RSC Advances
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2016
·Vol. 6
·期 81
·77777-77785
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IF 3.289
Lili Yan,Jiaolong Qin,Long Kong,Huibo Zhi,Mingxing Sun,Guoqing Shen,Liang Li
A novel and improved protocol was developed to prepare CuInS2/ZnS:Al-sensitized TiO2 (CIS/ZnS:Al–TiO2) nanocomposites for 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D) photodegradation. Response surface methodology was employed to model and optimize the operational parameters of this protocol. The CIS/ZnS:Al quantum dot (QDs) content, ZnS:Al coating time, and TGA/TiO2 molar ratio were chosen as independent variables at three levels by using the Box–Behnken design; their combined effects on the 1,3-D degradation efficiency were investigated. The synthesized CIS/ZnS:Al QDs and CIS/ZnS:Al–TiO2 nanocomposites were characterized by their photoluminescence intensity, UV-vis absorption spectra, X-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. Based on the experimental results, an empirical expression was established and subsequently applied to predict the 1,3-D degradation efficiency with the prepared photocatalysts. The predicted degradation efficiencies matched well with the experimental values (R2, 0.9874). The ANOVA results showed that the significance of the parameters was ZnS:Al coating time > QDs content > TGA/TiO2 molar ratio. The 3D response surface plots indicated that the optimum synthesis parameters were a CIS/ZnS:Al QDs content of 23%, a coating time of 418 min, and a molar ratio of 1.6. The 1,3-D degradation efficiency with the optimized photocatalyst reached 92% under an irradiation time of 5 h. The photodegradation kinetics of 1,3-D was well fitted with a pseudo-first-order kinetic equation. The experimental design and theoretical prediction methods in this work are of great significance in the design and development of high-performance CIS/ZnS:Al–TiO2 nanocomposites.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2020
·Vol. 28
·期 6
·6980-6989
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IF 3.056
Yan Lili,Guo Xin,Rao Pinhua,Huang Lu,Sun Mingxing,Li Liang,Shen Guoqing
Soil fumigation using 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D) and chloropicrin (CP) is an important strategy for agriculture production; however, excessive emissions can cause air pollution and possible human exposure. In this study, solar light-driven CuInS 2 /ZnS:Al-TiO 2 photocatalytic film was prepared through spin-coating on the flexible polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate of 0.1 mm. Using the photocatalytic film, degradation of 1,3-D was inhibited in the Pci-clor 60 formulation of 1,3-D and CP. However, the degradation of CP was accelerated in this formulation, and the half-life was shortened from 0.66 to 0.40 h. Emissions of 1,3-D from soil to the air were reduced by 97.30%, 97.17%, 47.10%, and 7.88%, for treatments of D + Film, D + C + Film, D + PET, and D, respectively. The efficiencies for reducing 1,3-D emission were significantly improved by about 1.1 and 11.3 times using the film, compared with using the PET alone and no film, respectively. Furthermore, fumigation effects on nematodes could still achieve higher than 90%. The findings provided a basis for the practical application of quantum dot films to reduce soil fumigants emissions by photocatalytic degradation.
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环境科学
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农业化学
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2016
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IF 7.145
Lili Yan,Zhichun Li,Mingxing Sun,Guoqing Shen,Liang Li
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are suitable light absorbers for photocatalysis because of their unique properties. However, QDs generally suffer from poor photochemical stability against air, limiting their applications in photocatalysis. In this study, a stable solar-light-driven QDs-containing photocatalytic film was developed to facilitate photocatalytic degradation of the soil fumigant 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D). Highly stable CuInS2/ZnS:Al core/shell QDs (CIS/ZnS:Al QDs) were synthesized by doping Al into the ZnS shell and controlling ZnS:Al shell thickness; the CIS/ZnS:Al QDs were subsequently combined with TiO2 to form a CIS/ZnS:Al-TiO2 photocatalyst. The optimized ZnS:Al shell thickness for 1,3-D photodegradation was approximately 1.3 nm, which guaranteed and balanced the good photocatalytic activity and stability of the CIS/ZnS:Al-TiO2 photocatalyst. The photodegradation efficiency of 1,3-D can be maintained up to more than 80% after five cycles during recycling experiment. When CIS/ZnS:Al-TiO2 was deposited as photocatalytic film on a flexible polyethylene terephthalate substrate, over 99% of cis-1,3-D and 98% of trans-1,3-D were depleted as they passed through the film during 15 h of irradiation under natural solar light. This study demonstrated that the stable CIS/ZnS:Al-TiO2 photocatalyst both in powder and film form is a promising agent for photodegradation and emission reduction of soil fumigants.
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