Bunch of Grape-Like Shape PANI/Ag<sub>2</sub>O/Ag Nanocomposite Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Generation from Wastewater

Hadia, N. M. A.; Hajjiah, Ali; Elsayed, Asmaa M.; Mohamed, S. H.; Alruqi, Mansoor; Shaban, Mohamed; Alzahrani, Fatimah Mohammed; Abdelazeez, Ahmed Adel A.; Rabia, Mohamed

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Bunch of Grape-Like Shape PANI/Ag₂O/Ag Nanocomposite Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Generation from Wastewater

N. M. A. Hadia,^1,2Ali Hajjiah ,³Asmaa M. Elsayed,⁴S. H. Mohamed,^5,6Mansoor Alruqi,⁷Mohamed Shaban,^4,5Fatimah Mohammed Alzahrani,⁸Ahmed Adel A. Abdelazeez,⁹and Mohamed Rabia^4,10

Academic Editor: Hassan M. Hassan

Received05 Apr 2022

Accepted10 May 2022

Published29 May 2022

Abstract

Polyaniline (PANI) and PANI/Ag₂O/Ag composites I and II were prepared under different AgNO₃ oxidant concentrations using the oxidative photopolymerization method. The chemical structure and optical, electrical, and morphological properties were determined for the prepared nanocomposite. The PANI/Ag₂O/Ag composite II has the optimum optical properties, in which the bandgaps of PANI, composite I, and composite II are 3.02, 1.71, and 1.68 eV, respectively, with the morphology of a bunch of grape-like shapes with average particles sizes of 25 nm. Under the optimum optical properties, glass/PANI/Ag₂O/Ag composite II electrode is used for hydrogen generation from sewage water. The measurements are carried out from a three-electrode cell under a xenon lamp. The effects of light wavelengths and temperature on the produced current density () are mentioned. Under the applied voltage (at 30°C), the current density values () increase from 0.003 to 0.012 mA.cm^-2 in dark and light, respectively. While increasing the temperature, values increase to 0.032 mAcm^-2 at 60°C. The thermodynamic parameters are calculated, in which the activation energy (), enthalpy (), and entropy () values are 27.1 kJ·mol^-1, 24.5 J mol^-1, and 140.5 J K^-1 mol^-1, respectively. Finally, a simple mechanism for the produced hydrogen generation rate is mentioned. The prepared electrode is a very cheap (1$ for ) electrode.

1. Introduction

Global energy demand is increasing rapidly, because of population and economic growth, especially in emerging market economies. While accompanied by greater prosperity, rising demand creates new challenges. Energy security concerns can emerge as more consumers require ever more energy resources. And higher consumption of fossil fuels leads to higher greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon dioxide (CO₂), which contribute to global warming. Moreover, there are additional gases such as SOx and NOx that have fatal and hazardous effects on plants, animals, humans, and the environment [1–4]. At the same time, the number of people without access to electricity remains unacceptably high.

Many studies were carried out for providing other renewable energy sources such as solar energy, geothermal heat, biomass, and wind. Solar energy is a promising renewable energy source with its applications in photoelectrochemical water splitting reactions [5–8]. This reaction is based on the electron generation under light irradiation, in which the outer energy levels split under this irradiation and cause the hole-electron generation. Both electrons and holes share in the water splitting reaction through the motivation of the H₂O molecule for converting to hydroxyl radicals [9, 10]. The water splitting reaction produces hydrogen gas, which is a promising fuel for the combustion process without any contamination or carbon residue. In addition, this gas has a high energy capacity that can be used in factories, cars, airplanes, and spacecraft.

The gas generation from water splitting is carried out using a semiconductor oxide material such as Cu₂O, ZnO, WO₃, TiO₂, and Fe₂O₃ [11–16]. Metal sulfides such as PbS and CdS can be used as photocatalytic materials for the water splitting reaction and hydrogen generation, but with low efficiency and with some corrosion limitations [17–19]. Sometimes, the carbon materials such as g-C₃N₄ and carbon nanotube have the photocatalytic behavior for water splitting reaction.

Conducting polymers such as PANI and its derivatives are considered promising materials for photocatalytic water splitting reactions. These polymers have great advantages represented in the high surface area, stability, safety, and reproducibility; moreover, they have commercial advantages of low cost and easy preparation [20–22]. The photocatalytic behavior of these polymers increases with increasing the surface area through the nanoscale or polymer composite preparations.

Among great materials as the noble metals such as Pt, Au, and Ag [17, 18, 23], these metals have a plasmonic property that captures the photons and generates electrons on their surface, in which an oscillation process occurs for these electrons. The generated energy is transferred to the neighbor semiconductor materials for more electron generations that finally reach the water molecules for a splitting reaction.

There were previous studies for using polymers as photocatalytic materials. Xiao et al. [24] studied WS₂/poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene)/Au photoelectrode for H₂ generation from H₂O. Mobidane et al. [25] synthesized a poly(3-aminobenzoic acid)/organic framework for hydrogen generation from H₂SO₄ solution. Thimsen et al. [26] studied the role of noble metals on Fe₂O₃ for hydrogen generation from NaOH solution. Moreover, Ghosh et al. [27] studied the contaminations decompositions using the thiophene polymer compounds using the photocatalytic behavior of this polymer. Also, Yin and Zheng [28] use the polymer (poly (diphenyl butadiyne)) for the removal of pollution from fiber materials.

Although the previous studies try to provide a renewable energy source instead of fossil fuels, there are still many limitations represented in the small values related to the small hydrogen moles. Also, the previous studies usually use sacrificing agents such as NaOH, H₂SO₄, Na₂SO₄, and Na₂S in water splitting reactions [23–25]. Moreover, the water source was fresh dist. water. The problem of using high-technology devices in the preparation process still presents with high economic costs such as using a pulsed laser, atomic layer deposition, and RF sputtering techniques [29–32].

This work is promising for providing H₂ gas as a renewable energy source from sewage water without using any freshwater or sacrificing agent. Moreover, the photoelectrode has high stability and reproducibility, in addition to its very low cost. The produced H₂ moles are greater in comparison with the previous studies.

This work studies the preparation of PANI and PANI/Ag₂O-Ag composites I and II for hydrogen generation from sewage water. Composite II is applied as a photoelectrode for hydrogen generation through the three-electrode cell. The effects of dark/light, light wavelengths, and temperature on the produced values were studied.

2. Experimental Part

2.1. Materials

Aniline and AgNO₃ were purchased from Rankem (India) and Winlab (UK) companies, respectively. DMSO was obtained from Sigma-Aldrich, USA. NaCl, Na₂S₂O₃, CH₃COOH, and NaOH were purchased from El-Nasr Chemicals Company, Egypt.

2.2. Preparation of PANI and PANI/Ag₂O/Ag Composites

PANI was prepared by an in situ oxidative polymerization method, in which 0.1 M aniline was dissolved in acetic acid; in the same manner, 0.15 M (NH₄)₂S₂O₈ was dissolved. Then, a sudden addition was carried out, in which the green precipitate indicates the formation of the PANI. This powder is then washed well and dried at 60°C.

PANI/Ag₂O/Ag composites are prepared by the oxidative photopolymerization process, in which AgNO₃ is used as an oxidant. Two composites are prepared dependent on the AgNO₃ concentrations: composite I and composite II are prepared by using 0.1 and 0.2 M AgNO₃, respectively. An artificial light lamp is used (400 W) as the light radiation source. This radiation enhances the oxidation power of AgNO₃. The gray-green precipitation indicates the formation of the precipitate.

2.3. Electrode for Hydrogen Generation

PANI/Ag₂O/Ag II composite electrode is prepared for hydrogen generation. The preparation was carried out through oxidative photopolymerization on a glass electrode as shown in Figure 1(a). The prepared glass/PANI/Ag₂O/Ag II electrode is washed well using the dist. water and dried at 60°C. This electrode is used as a working electrode, while graphite and calomel electrodes are used as counter and reference electrodes, respectively. The measurements are carried out from sewage water (chemical composition is mentioned in Table 1). The system of measurements is mentioned in Figure 1(b), in which the measurements are carried out under an electrochemical workstation (CHI660E) using a xenon lamp.

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2.4. Characterization of the Prepared Nanomaterials

The chemical structure and morphology of the prepared PANI and PANI/Ag₂O-Ag composites I and II are characterized using different analytical techniques. The X-ray diffractometer system (PX’Pert Pro, Holland) with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (Shimadzu FTIR-340 Jasco spectrophotometer) confirms the chemical structure and function groups while the scanning electron microscope (ZEISS Gemini Column) analyzed the morphology. The UV spectrophotometer (M160 PC) determines the optical analyses.

3. Results and Discussion

3.1. Characterization of the Prepared Nanomaterials

The chemical structures and functional groups of PANI and PANI/Ag₂O/Ag composites I and II are confirmed using the FTIR analyses as shown in Figure 2(a). Table 2 summarizes the peak positions for the function groups. For the PANI, the function groups N-H, C-H aromatic, and C-N are located at 3401, 3051, and 1105 cm^-1, while the C=C quinoid and benzenoid rings are located at 1467 and 1301 cm^-1, respectively. Moreover, the C-H in the plane and paradisubstituted rings are located at 870 and 787 cm^-1, respectively. After the composite formation, there are redshifts in the band positions related to N-H, C-H aromatic, C=C quinoid, C=C benzenoid, C-N, and C-H in the plane. While there are blueshifts in the band related to the paradisubstituted aromatic rings. These shifts are related to the effect of Ag₂O and Ag on the N atom in the nanocomposite [33].

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The XRD analyses of PANI and PANI/Ag₂O-Ag composites I and II are shown in Figure 2(b). The XRD pattern of PANI (black line) shows the semicrystalline nature of the polymer related to the presence of three peaks located at 15.02, 20.78, and 25.55°. These peaks correspond to the growth directions (011), (020), and (200), respectively [34–36].

With the formation of PANI/Ag₂O-Ag composite I, there is the appearance of new peaks related to the Ag₂O at 32.3, 46.6, and 54.7° [37, 38]. Moreover, there is the appearance of new peaks related to the cubic Ag nanoparticles at 38, 44.3, 64.5, and 77.5°. These peaks have higher intensities than observed for Ag₂O in the growth directions (111, (200), (220), and (311), respectively [39].

In composite II, the peaks related to the Ag nanoparticles have almost the same positions in composite I. While the Ag₂O nanoparticles are located only at 32.13° and have the growth direction (006), the PANI indication peak is located at 34.08° through composite II, the peaks related to Ag nanoparticles increase at the same time, and there is a disappearance of peaks related to the Ag₂O in the composite.

Using the Scherrer equation (1) [23], the average crystalline size of Ag nanoparticles is 23 nm at 38°. This equation depends on full width at half maximum , the wavelength of X-ray (), and (half diffraction angle (degree) of peak).

The morphological analyses of the PANI and PANI/Ag₂O-Ag composites I and II are estimated by SEM analyses as shown in Figures 3(a)–3(c)). Moreover, the cross section and morphologies are confirmed by the theoretical modeling ImageJ program as shown in Figures 3(d)–3(f)). From Figure 3(a), the irregular shape of PANI appears well with porous nature and agglomerated network. This behavior is confirmed in Figure 3(d) using the modeling study. The high porosity and surface roughness are confirmed.

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The morphology of composite I is shown in Figure 3(b). The Ag₂O and Ag appear as small circular nanoparticles incorporated inside the PANI particles. The surface roughness and cross section appear well using the modeling image as shown in Figure 3(e). The rough surface confirms the presence of very small particles in the composite.

The morphology of composite II is shown in Figure 3(c); from this figure, the Ag₂O and Ag increase very much in the composite; then, these small particles agglomerate on each other and form a bunch of grapes with white color. This morphology appears high clearly in Figure 3(f), in which the high roughness appears with more white color indicating the high percentage of Ag₂O and Ag in the composite.

The optical analyses of the prepared PANI and PANI/Ag₂O-Ag composites I and II are shown in Figure 4. The absorbance spectra of PANI are shown in Figure 4(a) (black line). PANI has three absorbance bands at 333, 439, and 600 nm. The absorbance peak at 333 and 439 nm in the UV and visible regions are related to the - transitions related to the electron transition reaction [40].

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In the case of composite formation, there are more enhancements in the optical absorbance, in which the composite has the same peak at 333 nm, but there are increases in its intensity. The enhancements appear clearly in the peaks at 624 nm in the visible region. Composite II has the optimum absorbance behavior, in which it has the optimum intensity in the UV region and redshift in peaks at 624 nm. This is related to the effect of Ag₂O and Ag nanomaterials in the composite. These materials have a plasmonic response that absorbs and captures the photons; then, these photons cause electron-hole pair formation, in which the excited electron reaches the neighbor PNAI surface. Finally, these electrons do oscillation resonance motion that causes the generation of current density on the surface.

The bandgap () is calculated using Tauc’s equation (equations (2) and (3)) [19, 41–43]. This bandgap depends on the absorbance () and absorption coefficient (), light frequency (), nanomaterial density (), Planck constant (), and concentration of suspended material (). Through using the Tauc equation and Figures 4(b) and 4(c), the bandgaps of PNAI, composite I, and composite II are 3.02, 1.71, and 1.68 eV, respectively.

3.2. H₂ Generation Test

The hydrogen generation under the sewage water splitting is carried out using the three-electrode cell, in which glass/PANI/Ag₂O-Ag II is the working electrode, graphite is the counter electrode, and the calomel electrode represents the reference electrode. The chemical composition of the sewage water is mentioned in Table 1.

The measurements were carried out from 100 ml of sewage water without using any additional electrolytes. The measurements were carried out under the voltage (0 to 1 V) at 25°C.

Under the applied voltage in dark and light, the current density values () increase from 3.8 to 12.16 μA·cm^-2, respectively, as shown in Figure 5. The small in dark is related to the semiconductor nature of the PANI/Ag₂O-Ag. Under the light illumination, the value increases significantly; this is due to the high efficiency of the photocatalytic materials for the light absorbance, in which these photons do the motivation of the active sites and the generation of the electron-hole pairs under the splitting levels of the composite. The Ag nanomaterials work as plasmonic materials for the light absorbance, these materials accept the photons and generate an electric field around it, and this electron field is transferred to the neighbor semiconductor materials and causes the increase in the electron density over the semiconductor materials. The electron field spectral overlap between the oscillator frequency of PANI and Ag causes condensation of the electric field around all the composites [17]. This process causes the collections of the electrons over the composite that transfer to the neighbor sewage water for the hydrogen generation reaction and then the generation of high values of the .

The effect of temperature (303 to 333 K) on the produced values is shown in Figure 6(a). The figure confirms the increase in the values with temperature, in which the values are 0.012 and 0.032 mA cm^-2 at 303 and 333 K, respectively. The increase in the values is related to the increase in the ions in solutions. This value represents the rate of the water splitting reaction [46]. The values at +1 V are represented in Figure 6(b).

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The activation energy () is calculated from the Arrhenius equation (4) [47] using Figure 6(c) (black curve). The value is 27.1 kJ mol^-1. The enthalpy () and entropy () values are calculated from the Eyring equation (5) [41, 43] using Figure 6(b) (red curve). From the slope of the red curve, value is 24.5 J mol^-1, while the value is 140.5 J K^-1 mol^-1.

The relation between the produced values and the light wavelengths using optical filters from 390 to 636 nm is shown in Figure 7(a). The value a +1 V is mentioned in Figure 7(b). From this figure, it appears that the produced values decrease from 6 to 4.51 μA·cm^-2 with the increase in the light wavelengths from 390 to 508 nm and then increase again at 636 nm to reach 5.01 μA·cm^-2. These values are matched well with the optical analysis behavior as mentioned in Figure 4(a). The good response of the PANI/Ag₂O-Ag II is motivated by the optical plasmonic behavior of the Ag nanomaterials. This Ag atom causes the oscillation around the PANI/Ag₂O nanomaterials, in which this process activates the electrons over the nanomaterials for the additional formation of electron-hole pairs, in which the oscillation frequency of the Ag atom matched well with the oscillation of the Ag₂O and PANI. These Ag nanoparticles in the composite cause the generation of localized surface plasmonic resonance (LSPR) [48, 49]. Then, there is coupling in the electromagnetic field between the Ag and the PANI/Ag₂O nanomaterials that cause the transfer of the energy from this plasmonic material to this semiconductor materials. is produced as a result of the activation PANI/Ag₂O sites; this process causes the generation of electrons. This electron transfer occurs easily due to the small bandgap of the composite (as shown in the optical absorption curve (Figure 4). Under the generation of , the sewage water splitting and the generation are carried out. These values represent the rate of hydrogen generation reaction.

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The relation between the time and the produced values is mentioned in Figure 8(a); from this figure, there is linear stability in the produced after a short time with a produced value of 2.3 μA·cm^-2.

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Quantitatively, the generated hydrogen moles as a function of the time are determined by Faraday’s law of electrolysis (6) [34] as shown in Figure 8(b).

where is the Faraday constant (the quantity of charge in Coulomb carried by one mole of electrons), is the measured current, and is the time. Theoretically, the calculated hydrogen moles per active area are 0.045 μmol h^-1 cm^-2 for the prepared electrode.

3.3. Wettability Study

Measuring the contact angle () for the determination of wettability represents an important feature of the H₂ generation reaction. By increasing the wettability, the contact angle decreases, and so the high contact between the solution and the surface increases for more H₂ gas evolution. The contact angles are determined for PANI and PANI/Ag₂O/Ag composite II as shown in Figure 9. Measuring the contact angle is carried out by using Young’s equation (7) [50]. The main parameters in this equation are the surface tensions for the liquid-vapor , solid-liquid , and solid vapor . The measuring process is carried out by dropping 0.1 ml of H₂O on the surface of PANI and PANI/Ag₂O/Ag composite II. As shown in Figure 9, the contact angles decrease from 92 to 37°; this confirms the enhancement in the contact between the surface and the solution. This enhancement is related to the presence of Ag₂O which is hydrophilic due to the presence of oxygen atoms [51–53].

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Figure 9 shows the contact angle measurements; this test is carried out by dropping 0.1 ml H₂O on the surface of PMT and PMT/roll-GO, in which this angle decreases from 92 to 41°, respectively. This enhancement is related to the effect of roll-GO for the enhancement of the surface morphology and the hydrophilic nature of the composite nanomaterials [50].

4. Conclusions

The photopolymerization method is used for the preparation of PANI/Ag₂O/Ag composites I and II, by using 0.1 and 0.2 M AgNO₃, respectively. The optical analyses confirm the enhancement of the optical properties of the composites in comparison with the PANI, in which the PANI/Ag₂O/Ag composite II has the optimum optical properties with a bandgap of 1.68 eV. Glass/PANI/Ag₂O/Ag composite II is used as an electrode for hydrogen generation from sewage water without using any additional electrolyte. The measurements were carried out under dark/light and different optical wavelengths and temperatures. At 3°C, the value increased from 0.003 to 0.012 mA.cm^-2 in dark and light, respectively, and then reached 0.032 mAcm^-2 at 60°C. Under different wavelengths, the produced values decrease from 6 to 4.51 μA·cm^-2 with increase in the light wavelengths from 390 to 508 nm and then increase again at 636 nm to reach 5.01 μA·cm^-2. The thermodynamic parameters were calculated in which the , , and values were 27.1 kJ·mol^-1, 24.5 J mol^-1, and 140.5 J K^-1 mol^-1, respectively. Soon, we will work on the synthesis of an initial industrial model of the electrode, in which the prepared electrode is a very cheap (1$ for ) electrode.

Data Availability

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Acknowledgments

The authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at Jouf University for funding this work through a research grant (no. DSR-2021-03-0322).

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Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Experimental Part

2.1. Materials

2.2. Preparation of PANI and PANI/Ag2O/Ag Composites

2.3. Electrode for Hydrogen Generation

2.4. Characterization of the Prepared Nanomaterials

3. Results and Discussion

3.1. Characterization of the Prepared Nanomaterials

3.2. H2 Generation Test

3.3. Wettability Study

4. Conclusions

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Bunch of Grape-Like Shape PANI/Ag₂O/Ag Nanocomposite Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Generation from Wastewater

2.2. Preparation of PANI and PANI/Ag₂O/Ag Composites

3.2. H₂ Generation Test