JOURNAL OF POROUS MATERIALS
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2017
·Vol. 25
·期 1
·189-198
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IF 1.624
Feng Zhouzhou,Lv Xiang,Wang Tianhe
TiO 2 porous ceramic/Ag–AgCl composite was prepared by incorporating AgCl nanoparticles within the bulk of TiO 2 porous ceramic followed by reducing Ag + in the AgCl particles to Ag 0 species under visible light irradiation. The porous TiO 2 ceramic was physically robust and chemically durable, and the porous structure facilitated the implantation of AgCl NPs. Compared with the bare TiO 2 ceramic, TiO 2 porous ceramic/Ag–AgCl composite exhibited higher photocatalytic performance for the degradation of MO and RhB under visible light irradiation. The reaction rate constants k of MO and RhB degradation over TiO 2 porous ceramic/Ag–AgCl composite was respectively 6.25 times and 3.62 times higher than those recorded over the bare TiO 2 porous ceramic. The photocatalytic activity showed virtually no decline after four times cyclic experiments under visible light irradiation. Scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray analysis, X-ray diffraction, UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectra and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used to characterize the TiO 2 porous ceramic/Ag–AgCl composite.
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Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering
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2023
·Vol. 17
·期 7
·906-917
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IF 4.5
Zou Min,Tan Chao,Yuan Zhengqiu,Wu Ming,Jian Jian,Zhang Lei,Zhang Yan,Ma Zhou,Zhou Hu
The industrial application of nano-photocatalysts in wastewater treatment has been severely restricted for a long time due to their difficult separation, poor reusability, and low efficiency. In this work, a facile strategy was proposed to enhance the photocatalytic activity and recovery performance of Ag@AgCl nanocatalysts. Biological veins (Bio-veins) with a unique 3D porous construction were used as carriers for the in-situ growth of Ag@AgCl nanoparticles. Scanning electron microscopy results showed that the Ag@AgCl nanoparticles were uniformly loaded on the surface and interior of the Bio-veins, and the size of the Ag@AgCl nanoparticles immobilized on the Bio-veins (50–300 nm) was significantly smaller than Ag@AgCl obtained by the co-precipitation method (1–3 µm). The Bio-veins played a vital role in the photocatalysis reaction system. The degradation efficiency of the Ag@AgCl/Bio-veins(CI4) was up to 3.50 times as high as pure Ag@AgCl. Furthermore, the composites also exhibited excellent recyclability and stability under both visible and solar light. This work provided a suitable strategy for nanophotocatalysts for practical application and may also offer new possibilities for the high-value utilization of biomass materials.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2016
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Jianxin Liu,Rui Li,Yunfang Wang,Yawen Wang,Xiaochao Zhang,Caimei Fan
For detecting the active roles of ZIF-8 in composite photocatalyst , a novel Ag/AgCl/ZIF-8(50%) composite photocatalyst was designately prepared by anchoring Ag/AgCl nanoparticles on the surface of ZIF-8 with 50% content. The adsorption and photocatalytic performance of Ag/AgCl/ZIF-8(50%) were conducted by removal of Rhodamine B (RhB) from aqueous solution under dark and visible light irradiation (λ > 420 nm). The experimental results showed that the as-synthesized Ag/AgCl/ZIF-8(50%) exhibited higher photocatalytic activity than Ag/AgCl. The XRD , TEM , FTIR, DRS, VB XPS, ESR, N 2 adsorption isotherms and active species trapping experiments were used to characterize the performance of the composite photocatalyst. We found that the ZIF-8 in composite photocatalyst not only has the adsorption ability for RhB by its large specific area, but also has the ability for the formation of O 2 · − by an appropriate position of conduction band (CB). A reasonable reaction mechanism with a new perspective on the composite photocatalyst of Ag/AgCl/ZIF-8(50%) was proposed. This insight on the active roles of ZIF-8 in Ag/AgCl/ZIF-8(50%) may open a window for the use of MOF material in photocatalytic field.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2021
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IF 7.312
Jielin Huang,Shuaifei Liu,Wen Long,Qi Wang,Xin Yu,Shijie Li
Fabricating rapid and high-efficient charge-transfer pathways is contributing to improving charge separation and receiving extensive concerns in preparation of semiconductors composites photocatalysts. In this work, ternary Ag/AgCl/Ta 2 O 5−x mesocrystals were fabricated for visible-light photodegradation of emerging pollutants by introducing Ag/AgCl nanoparticles into defects engineered Ta 2 O 5−x mesocrystals. The prepared composites showed efficient visible-light absorption and efficient visible-light photodegradation of emerging pollutants, mainly attributed to the fabricating of high-efficient Z-scheme charge-transfer pathways between Ag/AgCl and Ta 2 O 5−x mesocrystals. Note that, the experimental results also demonstrated the significant roles of defects engineered Ta 2 O 5−x mesocrystals in fabricating high-efficient Z-scheme charge-transfer pathways. Besides, the prepared Ag/AgCl and Ta 2 O 5−x composites could be employed for efficient visible-light photodegradation of many other organic contaminants. Current work indicates a promising and high-performance visible-light composite photocatalyst for dealing with emerging contaminants.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2018
·Vol. 54
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·286-301
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IF 2.993
Fang Hongbiao,Cao Xin,Yu Jiajie,Lv Xiang,Yang Nan,Wang Tianhe,Jiang Wei
Tungsten oxide (WO 3 ) is a well-known photocatalyst, but its application is restricted due to its low conduction band and reduction power. In addition, WO 3 catalyst in powder forms has little application prospect because of difficulties in separation and regeneration. In this work, we prepared WO 3 /Ag/AgCl films on conventional glass that not only have much enhanced photocatalytic capability but also can be readily regenerated. The WO 3 film was prepared on glass substrate by calcination of spin-coated W precursor. Ag/AgCl particles were then deposited on WO 3 film by an impregnating–precipitation–photoreduction method. The photocatalytic efficiency of WO 3 /Ag/AgCl was evaluated by using methyl orange (MO) and Rhodamine B (RhB) as target pollutants. The highest photocatalytic performance was achieved with the 3-WO 3 /Ag/AgCl film, being 18 and 13 times higher than that of pure WO 3 film for degradation of MO and RhB, respectively. The degradation rate for both MO and RhB by 3-WO 3 /Ag/AgCl film catalyst decreased by less than 5% after five cycled tests. The photodegradation mechanism was discussed based on the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy Nyquist tests, photoelectrochemical analysis and reactive oxygen species scavenging experiments. A possible all-solid-state Z-scheme mechanism is proposed based on the photoelectron chemical tests and radical trapping experiments. This study provides a feasible technique to prepare a photocatalytic film with practicability and reproducibility.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2020
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IF 8.758
Chun Zhang,Yinan Gu,Guixiang Teng,Liping Wang,Xiaodong Jin,Zengwei Qiang,Weigang Ma
Development of highly efficient photocatalysts is a primary goal in the photocatalysis domain among which reusable composites with a synergistic photocatalytic effect have attracted extensive interest. The ability of catalysts to capture light determines their photocatalytic effect, and porous or hollow photocatalysts are more conducive to the entry and reflection of light. The goal of this research is to develop a type of visible-light-driven, double-shell photocatalyst with high antibacterial activity and excellent cycling stability. Photocatalysts were fabricated using hollow graphitized ZnFe2O4 nanospheres (G-ZnFe2O4) as the carrier. After G-ZnFe2O4 was functionalized with a polydopamine (PDA) template layer, Ag nanoparticles (NPs) and cubic AgCl NPs were in situ generated on the surface of the PDA/G-ZnFe2O4 nanospheres successively. Then, the PDA template was removed using KOH solution, and double-shell Ag/AgCl/G-ZnFe2O4 nanocubes (referred to as DAGZNs) with excellent photocatalytic antibacterial activity were constructed. The DAGZNs showed excellent antibacterial properties against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. The efficient synergistic photocatalytic antibacterial activity coupled with magnetic separability and recyclability of DAGZNs make them potential for practical application in water purification and environmental protection. The method of designing and synthesizing double-shell structures to enhance photocatalysis may also be extended to synthesis of other photocatalytic and optical materials.
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2016
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IF 0
Xiuzhen Lin,Hong Liu,Bing Guo,Xinhai Zhang
In this research, AgCl/Ag/AgCl core-shell microstructures have been synthesized at room temperature through a facile in situ method. The as-synthesized unique microstructures were characterized by SEM-EDS, XRD, XPS, UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. And their photocatalytic activities were evaluated by degradation of methyl orange (MO) under UV, visible and sunlight irradiation. Comparing with the commercially available P25-TiO 2 and AgCl/Ag core-shell microstructures, our as-prepared samples gave the highest reactivity (almost 100% decomposition in 20 min) under direct sunlight irradiation. Their excellent photocatalytic activities are ascribed to the unique three-layered AgCl/Ag/AgCl core-shell microstructures, leading to improved electron-hole (e − -h + ) separation efficiency and promoting the inside charge carriers promptly transferred to the surfaces. In addition, their photocatalytic activity did not show any loss after four-time recycles, revealing high stability. In brief, the as-synthesized three-layered AgCl/Ag/AgCl core-shell microstructures exhibit their promising potential as efficient sunlight-driven photocatalysts for organic pollutants degradation.
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OPTICS EXPRESS
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2023
·Vol. 31
·期 16
·26474-26495
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IF 3.8
Linlin Xu,Ming Chen,Qingqiang Cui,Chang Wang,Mnegya Zhang,Linqi Zheng,Shuang Li,Hua Zhang,Guangda Liang
Exploring multifunctional surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates with high sensitivity, broadband response property and reliable practicability should be required for ultrasensitive molecular detection in complex environments, which is heavily dependent on the photo-induced charge transfer (PICT) efficiency realized on the desirable nano-architectures. Herein, we introduce ultra-clean ternary Au/Ag/AgCl nanoclusters (NCs) with broadband resonance crossing the visible light to near-infrared region created by one step laser irradiation of mixed metal ion solution. Interestingly, the surface defects and interaction among these unique cluster-like ternary nanostructures would be further enhanced by thermal annealing treatment at 300°C, providing higher broadband SERS activities than the reference ternary nanoparticles under 457, 532, 633, 785, and 1064 nm wavelengths excitation. More importantly, the further promoted SERS activities of the resultant Au/Ag/AgCl NCs with achievable ∼5-fold enhancement than the initial one can be conventionally realized by simplistically declining the temperature from normal 20°C to cryogenic condition at about -196°C, due to the lower temperature-suppressed non-radiative recombination of lattice thermal phonons and photogenerated electrons. The cryogenic temperature-boosted SERS of the resultant Au/Ag/AgCl NCs enables the limit of detection (LOD) of folic acid (FA) biomolecules to be achieved as low as 10−12 M, which is obviously better than that of 10−9 M at room temperature condition. Overall, the smart Au/Ag/AgCl NCs-based broadband SERS sensor provides a new avenue for ultrasensitive biomolecular monitoring at cryogenic condition.
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分析化学
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Nanoscale Research Letters
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2017
·Vol. 12
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·1-10
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IF 2.833
Qin Yanyan,Cui Yanping,Tian Zhen,Wu Yangling,Li Yilian
Ag@AgCl core–shell nanowires were synthesized by oxidation of Ag nanowires with moderate FeCl 3 , which exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity for As(III) oxidation under visible light. It was proved that the photocatalytic oxidation efficiency was significantly dependent on the mole ratio of Ag:AgCl. The oxidation rate of As(III) over Ag@AgCl core–shell nanowires first increased with the decrease of Ag 0 percentage, up until the optimized synthesis mole ratio of Ag nanowires:FeCl 3 was 2.32:2.20, with 0.023 mg L −1 min −1 As(III) oxidation rate; subsequently, the oxidation rate dropped with the further decrease of Ag 0 percentage. Effects of the pH, ionic strength, and concentration of humic acid on Ag@AgCl photocatalytic ability were also studied. Trapping experiments using radical scavengers confirmed that h + and ·O 2
− acted as the main active species during the visible-light-driven photocatalytic process for As(III) oxidation. The recycling experiments validated that Ag@AgCl core–shell nanowires were a kind of efficient and stable photocatalyst for As(III) oxidation under visible-light irradiation.
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JOURNAL OF POROUS MATERIALS
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2019
·Vol. 27
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·339-345
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IF 1.947
Zuo Guihong,Wang Anqi,Yang Ying,Huang Hailiang,Wang Fangbiao,Jiang Hongwei,Zhang Lei,Zheng Youjin
Recently, Ag/AgCl has been widely researched by various methods and used as photocatalyst to degrade organic dyes due to its excellent photocatalytic properties under visible light. In this paper, a novel visible-light-driven plasmonic photocatalyst Ag/AgCl@ZIF-8 was successfully prepared by depositing AgCl nanoparticles into the ZIF-8 crystals, and then reducing partial Ag + ions of AgCl nanoparticles to Ag 0 species under UV light irradiation. All as-synthesized samples were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, BET and UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectra. The photocatalytic activity of all as-synthesized samples was evaluated by degradation RhB solution under visible light irradiation. The results show that AgCl nanoparticles are well dispersed and inlaid in the body of ZIF-8 crystals, and partial Ag + ions of AgCl nanoparticles are reduced into Ag 0 species after 30 min of UV light irradiation.The as-synthesized Ag/AgCl@ZIF-8 keeps the high surface area of ZIF-8 and holds the excellent photo-properties of Ag/AgCl. The photocatalytic activity of all as-synthesized sample were evaluated by degradation RhB solution under visible light irradiation. Ag/AgCl@ZIF-8 exhibited the highest photocatalystic activity, which could degrade 99.12% RhB. The synergistic effect of Ag/AgCl and ZIF-8 makes Ag/AgCl@ZIF-8 possible to be used for the degradation of organic dye by using sunlight.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2022
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IF 16.744
Jiangfu Zheng,Xiang Tang,Changzheng Fan,Yaocheng Deng,Xiaoming Li,Qi Yang,Dongbo Wang,Abing Duan,Jun Luo,Zhuo Chen,Baowei Zhang
In this study, the degradation of nitenpyram (NTP) using Ag@AgCl/ZnAl-LDH (AACMO) material photocatalytically activated peroxymonosulfate (PMS) system was analyzed. As photocatalysts, Ag@AgCl and calcined zinc-aluminum layered double hydroxide (MMO) had high efficiency to achieve the separation of charge. In addition, the electron injection from AACMO to PMS facilitated the production of active species. Through the AACMO/PMS/Vis system, 40 mg/L of nitenpyram (NTP, 50 mL) could be removed in 45 min with the use of 0.8 g/L of photocatalyst and 0.2 g/L of PMS on the basis of optimal reaction conditions and visible light (780 nm > λ > 420 nm). According to electron paramagnetic resonance technology and free radical quenching tests, the removal of contaminants was promoted by 1 O 2 , h + , SO 4 - •, •O 2 – , and •OH. Moreover, the photodegradation of NTP occurring within the AACMO/PMS/Vis system was almost equally effective for the water from four different water bodies. In general, the AACMO/PMS/Vis system had high efficiency and could be employed for the water pollution control in agricultural production.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2023
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Jiaqi Hu,Fangyuan Chen,Jie Mao,Linjie Ni,Jinfeng Lu
Molecular oxygen activation is essential to the photocatalytic oxidation reaction, which is highly dependent on the construction of active sites and efficient charge transfer of photocatalysts. In this study, we constructed Bi 4 V 2 O 11 /Ag/AgCl Z-type heterojunction photocatalysts with significantly enhanced molecular oxygen activation capacity. The systematic characterization and analysis including X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations confirmed that the formation of efficient Z-type heterostructure could be attributed to the introduction of Ag nanoparticles (NPs), which regulated the electron transfer direction from Bi 4 V 2 O 11 to AgCl. Owing to the advantage of enhanced charge transfer efficiency, the O 2 − generation capacity of Bi 4 V 2 O11/Ag/AgCl Z-scheme heterojunction was as high as 4.6 times that of pure Bi 4 V 2 O 11 . Consequently, Bi 4 V 2 O 11 /Ag/AgCl showed good degradation performance against tetracycline (TC), ciprofloxacin (CIP), ranitidine hydrochloride (RAN) and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) under visible light, and their degradation rates were 8.2 times, 5.9 times, 3.8 times and 11.9 times higher than those of Bi 4 V 2 O 11 , respectively. This study provides an effective and feasible strategy to design photocatalyst with improved molecular oxygen activation efficiency.
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