Organic-Inorganic Heterojunction Photoanode for Photoelectrochemical Conversion of Glycerol to Dihydroxyacetone

Key Points

• To develop a photoanode that efficiently converts glycerol into dihydroxyacetone using a novel structure.
• Developed a ternary photoanode of FeOOH/2PACz/BiVO4.
• Utilized an organic semiconductor interlayer to improve charge transport.
• Integrated FeOOH as a cocatalyst to boost surface reaction kinetics.
• The FeOOH/2PACz/BiVO4 photoanode demonstrated increased charge separation efficiency.
• Significant improvement in the kinetics of glycerol conversion to dihydroxyacetone was observed.
• Enhanced overall photoelectrochemical efficiency compared to conventional systems.