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February 11, 2026
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Visible-light-driven photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production in water via furan-pyrrole polymers: Influence of metal incorporation

Publicated to: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 14 (2): 121369- - 2026-04-01 14(2), DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2026.121369

Authors:

Plaza, Jorge; Lopez-Munoz, Maria-Jose; Ohno, Teruhisa
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Affiliations

Kyushu Inst Technol, Fac Engn, Dept Appl Chem, Kitakyushu 8048550, Japan - Author
Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Dept Tecnol Quim & Ambiental, ESCET, C Tulipan s-n, Mostoles 28933, Spain - Author
Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Inst Tecnol Sostenibil, C Tulipan S-N, Mostoles 28933, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production offers a sustainable alternative to the conventional anthraquinone process. However, most inorganic semiconductors exhibit poor selectivity and significant decomposition of the generated H2O2. In this study, we report the synthesis and photocatalytic evaluation of furan-pyrrole polymers (FPP) featuring a donor-acceptor (D-A) structure, along with their metal-containing derivatives (In, Sn, Tl), under visible-light irradiation without the use of sacrificial agents. The materials were synthesized via one-step thermal polymerization of glucose-urea solutions in the presence of the selected metal species. All samples demonstrated high H2O2 production rates exceeding 2.1 mu mol h(-)(1) , with minimal decomposition (< 4 %). The incorporation of indium resulted in a reproducible enhancement (similar to 8 %), which is attributed to improved charge separation and a more favourable conduction band alignment. Scavenger experiments combined with band structure analysis suggested a shift from a sequential one-electron to a direct two-electron oxygen reduction pathway, thereby increasing both selectivity and quantum efficiency for H2O2 production. The FPP-In photocatalyst retained 96 % of its activity after five consecutive cycles, demonstrating excellent stability. These findings highlight the potential of donor-acceptor organic polymers as tuneable photocatalysts for solar-driven H2O2 synthesis and provide insights for further material optimization.
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Keywords

CatalystDonor-acceptor polymersFuran-pyrrole polymersH2o2 productionMetal-incorporated organic polymersOxygenPhotocatalytic hydrogen peroxide productionTwo-electron oxygen reduction reaction

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2026, it was in position 25/176, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Chemical.

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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-04:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 1 (PlumX).
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Japan.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Plaza Morales, Jorge) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Plaza Morales, Jorge.

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Awards linked to the item

The authors acknowledge the financial support to Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (AEI) and Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion (PID2021-126400OB-C32 and PID2024-159086OB-C31 projects); and European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101007578, SusWater project.
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