Laser Photocatalysis of the Chlorophyll Dye Using the Cyclic Voltammetry Method

Abstract

Cyclic voltammetry is a widely used technique in electrochemistry due to its simplicity and large amount of data and information that can be obtained. This study utilises this technique to study chlorophyll a and total chlorophyll (Tchl) alongside a laser light to induce photosynthesis. No oxidative peak was observed, regardless of the solution pH in either a dark or light environment when using a solution with an electrolyte of tetrabutylammonium perchlorate (TBAP) in both dichloromethane (DCM) and acetonitrile (MeCN), whereas in a solution of aqueous HCl a small anodic peak was observed. The concentration of the droplet of Tchl pigment on the surface of macro glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was increased, which resulted in a similar trend and the oxidation peak was observed to be slightly larger when in the presence of light. It was observed that the filtered solution of Tchl pigment produced a weaker signal than the unfiltered solution and there were slightly reduced oxidative peak currents when the concentration of VK1 was increased. were no observed changes in the peak charges or currents over a wide potential range (0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8 V) in the presence or absence of light by using coulometry and amperometry methods, therefore, more information on the 3-D formation is required for the photoreduction processes.