JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2020
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IF 7.489
Beibei Wang,Dongyun Chen,Najun Li,Qingfeng Xu,Hua Li,Jinghui He,Jianmei Lu
We report an unique 2D/2D Iodine doped BiOIO 3 /g-C 3 N 4 heterojunction was successfully prepared. The iodine doped BiOIO 3 was prepared by a simple solvent exchange method and combined with g-C 3 N 4 by solvothermal method . The prepared photocatalyst has potential application value in the future due to its excellent stable cycle property. BiOIO 3 nanoplates and g-C 3 N 4 nanosheets form a close interfacial contact directly, so the catalyst has higher charge transport efficiency and wide visible range due to the introduction of iodide ions. Synergistic heterojunction exhibits strong photocatalytic activity for degradation of NO at ppb-level under visible light , of which 30% Iodine doped BiOIO 3 /g-C 3 N 4 can achieve a maximum removal rate of 57% for NO. According to the experimental results of ESR and other experiments, a more complex Z-scheme photocatalytic mechanism is proposed, which has stronger redox ability than the traditional mechanism.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2020
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IF 5.774
Xiang Yu,Jiaoming Wang,Xionghui Fu,Hui Meng,Yi Zhu,Yuanming Zhang
In this work, we successfully constructed visible-light-driven Z-scheme SrTiO 3 /Ag/Ag 3 PO 4 photocatalyst with oxygen vacancies, which exhibited highly enhanced performance for antibiotic tetracycline (TC) photodegradation compared with pure Ag 3 PO 4 and SrTiO 3 . SrTiO 3 /Ag/Ag 3 PO 4 (1:3) exhibited the best photocatalytic performance under visible light illumination, the rate constant k of which was about 2.72 and 18.55 folds higher than that of Ag 3 PO 4 and SrTiO 3 , respectively. No significant deactivation of photocatalytic performance over SrTiO 3 /Ag/Ag 3 PO 4 (1:3) after five consecutive cycles confirmed an enhanced stability, compared to pure Ag 3 PO 4 , which showed 22.1% decrease in photocatalytic activity under the same condition. The significantly boosted photocatalytic activity of the composites could be ascribed to the improved stability of Ag 3 PO 4 , superior carrier separation efficiency and higher redox capacities resulted from Z-scheme, in which metal Ag played the role as the charge transmission-bridge to quench electrons from conducting level of Ag 3 PO 4 with holes from defect levels of SrTiO 3 with oxygen vacancies under visible light illumination. Furthermore, a possible degradation pathway for TC was also proposed based on HPLC-MS. The work offered an excellent reference for further understanding and constructing Z-scheme heterojunctions which were potential candidates for degrading antibiotics in environmental purification.
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
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2018
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IF 3.525
Zhen Qin,Wenjian Fang,Junying Liu,Zhidong Wei,Zhi Jiang,Wenfeng Shangguan
A two-step photocatalytic water splitting system, termed a “Z-scheme system”, was achieved using Zn-doped g-C 3 N 4 for H 2 evolution and BiVO 4 for O 2 evolution with Fe 2+ /Fe 3+ as a shuttle redox mediator. H 2 and O 2 were evaluated simultaneously when the doping amount of zinc was 10%. Moreover, Zn-doped (10%) g-C 3 N 4 synthesized by an impregnation method showed superior active ability to form the Z-scheme with BiVO 4 than by in-situ synthesis. X-ray diffraction, UV-Vis spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used to characterize the samples. It was determined that more Zn–N bonds could be formed on the surface of g-C 3 N 4 by impregnation, which could facilitate charge transfer.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2020
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IF 9.038
Daguang Li,Jiaxing Huang,Ruobai Li,Ping Chen,Danni Chen,Meixuan Cai,Haijin Liu,Yiping Feng,Wenying Lv,Guoguang Liu
As an emerging carbon nanomaterial, carbon dots (CDs) have superior prospects for applications in the area of photocatalysis due to their unique optical and electronic properties. In this study, a novel CDs modified g-C 3 N 4 /SnO 2 photocatalyst (CDs/g-C 3 N 4 / SnO 2 ) was successfully synthesized by the thermal polymerization. Under visible light irradiation, the resulting CDs/g-C 3 N 4 /SnO 2 photocatalyst exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity for the degradation of indomethacin (IDM). It was demonstrated that a 0.5 % loading content of CDs led to the highest IDM degradation rate, which was 5.62 times higher than that of pristine g-C 3 N 4 . This improved photocatalytic activity might have been attributed to the unique up-conversion photoluminescence (PL) properties and efficient charge separation capacities of the CDs. Moreover, the combination of g-C 3 N 4 with SnO 2 improved the separation of photoinduced carriers and augmented the specific surface area. Reactive species (RSs) scavenging experiments and electron spin resonance (ESR) revealed that superoxide radical anions (O 2 ·− ) and photogenerated holes (h + ) played critical roles during the photocatalytic process. The results of the detection of H 2 O 2 and ESR confirmed that CDs/g-C 3 N 4 / SnO 2 was a Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst. Further, HRAM LC–MS/MS was employed to identify the byproducts of IDM, and the major IDM degradation pathways of the CDs/g-C 3 N 4 /SnO 2 photocatalyst were proposed. This study provides new ideas for the design of novel CDs modified photocatalysts for environmental remediation.
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2022
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Yaoyi Li,Kexin Chen,Xi Wang,Zijun Xiao,Gaozu Liao,Jing Wang,Xukai Li,Yiming Tang,Chun He,Laisheng Li
In this study, reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was used to fabricate a Z-scheme BiVO 4 -(rGO-Cu 2 O) photocatalyst for the degradation of Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) under sunlight irradiation. The photocatalyst was synthesized using a three-step method BiVO 4 -(rGO-Cu 2 O) photocatalyst with an rGO loading of 1% and (rGO-Cu 2 O) to BiVO 4 ratio of 50% achieved the best degradation effect for TBBPA removal. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (EPR) confirmed that the charge transfer path of BiVO 4 -(rGO-Cu 2 O) follows that of Z-scheme photocatalysts. Moreover, the addition of rGO increases the charge transfer efficiency. High performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) was used to detect and analyze intermediate products, allowing the proposal of the main degradation pathway of TBBPA. Photogenerated electrons of BiVO 4 -(rGO-Cu 2 O) were then transferred into the conduction band of Cu 2 O. Cu 2 O is located in the surface layer, which has the most effective contact area with pollutants, and therefore has a good outcome for the photocatalytic reduction of TBBPA. Photogenerated electrons (e − ) and hydroxyl radicals (∙OH) are the main factors affecting TBBPA degradation. The degradation process of TBBPA includes electron reduction debromination , hydroxylation , and β-cleavage. In our work, BiVO 4 -(rGO-Cu 2 O) was successfully synthesized to degrade TBBPA; this study brings forth a novel approach for the degradation of halogenated organic pollutants using a Z-scheme photocatalytic composite.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL
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2021
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IF 5.706
Zhiyu Liu,Liang Chen,Congcong Piao,Jianhe Tang,Yu Liu,Yitong Lin,Dawei Fang,Jun Wang
A novel Z-scheme WO 3 :Yb 3+ ,Er 3+ /Ag/Ag 3 VO 4 /Ag photocatalyst is prepared via hydrothermal and calcination methods. In this system, WO 3 :Yb 3+ ,Er 3+ is used as an excellent up-conversion luminescent agent and highly active photocatalyst to broaden the light response range. Ag with SPR effect is regarded as electronic channel and cocatalyst to accelerate electron transfer and increase hydrogen production. The photocatalytic performance of Z-scheme WO 3 :Yb 3+ ,Er 3+ /Ag/Ag 3 VO 4 /Ag photocatalyst is assessed by levofloxacin degradation with synchronous hydrogen production. Some influence factors, sunlight irradiation time, sacrificial agent concentration and catalyst cycle number, are discussed. The emission light spectrum and energy conversion mechanism of WO 3 :Yb 3+ ,Er 3+ are studied. The photocatalyst gives prominent degradation ratio (90.44 %) and hydrogen production amount (489.02 μmol/g) under sunlight irradiation for 180 min. It shows a high stability and reusability in levofloxacin degradation with synchronous hydrogen production within five cycles. The possible mechanism of levofloxacin degradation with synchronous hydrogen production caused by Z-scheme WO 3 :Yb 3+ ,Er 3+ /Ag/Ag 3 VO 4 /Ag photocatalyst is proposed.
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Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
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2020
·Vol. 8
·期 5
·1154-1165
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IF 5.958
Kunqiao Li,Wanbao Wu,Yanqiu Jiang,Zhe Wang,Xing Liu,Junzhuo Li,Debin Xia,Xianzhu Xu,Jizhuang Fan,Kaifeng Lin
The Z-scheme photocatalytic system has great potential in solar energy conservation with simultaneous wide light-absorption range, efficient electron–hole pair separation and strong redox ability. Herein, a direct Z-scheme g-C3N4/MoO3 photocatalytic composite with oxygen vacancies is successfully fabricated via a facile in situ method of a one-pot pyrolysis strategy. The as-prepared g-C3N4/MoO3 possesses a porous architecture with increased specific surface area. The existence of an oxygen vacancy in MoO3 is verified by XPS, UV-DRS analysis and electrochemical measurements. The g-C3N4/MoO3 exhibits superior visible-light photocatalytic performance for water splitting, as evidenced by an about 17-fold (20.52 μmol h−1) increase in the rate of H2 evolution relative to pristine C3N4 (1.23 μmol h−1). According to the characterization results and boosted photocatalytic performance, the migration and separation of photoinduced charge carriers in g-C3N4/MoO3 follows a possible mechanism based on a Z-scheme photocatalytic system constructed by the oxygen vacancies. The O-vacancy functions as the recombination and storage center for fast charge transfer through two components. The combined effect of defective MoO3 and a Z-scheme interfacial heterojunction has achieved greatly enhanced photocatalytic performance. This work demonstrates the facilitation effect of an effective Z-scheme system involving oxygen vacancies on the charge transfer to enhance the photocatalytic activity for water splitting.
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RSC Advances
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2017
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·34096-34103
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IF 3.108
Yuehan Su,Ping Chen,Fengliang Wang,Qianxin Zhang,Tiansheng Chen,Yingfei Wang,Kun Yao,Wenying Lv,Guoguang Liu
A novel visible-light-driven carbon dot (CDs)/TiO2/g-C3N4 photocatalyst was successfully synthesized by doping CDs in TiO2 nanoparticles and the surface of g-C3N4 nanosheets via a facile hydrothermal process and was confirmed by characterization methods. UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS) revealed that CDs/TiO2/g-C3N4 showed obvious additional absorption in the 370–450 nm region. DMPO spin-trapping ESR spectra demonstrated the existence of O2˙− and ·OH. The photocatalytic activity of the CDs (1.0 wt%)/TiO2/g-C3N4 was remarkably enhanced as compared to that of the single components (TiO2 and g-C3N4) and double component (TiO2/g-C3N4) towards the degradation of enrofloxacin (ENX) under visible-light irradiation. About 91.6% of ENX was decomposed by CDs (1.0 wt%)/TiO2/g-C3N4 in 1 h, which is nearly 3.95 times, 4.82 times, and 1.69 times that for TiO2, g-C3N4, and TiO2 (90.0 wt%)/g-C3N4, respectively. Scavenging experiments revealed that O2˙− and ·OH played key roles during the photocatalytic degradation of ENX. This study provides a simple and convenient method to modify materials with enhanced photocatalytic performance, and the CDs/TiO2/g-C3N4 catalyst is efficient, stable, and reusable for environmental practical applications.
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OPTICAL MATERIALS
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2022
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IF 3.754
Weili Huang,Junhui Yi,Xiaoying Liao,Changquan Jiao,Runkun Xie,Beifang Chen,Zebo Lin,Yupeng Yang,Weitao Liu,Huimei Mo
AgVO 3 and AgI have attracted great interest in environmental remediation. Aiming at enhancing the catalytic activity and stability of AgVO 3 . Visible light response Z-scheme AgI/Ag/AgVO 3 hybrid nanorods were prepared by in situ reduction and ion exchange grown. The results of characterization and experiment showed that obtained hybrid material are primarily composed of AgVO 3 nanorods, whose surface were closely attached to AgI and Ag particles. Compared with AgVO 3 and Ag/AgVO 3 , the absorbance of Z-scheme AgI/Ag/AgVO 3 hybrid nanorods in the visible light region is dramatically enhanced. The degradation efficiency of sample is five times of that of AgVO 3 and four times of that of Ag/AgVO 3 , respectively. And the degradation efficiency still keep 90% after the fourth repeat experiment. The trapping experiments of active species confirmed that the contribution of the degradation for AO-II is mainly attributed to h + and ∙O 2 − . The efficient photocatalytic activity can be explained by Z-type mechanism, which promote effective separation of photogenerated charges. This study provides an idea for the design of efficient visible light photocatalysts .
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2023
·Vol. 47
·期 31
·14808-14813
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IF 3.3
Pei-jin Yan,Lang Yuan,Nan Zhao,Ying Xie,Wei Zhou
To utilize the UV and visible lights and to improve the separation of photoinduced carriers, a composite composed of NaLiTi3O7 and graphite-carbon nitride (g-C3N4) was constructed. The morphology and microscopic structural details of NaLiTi3O7/g-C3N4 photocatalyst were characterized using XRD, SEM, TEM, XPS, FT-IR, UV-DRS, and TGA techniques. XRD and SEM results showed that well-crystalline NaLiTi3O7 nanoparticles were well dispersed on the surface of g-C3N4 sheets and that the introduction of g-C3N4 effectively alleviated the aggregation of NaLiTi3O7 nanoparticles. UV-DRS results further suggested that the light absorption edge of the NaLiTi3O7/g-C3N4 composite had a significant redshift. Due to these advantages, NaLiTi3O7/g-C3N4 composites exhibited good photocatalytic performance. The hydrogen production performance of all NaLiTi3O7/g-C3N4 samples was much better than that of pure g-C3N4 and NaLiTi3O7 under solar irradiation, and the best NaLiTi3O7/g-C3N4 composite produced 18 times more hydrogen than pure NaLiTi3O7 and 4 times more hydrogen than pure g-C3N4. Compared with pure NaLiTi3O7 or g-C3N4 phases, coupling NaLiTi3O7 with g-C3N4 significantly improved the photocatalytic performance due to the formation of the heterojunction interface between them, which was favorable for the effective separation of the photogenerated electron and hole in a wide light absorption range.
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2021
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IF 5.909
Congcong Piao,Yitong Lin,Zhiyu Liu,Liang Chen,Jianhe Tang,Dawei Fang,Jun Wang
ABSTRACT Several novel Z-scheme CuPd/SrTiO 3 –CuPd–Bi 2 O 3 photocatalysts are prepared via chemical reduction and calcination methods to degrade organic dyes containing N and S and convert NO 2 - , NO 3 - and SO 3 2- into (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 . Sodium borohydride (NaBH 4 ), ascorbic acid (C 6 H 8 O 6 ) and hydrazine hydrate (N 2 H 4 ·H 2 O) are selected as reductants to deposit CuPd alloy nanoparticles on corresponding photocatalyst. The influence of solar light irradiation time on photocatalytic degradation of organic dye and conversion of the generated inorganic ions is studied. The reusability and stability of the prepared photocatalysts are assessed. The results indicate that the Z-scheme CuPd/SrTiO 3 –CuPd–Bi 2 O 3 photocatalyst prepared by using NaBH 4 has best photocatalytic activity, reusability and stability. The capture experiment of active species proves that holes play crucial roles in photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes and conversion of SO 3 2- and electrons are momentous for the conversions of NO 2 - and NO 3 - . A possible mechanism on photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes containing N and S and conversions of NO 2 - , NO 3 - and SO 3 2- into (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 caused by Z-scheme CuPd/SrTiO 3 –CuPd–Bi 2 O 3 photocatalyst is proposed.
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DALTON TRANSACTIONS
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2016
·Vol. 45
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·12745-12755
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IF 4.177
Jun Liu,Wei Wu,Qingyong Tian,Zhigao Dai,Zhaohui Wu,Xiangheng Xiao,Changzhong Jiang
Coupling two different semiconductors to form composite photocatalysts is the most significant method for environmental remediation. In this regard, tube-like α-Fe2O3/Ag6Si2O7 heterostructures are synthesized via anchoring p-type Ag6Si2O7 nanoparticles (NPs) on the surface of n-type α-Fe2O3 short nanotubes (SNTs) by conventional wet-chemical routes. α-Fe2O3 SNTs are firstly fabricated by a hydrothermal method with the assistance of dihydrogen phosphate and sulphate. Then, Ag6Si2O7 NPs are anchored on α-Fe2O3 SNTs by an in situ deposition method, and the α-Fe2O3/Ag6Si2O7 p–n heterostructures are finally obtained. The morphologies, crystal structure, photocatalytic performance and photocurrent properties of as-synthesized α-Fe2O3/Ag6Si2O7 heterostructures are investigated. Six organic dyes are used for determining the high-efficiency Z-scheme photocatalytic activities of the as-obtained photocatalysts under ultraviolet and visible light (mercury lamp, 300 W). Compared with pure α-Fe2O3 SNTs, the photocurrent intensity of the α-Fe2O3/Ag6Si2O7 heterostructures is improved 62 times. The enhanced significant photocatalytic performance of α-Fe2O3/Ag6Si2O7 heterostructures could be attributed to charge transfer between Ag6Si2O7 NPs and the charge separation between Ag6Si2O7 NPs and α-Fe2O3 SNTs. These composite heterostructures are proposed to be an example for the preparation of other composite silicate photocatalysts for practical application in environmental remediation issues.
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