The invention provides a method for realizing photoelectrocatalytic synthesis of hydrazine
hydrate by using trace
copper ions. According to the method, under the synergistic effect of trace
copper ions and
imine molecules, the photoelectric property of the photo-
anode is remarkably improved, so that an efficient N-N bond
coupling reaction is driven, and a corresponding
azo compound is generated; and performing
hydrolysis reaction to obtain hydrazine
hydrate. According to the invention, photo-generated holes are used as a green
oxidizing agent, so that expensive
hydrogen peroxide or
sodium hypochlorite which is high in environmental harm in the traditional process is avoided, and the
reagent cost and environmental
pollution are remarkably reduced. Meanwhile, the method has the advantages of normal-temperature and normal-pressure operation, strong reaction
controllability, high safety and the like, and effectively overcomes the problems of harsh
reaction conditions, more side reactions, low product selectivity and the like in the prior art. The
system has excellent photoelectric performance and good amplification performance, light current output as high as 409 mA is achieved in an amplification experiment, the hydrazine
hydrate generation rate reaches 6069 micromoles h <-1 >, and the
high current efficiency of 93% is kept.