APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 7.392
Xiaoli Jin,Jian Cao,Huiqing Wang,Chade Lv,Haiquan Xie,Fengyun Su,Xin Li,Ruixue Sun,Shukui Shi,Mengfei Dang,Liqun Ye
Architecting Z-scheme heterojunction can restrain the recombination of photoinduced carriers to improve the photocatalytic performance. However, it still lacks high-efficiency catalysts for sustainable photoreduction of CO 2 . Herein, an Ag-bridged Z-scheme Bi 4 O 5 Br 2 /AgBr heterostructure is successfully developed, which enables room-temperature CO 2 reduction driven by solar energy. In this catalyst, the Ag mediator acts as a bridge to shuttle electrons between Bi 4 O 5 Br 2 and AgBr, separating the electron-hole pairs efficiently and maintaining the original strong reduction reaction. As a result, Z-scheme Bi 4 O 5 Br 2 /AgBr heterostructures show obviously promoted performance of photocatalytic CO 2 reduction in contrast with pristine Bi 4 O 5 Br 2 , delivering a high CO 2 conversion activity of 6.6 and 1.8 μmol g -1 h −1 for CO and CH 4 products, respectively. This study reports an effective reference of Z-scheme Bi 4 O 5 Br 2 /AgBr heterojunction for satisfactory photocatalytic solar energy conversion and synthesis of high value-added products from CO 2 .
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能源科学
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MATERIALS LETTERS
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2019
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IF 3.019
Chengjia Ju,Zhipeng Cheng,Pusu Zhao,XiaoZhong Chu,Hui Zhong,Lili Zhang,Jiming Xu
A novel porous AgBr microstructure with an average diameter of 1–4 μm was prepared for the first time through a facile two-step method, including the formation of AgBr/AgCl alloyed materials and the subsequent removal of AgCl. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) were utilized to characterize the morphology, phase structure and elemental composition of the as-prepared products, respectively. The photocatalytic activity of the as-prepared products was investigated by the degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) under visible-light irradiation. The porous AgBr microstructure significantly enhanced the photocatalytic activity compared with AgCl and AgBr/AgCl alloys. The porous AgBr photocatalyst has potential application on pollutant degradation under sunlight.
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APPLIED ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
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2022
·Vol. 36
·期 5
·e6619
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IF 4.072
Mingliang Ma,Yan Chen,Yanyan Liu,Jiabin Jiang,Zhengguo Jiao,Yong Ma
Wastewater treatment has become a research hot issue in recent decade. Organic dyes as one of the main pollutants can change the water behavior. To deracinate the organic pollutants from wastewater, there are numerous methods have been taken into consideration. Photocatalysis is the promising strategy for the dye degradation with low cost, high efficiency, and environmental friendliness. Hence, a novel one-dimensional (1D) magnetic Bi 2 Fe 4 O 9 /C@AgBr composite photocatalyst was prepared employing electrospinning, calcination, and deposition–precipitation methods. The morphology and composition of photocatalyst were characterized, as well as the photocatalytic activities of degrading methylene blue (MB) under visible light were investigated. And the results exhibited that the efficiency of Bi 2 Fe 4 O 9 /C@AgBr under visible light for 60 min is 97.4%. After three cycles, the degradation efficiency of MB could still reach 88.0%. Moreover, radical quenching experiment implicated superoxide radical anions as the primary active species responsible for photodegradation of MB. This work provides a new insight into the design of effective photocatalysts for practical application.
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RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES
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2021
·Vol. 47
·期 4
·1471-1487
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IF 2.914
Zheng Wei,Feng Sheng,Feng Shanshan,Shao Cong,Jiang Zhenfei,Wu Wei,Ge Yunjie,Liao Shenyu,Li Kunjie,Duan Chunying,Meng Qi
In this work, a ternary complex (g-C 3 N 4 /ZIF-8/AgBr) was prepared by modifying the surface of the protonated graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) with photosensitive AgBr and zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8), and its physicochemical parameters, crystal morphology and electrochemical properties were characterized using a series of techniques. The modified g-C 3 N 4 not only improves the ability to capture pollutants in water, but also efficiently catalyzes the degradation of bisphenol A (BPA) in water by rapidly producing superoxide radicals ( · O 2 − ), cavitation (h + ) and hydroxyl radicals ( · OH) in visible light, with the removal efficiency reaching 80.4%. The activity of catalytic degradation of BPA from strong to weak is g-C 3 N 4 /ZIF-8/AgBr, g-C 3 N 4 /AgBr, g-C 3 N 4 /ZIF-8, AgBr, g-C 3 N 4 , ZIF-8. After four cycles of experiments, it was found that g-C 3 N 4 /ZIF-8/AgBr had still considerable degradation ability (70.2%) and stability.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2019
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IF 5.155
Wei Li,Qiong Ma,Xiao Wang,Shu-ao He,Min Li,Longfang Ren
Due to the increasing pressure of social environment and the increasing demand of human for energy, it is urgent to seek a sustainable and pollution-free new energy. Hydrogen is considered as a new type of energy because of its high calorific value , no environmental pollution and low cost of raw materials. In this experiment, to improve the visible-light driven catalytic activity of two-dimensional g-C 3 N 4 , g-C 3 N 4 and Ag/AgBr nanoparticles (NPs) were used as the carrier and cocatalyst, and the g-C 3 N 4 /Ag/AgBr (CNAA-α, α = 1, 2 and 3) heterojunction photocatalysts with different amounts of Ag/AgBr were synthesized via solvothermal technology. The morphology, composition , structure, photochemical and electrochemical characteristics of the samples were analyzed through XRD , FTIR , TEM , XPS and a series of photoelectrochemical characterizations, and the visible-light driven catalytic hydrogen evolution activities of the samples were studied by catalyzing water splitting. Research showed that the CNAA-2 exhibited the smallest overvoltage (86.5 mV vs RHE) and Tafel slope (61.0 mV·dec −1 ), so that the highest photocatalytic activity (47.84 μmol·g −1 ·h −1 ) for hydrogen evolution was obtained at the absence of Pt co-catalyst. Furthermore, this heterojunction photocatalyst exhibited good photostability and could be recycled several times with no significant decrease of its activity. This indicated that the addition of Ag/AgBr NPs to the two-dimensional g-C 3 N 4 nanosheets to construct an effective p-n heterojunction system at their interfaces could promote the conduction of photo-induced carriers and inhibit their combination, so that it would significantly improve the photoresponse ability and catalytic activity of two-dimensional g-C 3 N 4 nanosheets.
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MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN
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2019
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IF 3.355
Yanping Wang,Hua Yang,Xiaofeng Sun,Haimin Zhang,Tao Xian
We reported the preparation of new ternary n-BaTiO 3 /Ag/p-AgBr heterostructured photocatalysts and their promising photocatalytic application for the dye degradation. The ternary n-BaTiO 3 /Ag/p-AgBr heterostructured photocatalysts are constructed by coupling n-type BaTiO 3 and p-type AgBr particles onto Ag nanowires. Various methods including XRD, SEM, TEM, XPS, FTIR, UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, PL spectroscopy, photocurrent response and EIS were used to characterize the as-prepared photocatalysts. The photodegradation performances of the photocatalysts were assessed by using RhB as the model pollutant and simulated sunlight as the light source. It is demonstrated that the n-BaTiO 3 /Ag/p-AgBr ternary composite photocatalysts exhibit excellent photodegradation performances superior to bare BaTiO 3 and AgBr particles. Particularly, the 20 %BTO/1.2 %Ag/AgBr composite can photocatalyze 99.3 % removal of RhB after 12 min photoreaction, and has a photodegradation activity which is about 3.1 times larger than that of bare AgBr particles. The underlying photodegradation mechanism of the ternary composite photocatalysts was investigated and discussed.
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JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
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2023
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IF 3.3
Yongmin Chen,Shulan Pu,Dongying Wang,Yongchao Zhang,Guojiang Wan,Qiang Zhao,Yan Sun
Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) was coupled with AgBr using a facile deposition–precipitation method to synthesize AgBr@ZIF-8 composites. The photocatalytic activity of prepared photocatalysts was evaluated by the degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB). As expected, the photocatalytic activity of the AgBr@ZIF-8 photocatalysts was superior to that of ZIF-8 and AgBr. Among the AgBr@ZIF-8 photocatalysts, AgBr@ZIF-8 with a ZIF-8 loading of 5 wt% exhibited the highest photocatalytic efficiency of 99.5 % within 15 min. The remarkable photocatalytic activity of the AgBr@ZIF-8 composites was attributed to the heterojunction between ZIF-8 and AgBr, which reduced the recombination rate of electron-hole pairs, thereby enhancing the photocatalytic efficiency of the catalysts. According to the trapping experiment, superoxide radicals (•O 2 - ) and holes (h + ) were certified as the main species in the efficient removal of RhB.
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Frontiers in Chemistry
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2020
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IF 3.693
Zhang Siyang,Khan Iltaf,Qin Xiaohong,Qi Kezhen,Liu Ying,Bai Shuchong
In this work, the highly efficient and low-cost Ag-AgBr/AlOOH plasmonic photocatalyst is successfully prepared via a simple and mild wet-chemical process and used for degrading high concentration methylene blue (MB) and tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH). The optimized 6-Ag-AgBr/AlOOH sample showed a 79% decomposition of TCH in 2 h, which is almost two times higher than that of bare AgBr (37%). For degrading MB, the photocatalytic activity of 6-Ag-AgBr/AlOOH (decomposing 84% in 2 h) showed a large enhancement as compared to bare AgBr (only 57%). The TEM, HRTEM, XRD, DRS, and XPS characterization results confirm that Ag-AgBr is a composite catalyst formed by loading Ag nanoparticles onto AgBr surfaces and then loaded on to AlOOH. The possible mechanism proposed is that •O2- and •OH radicals produced under sun light are the main active species for degrading MB and TCH. It is hoped that this work will open a new gateway to the synthesis of highly efficient and low-cost Ag-AgBr/AlOOH plasmonic photocatalysts for degrading organic pollutants.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2023
·Vol. 58
·期 17
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IF 4.5
Yasin Umsalama Abuelgasim Abubakr,Ahmed Md. Maruf,Zhang Juan,Jia Zhixin,Guo Tianyu,Zhao Ruihua,Shi Jiahui,Du Jianping
Design and development of high-effective photocatalysts to remove multiple organic pollutants are a great challenge. Herein, the band structure of CuO is regulated by constructing the heterostructures between AgBr and CuO, which is realized by controlling hybrid morphologies. The as-prepared AgBr/CuO material consists of CuO nanoflakes and AgBr nanoparticles. Notably, AgBr nanoparticles are adhering on the surface of CuO nanosheets, which favors the formation of heterojunction with point to plane contact and fasten electron transfer. The photocatalytic results show that the AgBr/CuO photocatalyst, prepared by using the 0.1 mol AgNO 3 and KBr as raw materials, presents superior photodegradation activity toward degradation of multi-pollutants with dye concentration of 15 mg L −1 and pH = 7. The methyl violet removal rate reaches 98% within 60 min in the present of 0.1 g catalyst under visible light, and rhodamine B and methyl blue are degraded to 98 and 78% within 90 min. The radical trapping tests prove that photogenerated superoxide radicals (∙O 2 − ) and holes (h + ) act as the main active species in photodegradation of MV. The result indicates that point to plane-contacted heterostructure of AgBr/CuO material plays a key role and it has potential application in the environment remediation. Graphical abstract
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Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering
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2021
·Vol. 15
·期 4
·892-901
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IF 4.204
Wang Yixing,Dai Liheng,Qu Kai,Qin Lu,Zhuang Linzhou,Yang Hu,Xu Zhi
Photocatalytic membranes have received increasing attention due to their excellent separation and photodegradation of organic contaminants in wastewater. Herein, we bound Ag-AgBr nanoparticles onto a synthesized polyacrylonitrile-ethanolamine (PAN-ETA) membrane with the aid of a chitosan (CS)-TiO 2 layer via vacuum filtration and in-situ partial reduction. The introduction of the CS-TiO 2 layer improved surface hydrophilicity and provided attachment sites for the Ag-AgBr nanoparticles. The PAN-ETA/CS-TiO 2 /Ag-AgBr photocatalytic membranes showed a relatively high water permeation flux (~ 47 L·m −2 ·h −1 ·bar −1 ) and dyes rejection (methyl orange: 88.22%; congo red: 95%; methyl blue: 97.41%; rose bengal: 99.98%). Additionally, the composite membranes exhibited potential long-term stability for dye/salt separation (dye rejection: ~97%; salt rejection: ~6.5%). Moreover, the methylene blue and rhodamine B solutions (20 mL, 10 mg · L −1 ) were degraded approximately 90.75% and 96.81% in batch mode via the synthesized photocatalytic membranes under visible light irradiation for 30 min. This study provides a feasible method for the combination of polymeric membranes and inorganic catalytic materials.
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MATERIALS & DESIGN
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2019
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IF 5.77
Peng Xu,Jin Yang,Yu Chen,Yong Li,Xiaohua Jia,Haojie Song
The removal of emulsified oil and organic dyes from wastewater is of extreme challenge owing to their difference of physical and chemical properties. Here we choose cellulose fibers derived from wood as supporting materials and the irregular flake-like BiOBr and sphere-like AgBr are in situ grown on the fibers via freeze-drying, which successfully create wood-derived fiber/BiOBr/AgBr (WFBA) sponge for wastewater treatment. The obtained WFBA sponge reveals favorable mechanical strength at a strain of 60% and 50 cycles of compression tests. In view of the superhydrophilicity and underwater superoleophobicity of WFBA sponge, it can be used for separating surfactant-stabilized kerosene-in-water emulsions with oil rejection ration higher than 99.91%, and simultaneously adsorbing organic dyes with removal efficiency >99.99%. Furthermore, the polluted WFBA sponge is capable of realizing dye degradation under Xe lamp, solar light and fluorescent lamp due to its enhanced photocatalytic activity. Thus, the regenerated sponge can take full advantage of functionalities of emulsion separation and dye adsorption, as presented by that the oil rejection ration still keeps as high as 98.23% and removal dye efficiency remained over 99.90% after five cycles of filtration. This study provides a feasible and scalable approach to engineer versatile materials for wastewater treatment.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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IF 9.4
Nan Li,Yuhua Niu,Wengang An,Zonghang Liu,Fangyi Ruan,Guodong Fan
In this study, AgBr/Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 /Bi 2 Sn 2 O 7 (ABr/BTO/BSO) composites were successfully synthesized to facilitate multi-channel fast charge transfer. This directs the charge carriers to travel along multichannel pathways and suppresses carrier recombination. The mechanisms underlying charge transfer in the dual S-scheme heterojunction composites were elucidated using density functional theory (DFT) and in situ irradiated X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (ISI-XPS). Furthermore, electron spin resonance (ESR) and burst experiments verified h + , ·O 2 - , and ·OH as the primary active species in the catalytic process. The ABr/BTO/BSO composites demonstrated exceptional photocatalytic redox capabilities, completely degrading rhodamine B (RhB) and achieving degradation rates of 77.21% for tetracycline (TC) and 81.04% for Cr (VI). Both experimental and theoretical analyses confirmed the intrinsic efficacy of photo-induced electron movement within the composites. This research introduces innovative design concepts and strategies for the advanced exploration of electron channel transfer in ABr/BTO/BSO ternary composites and the development of novel composite photocatalytic systems.
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