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http://dx.doi.org/10.9713/kcer.2011.49.3.381

A Study on the Characteristics of Manufactured Photocatalyst Using maleinized Acrylated Epoxidized Soybean Oil for the Dye-sensitized Solar Cell  

Park, Ki-Min (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chonnam National University)
Kim, Tae-Young (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chonnam National University)
Kim, Jeong-Guk (Fuel Cycle Process Technology Development Division, Korea Atomic Energy)
Cho, Sung-Yong (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chonnam National University)
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Korean Chemical Engineering Research / v.49, no.3, 2011 , pp. 381-386 More about this Journal
Abstract
Chemically functionalized plant oils, namely maleinized acrylated epoxidized soybean oil(MAESO), were used as a new bio based binders for photoelectrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells. The photocatalysts were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscope(FE-SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer(EDS), X-ray diffraction(XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) and nitrogen adsorption analyses. The surface area and number of appropriate pores were increased in the $TiO_{2}$ particles prepared using the plant oil binders in comparison with the P-25 photocatalyst, due to the larger number of functionalities. The functional groups of OH on the surface of the $TiO_{2}$ particles increased from 9.9% to 16.62%.
Keywords
MAESO; Soyben Oil; Photocatalyst; Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell;
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