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. 2022 Aug 25;27(17):5457. doi: 10.3390/molecules27175457

Table 1.

Catalytic performance of semiconductor-based photocatalysts for benzene hydroxylation.

Photocatalyst Reaction Conditions Con./% Sel./% Yield/% Ref.
[Ru(bpy)3]2+–SSA@TiO2
(0.42 g/L)
Simulated solar, benzene (600 ppm), phenol (83,000 ppm), H2O, 5 h 72 96 63.5 [31]
mTiO2
(10 mg)
λ > 320 nm, 0.02 mmol benzene, 10 mL H2O, 40 °C, 6 h 42 81 34 [32]
H-MAG TiO2
(120 mg)
Simulated solar λ > 320 nm, aqueous benzene (20 mL H2O, saturated with O2), 42 °C, 24 h 80 100 80 [33]
Na-MAG TiO2
(120 mg)
80 28 22.7
TiO2@MCF
(1 g/L)
λ > 320 nm, 29.7 mL H2O, 0.3 mL acetonitrile, 10 mmol benzene, RT, 2 h 72 30.7 22.2 [34]
Au@TiO2
(50 mg)
Xe arc lamp λ > 400 nm, 0.07 mL benzene, 50 mL H2O, 30 °C, 3 h 65 96 62 [35]
Au/TiO2
(60 mg)
λ > 320 nm, 60 ppm benzene, 230 Kpa CO2, 20 mL H2O, 34 °C, 24 h 15 89 13 [36]
Au/TiO2
(60 mg)
Hg lamp (240–440 nm), 5 mL benzene, 500 mL H2O, 25 °C, 6 h [37]
Au @TiO2
(2 g/L)
λ > 400 nm, 50 mL H2O, 0.07 mL benzene, RT, 2 h 69 91 63 [38]
Pt @TiO2
(50 mg)
60 52 31
Ag@TiO2
(50 mg)
0.3 0.9 0.3
Aushell-Pdcore/TiO2
(5 mg/L)
UV LED light, 1 mmol/L benzene and H2O (100 mL), RT, 1 h 30 [39]
Au/Ti0.98V0.02O2
(30 mg)
Hg lamp (200–400 nm), 2 mL benzene, 1 mL H2O2, 1 mL CH3CN, 25 °C, 18 h 18 88.1 15.9 [40]
Pd/CeO2/TiO2
(100 mg)
Xe lamp λ > 420 nm, 1 g benzene, 10 mL CH3CN, benzene:H2O2 (molar ratio) = 1:5, 80 °C, 10 h 73 95 69.4 [41]
TiO2+POM
(25 mg)
Xe arc lamp λ > 300 nm, benzene:H2O:CH3CN = 0.05 mL:24 mL:1 mL, O2, RT, 8 h 13 85 11.0 [42]
Ti0.98Fe0.01Cr0.01O2
(30 mg)
Hg lamp (200–400 nm), 1 mL benzene,2 mL CH3CN, 2 mL H2O2, H2O, 25 °C, 3–18 h 15 94 14.1 [43]
FeVCu/TiO2
(10 mg)
Black light blue fluorescent bulb, benzene:H2O2 = 0.5, 40 mL CH3CN, 30 °C, 4 h 18.6 52 9.7 [44]
Cu(OH)2/LT
(5 mg)
UV illumination, 100 μL benzene, 500 μL CH3CN, 13 mL H2O, 87 μL H2O2, RT, 6 h 50 97 45 [45]
Pt/WO3
(20 mg)
220 < λ < 470 nm, 1 mL benzene, 1 mL H2O, 60 °C, 3 h 97 [48]
Pt(0.2)-WO3
(20 mg)
300 < λ < 500 nm, 2.5 mmol benzene, 7.5 mL H2O, 60 °C, 4 h 69 74 49 [49]
Pt/WO3
(20 mg)
Xe lamp (420–540 nm), 0.3 mmol benzene, 5 mL H2O, 25 °C, 20 h 70 [51]
IL-ZnO2
(25 mg)
Hg lamp (250–450 nm), 1 mL benzene, 2 ml CH3CN, 2 mL H2O2,
25 °C, 12 h
5.2 92 4.8 [53]
Bi2WO6/CdWO4
(50 mg)
Xe lamp (λ > 420 nm), 3 mL CH3CN, 0.1 mL H2O, 0.5 mmol benzene, 25 °C, 3 h 7.3 99 7.2 [55]
FeVO4@TMOS
(30 mg)
Xe lamp (λ > 420 nm), 3 mL CH3CN, 3 mL H2O, 0.1 mL benzene,
2 mL H2O2, 24 °C, 4 h
20 98 20 [56]
FeVO4@DTOS
(30 mg)
13 98 13