ChemCatChem
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2020
·Vol. 12
·期 14
·3769-3775
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IF 4.853
Guihua Zeng,Liqiong Hou,Jialing Zhang,Jiaqian Zhu,Xiang Yu,Xionghui Fu,Yi Zhu,Yuanming Zhang
Graphical PEC water splitting : A novel FeOOH/rGO/BiVO 4 photoanode was prepared for the first time with excellent PEC performance in which rGO as a hole-transporting layer significantly enhanced carrier separation efficiencies and FeOOH greatly accelerated the water oxidation kinetics. Bismuth vanadate (BiVO 4 ) is regarded as a potential material in photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting, but the photocurrent of BiVO 4 photoanode is much lower than its theoretical value for the high recombination of photo-induced charges and slow water oxidation kinetics. Here, we constructed a FeOOH/rGO/BiVO 4 photoanode, in which rGO could enhance the photogenerated electron-hole separation efficiency by transporting holes and the FeOOH could greatly accelerate the water oxidation kinetics. This novel photoanode displayed excellent PEC performance with the photocurrent density of 3.25 mA cm −2 at 1.23 V vs. RHE, 3.28 times higher than BiVO 4 photoanode (0.99 mA cm −2 ), and long-term stability with the Faraday efficiency of ∼98 % for 3 hours, demonstrating its great potential for PEC water splitting. The photoanode also provided a novel insight into the role of rGO to transport holes rather than electrons in improving the carrier separation efficiency.
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材料科学
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能源科学
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
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2023
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IF 8.3
Xiaoju Wang,Shanshan Hu,Haitao Mao,Xueyu Wei,Saraschandra Naraginti
In the recent past, the development of efficient materials for degradation and detoxification of antibiotics has gained more attention in wastewater treatment process . As a visible light active material AgVO 3 has attracted much concern in environmental remediation. To improve its efficiency and stability, a novel heterojunction was prepared by combining AgVO 3 with rGO and BiVO 4 through a hydrothermal method. The prepared AgVO 3 /rGO/BiVO 4 composite was further utilized for effective detoxification of Norfloxacin (NFC) antibiotic. The morphological analysis revealed the clear rod shaped AgVO 3 and leaf like BiVO 4 that are evenly distributed on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) layers. The visible light absorbance and the catalytic activity of AgVO 3 /rGO/BiVO 4 was dramatically improved compared to pure AgVO 3 and BiVO 4 . From the results it showed that the degradation efficiency of AgVO 3 /rGO/BiVO 4 (∼96.1%, k = 0.01782 min −1 ) was 2.5 times higher than pure AgVO 3 and 3.4 times higher than the pure BiVO 4 respectively towards NFC after 90 min. The higher efficiency could be attributed to the heterojunction formation and faster charge separation. The radical trapping experiments results indicated that the •OH, and O 2 •− are the main species responsible for degradation. The degradation products of NFC were analysed through ESI-LC/MS and pathway was proposed. Furthermore, the toxicity assessment of pure NFC and its degradation products was studied using E. coli as the model bacteria through colony forming unit assay and the results indicated the efficient detoxification was attained during the degradation process. Thus, our study provides new insight into detoxification of antibiotics using AgVO 3 based composites
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环境科学
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高影响因子
CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS
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2022
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IF 2.719
Zuxing Zhang,Liying Zhai,Mingqing Li,Jiahui Wu,Li Li
The obtained RGO/BiVO 4 composites were first applied to tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) photoelectrochemical (PEC) monitoring platform. The RGO/BiVO 4 nanocomposites exhibited higher PEC activity, which benefited from the accelerated electron transfer induced by loading of RGO. The RGO/BiVO 4 electrode exhibited a linear response in the concentration range of 0.1 μM – 1 mM with a sensitivity of 45 μA mM cm −2 and a detection limit of 0.922 μM. Furthermore, the designed RGO/BiVO 4 PEC sensor exhibits good reproducibility, long-term stability and selectivity. In summary, the designed materials have outstanding electrochemical properties, which provide ideal candidates for PEC detection of TCH.
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分析化学
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环境科学
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材料科学
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2019
·Vol. 43
·期 46
·18240-18250
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IF 3.069
Xiaoying Hu,Qi Zhang,Haoshan Nan,Ming Wang,Liang Qiao,Hongwei Tian
Compared to the traditional type II heterojunction photocatalyst (Cu2O/BiVO4), bulk BiVO4 was modified in this study by reduced graphene oxide (RGO) with a Schottky structure to optimize the coupling interface of BiVO4. Cu2O nanoparticles were then grown in situ on the RGO/BiVO4 surface to yield a heterojunction structure with an internal electric field, allowing movement of photogenerated electrons and holes in opposite directions to participate in redox reactions. The as-obtained optimized Cu2O/RGO/BiVO4 material exhibited excellent photocatalytic degradation performance towards organic pollutants. The reaction rate constant of rhodamine B (RhB) was estimated as 0.0324 min−1, which was almost 5.94, 5.15 and 1.94-fold higher than those of bare BiVO4, 4%RGO/BiVO4 and 5%Cu2O/BiVO4, respectively. Moreover, the optimized material displayed good activity in the degradation of the colorless organic contaminant tetracycline hydrochloride (TC). The reaction rate constant was estimated as 0.0219 min−1, which was almost 1.6-, 1.4- and 1.63-fold higher than those of bare BiVO4, 4%RGO/BiVO4 and 5%Cu2O/BiVO4, respectively. The hole and superoxide radical worked as active species for degradation of organic matter. Such a significant increase in degradation efficiencies was attributed not only to the formation of a heterojunction structure but also to rapid electron transfer between interfaces.
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Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A-Pure and Applied Chemistry
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2017
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IF 0.963
Min-Jie Zhou,Mang Lu,Guo-Xiang Wang,Li-Chao Liu,Hu Wu,Wen-Yuan Xu
In this study, reduced grapheme oxide (RGO)/BiVO4 composite was prepared and characterized by FT-IR, XRD, and UV spectrum. Photo-chemically-mediated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of methyl methacrylate (MMA) was successfully performed at 25°C in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) with RGO/BiVO4 as photoinitiator, FeCl3·6H2O/triphenylphosphine (PPh3) as catalyst, and ethyl 2-bromoisobutyrate as ATRP initiator. MMAs were polymerized in a controlled manner under ultraviolet (UV) light and sunlight conditions. The results show that a first-order kinetics model was obeyed up to higher conversion. The reaction gave well-controlled PMMA with Mn,GPC close to the theoretical value and a narrow MWD (Mw/Mn<1.5). The experiments of light on and off reveal the photoredox cycle between Fe(III) and Fe(II) species. The living character was further verified by the chain extension experiments.
研究领域:
高分子化学
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光氧化还原催化
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材料科学
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纳米复合材料
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可控自由基聚合
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