Jie Zhang,Chenhui Qiu,Lei Wang,Ruijie Chen,Jing Ding,Jinfeng Zhang,Hui Wan,Guofeng Guan
Photocatalytic CO 2 reduction presents a promising strategy to alleviate environmental issues caused by massive CO 2 emissions. SrTiO 3 , a potential photocatalyst for photocatalytic CO 2 reactions, is limited by poor photoresponsivity and fast photogenerated carrier recombination. In this work, a series of Cu 2+ species modified SrTiO 3 nanofibers (xCuO/STO) was prepared combining sol-gel method and electrospinning with different copper content. The CH 3 OH yield of the 0.08CuO/STO photocatalyst reached up to 5.75 ± 0.27 μmol g −1 h −1 , which was 2.2 times higher than that of pure SrTiO 3 . It was attributed that the blend electrospinning promoted Cu 2+ species to be well dispersed on the surface of the SrTiO 3 nanofibers. The strategy effectively enhanced the light absorption of the photocatalyst and inhibited the recombination of the photogenerated carriers. Part of appropriate characterizations were employed to elucidate the above point. In addition, to explore the inherent mechanism between the two species, the Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations were further applied in the inherent mechanism between the species. This work provided a blend electrospinning approach for designing cocatalyst-modified SrTiO 3 nanofibers for photocatalytic reduction of CO 2 .
Yihui He,Lin Ye,Wanglai Cen,Jianjun Li,Dengrong Sun
The effective elimination of the highly toxic phosphine (PH3) is crucial for environmental and human health. Nonetheless, developing efficient methods for the removal of PH3 and its conversion into valuable resources remains a significant challenge. Herein, we reported a novel strategy of N doping in Cu-doped active carbon (Cu-AC) to realize efficient PH3 removal. Introduction of N into Cu-AC induces strong interaction between Cu and N, which greatly promotes the dispersion of Cu species and stabilize the active Cu2+ species of PH3 removal due to the electronegativity of N. In addition, doping N also improves the basic intensity and oxidation capability, which provide high benefits for the adsorption and activation of PH3. As a result, the obtained N-doped Cu-AC (Cu-N-AC) shows exceptional performance for the oxidative removal of PH3 to generate H3PO4 at 70 °C, reaching a high breakthrough capacity of 534.5 mg·g-1, which outperforms most of the previously reported catalysts. The Cu-N-AC can be easily regenerated through water washing and air drying, showcasing its great potential for practical applications. This study not only introduces a promising material for PH3 removal, but also offers an innovative approach to design catalysts for efficient PH3 utilization, presenting an important contribution to the field of phosphorus resource recovery.
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