f 0.2 uM i s a g a i n e s t a b l i s h e d . These c y c l e s c a n be r e p e a t e d many t i m e s w i t h o u t any a p p a r e n t l o s s i n a c t i v i t y . I t has a l r e a d y been demonstrated ( 1 5 ) t h a t d e s e r t sand c o n t a i n s m i n e r a l s such a s hematite, a-Fe 0 , and a n a t a s e , Ti0 , and c a n thus be photocatalytically active. We e n v i s i o n a mechanism s i m i l a r t o t h a t p r o p o s e d f o r t h e model systems above t o a c c o u n t f o r t h e observed formation of H 0 on d e s e r t sands. I n t h i s case the e"/h p a i r ( R e a c t i o n 1) i s i n t e r c e p t e d b y t h e donor a c e t a t e ( R e a c t i o n s 5 a n d 6 ) l e a v i n g e ~ ( c b ) b e h i n d t o reduce 0 v i a R e a c t i o n 2. The e f f i c i e n t d e s t r u c t i o n o f H 0 , on t h e o t h e r hand, might be caused b y m e t a l i o n c o n t a m i n a n t s (M ) a d s o r b e d on t h e sand p a r t i c l e s (81-85). Hydrogen p e r o x i d e c a n thus r e a c t w i t h M i n a F e n t o n type r e a c t i o n ( 8 6 ) , 2


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c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f H 0 i s formed v i a t h e d i r e c t e x c i t a t i o n o f such molecules. Further experiments a r e c u r r e n t l y being performed to d i f f e r e n t i a t e between these pathways. 2

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C o n c l u d i n g Remarks We have shown that hydrogen peroxide c a n be produced photocatalytically i n the presence of semiconductor p a r t i c l e s . Quantum y i e l d s up t o 5 0 % and s t e a d y - s t a t e c o n c e n t r a t i o n s between 0.2 and 120 μΜ H 0 have been observed. While the reduction of m o l e c u l a r oxygen by e ~ ( c b ) seems t o be t h e most l i k e l y p r o c e s s f o r H 0 - f o r m a t i o n , o x i d a t i o n o f water by h ( v b ) s h o u l d i n p r i n c i p l e y i e l d t h e same p r o d u c t s . I t i s t h e o b s e r v a t i o n o f hydrogen p e r o x i d e p r o d u c t i o n upon t h e i l l u m i n a t i o n o f a n a e r a t e d aqueous s u s p e n s i o n o f d e s e r t sand p a r t i c l e s t h a t p r e s e n t s t h e most i n t r i g u i n g r e s u l t o f t h i s s t u d y . Submicron sand p a r t i c l e s a r e v e r y abundant i n t h e atmosphere where they a c t a s c o n d e n s a t i o n n u c l e i ( 9 0 ) . T h e i r involvement a s catalysts and/or photocatalysts i n chemical transformations o c c u r r i n g i n n a t u r a l environments h a s so f a r been n e g l e c t e d even though they a r e r a t h e r p e r s i s t e n t i n t h e atmosphere with h a l f - l i v e s o f s e v e r a l days b e f o r e p r e c i p i t a t i o n t a k e s p l a c e . We p r o p o s e t h e s u r f a c e r e a c t i o n o f p h o t o c a t a l y t i c a l l y formed H 0 with sulfur d i o x i d e ( S 0 ) and n i t r o u s o x i d e s (N0 ) as an a d d i t i o n a l pathway f o r t h e f o r m a t i o n o f a c i d r a i n . Even though due to i t s metal-catalyzed dismutation the steady-state c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f H 0 observed i n t h e d e s e r t sand e x p e r i m e n t was r a t h e r low, i t may n e v e r t h e l e s s be h i g h enough t o y i e l d r e a s o n a b l e q u a n t i t i e s o f o x i d a t i o n p r o d u c t s l i k e H S 0 o r HN0 . Further experiments a r e i n progress t o study the p h o t o c a t a l y t i c a c t i v i t y of n a t u r a l systems. 2

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Acknowledgment We g r a t e f u l l y acknowledge t h e f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t o f t h e U.S. EPA (CR812356-01-0 a n d R811612-01-0) a n d i n p a r t i c u l a r we want t o thank D r s . D o n a l d C a r e y and M a r c i a Dodge f o r t h e i r s u p p o r t .

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