SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2025
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IF 9
Zhuo Chen,Zhiyang Lu,Weijun Tian,Bingkun Liu,Bingjie Huo,Jing Zhao,Mengyuan Zou,Ruijuan Zhang,Xinran Yu,Xinbo Wang
Pyrene (Pyr) and its derivatives are classified as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), which exhibit significant toxicological effects and pose serious threats to ecosystems. Photocatalytic technology is increasingly employed for the remediation of POPs due to its effective and environmentally sustainable degradation capabilities. However, conventional photocatalytic materials, primarily in powder form, face challenges related to separation and recovery from aqueous environments, significantly limiting their practical application. In this study, we successfully synthesized a three-dimensional (3D) porous immobilized photocatalytic material by decorating Ag 3 PO 4 and BiOBr onto Ni foam (NF) using a hydrothermal method combined with continuous ionic layer adsorption. The results demonstrated Ag 3 PO 4 /BiOBr/NF exceptional light degradation capabilities, achieving over 90 % degradation of Pyr, 1-methylpyrene, and 1-hydroxypyrene, as well as over 40 % degradation of 1-nitropyrene under visible light irradiation over a duration of 5 h. Its degradation efficiency decreased by 12.49 % after five cycles, demonstrating its reusability. The roles of superoxide radicals ( O 2 – ) and holes (h + ) were critical in the degradation process. Furthermore, based on experimental findings, we proposed a Z-type heterojunction degradation mechanism for the Ag 3 PO 4 /BiOBr/NF composite, accompanied by an analysis of the potential degradation pathways for Pyr. Consequently, the recyclable immobilized photocatalytic materials developed in this research contribute novel insights into the photocatalytic degradation of POPs.
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Molecular Catalysis
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2024
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IF 3.9
Rui Lu,Jiaying Luo,Xuening Wang,An Chen,Yiwen Xie,Yang Xu,Tian Shang,Ruyan Li,Dongmei Jiang,Qingfeng Zhan
In this study, an efficient Co-doped Ag 3 PO 4 photocatalyst was prepared by the deposition method. Compared with Ag 3 PO 4 , the degradation efficiency of the optimal sample CAP-2 (the mole ratio of Co/Ag was 0.057 %) for MO (20 mgL −1 ) increased from 53.4 % to 95.0 % within 20 min, and the degradation efficiency for phenol (20 mgL −1 ) increased from 57.9 % to 91.8 % within 80 min. Moreover, the CAP-2 sample performed excellent mineralization ability and stable recycling capacity. Free radical capture experiments and electron spin resonance (ESR) measurements indicated that holes (h + ) and superoxide radicals (⋅O 2− ) were the main active radicals. Doping Co ions broadened the optical absorption, introduced impurity level to promote the separation of carriers, and generated additional ⋅O 2− owing to the mutual conversion of Co 3+ and Co 2+ , thus considerably improving Ag 3 PO 4 photocatalytic performance. This work provides a new reference for doping metal ions modified semiconductor photocatalysts to efficiently degrade organic pollutants.
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Sustainability
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2023
·Vol. 15
·期 17
·13279
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IF 3.9
Ke Li,Miaomiao Chen,Lei Chen,Songying Zhao,Wencong Xue,Yanchao Han
In this study, a novel Fe3O4/Ag3PO4/g-C3N4magnetic composite photocatalyst was successfully synthesized, tailored specifically for the visible light-driven photocatalytic degradation of sulfonamide antibiotics, more precisely, sulfamethazine (SMZ). To analyze the fabricated samples, characterization techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL), and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra (UV-vis) were systematically employed. The composite showcased efficient visible-light absorption and charge separation, with its peak photocatalytic performance recorded at a solution pH value of 6.0. Significantly, the Fe3O4/Ag3PO4/g-C3N4magnetic composite photocatalyst displayed excellent stability and recyclability, consistently maintaining a high degradation efficiency of over 97% even after five consecutive cycles. Further experimentation with radical scavengers confirmed a significant decrease in photocatalytic activity, establishing that superoxide radicals (•O2−) and photo-generated holes (h+) are the primary active species during the degradation of SMZ. Overall, it provides a crucial understanding regarding the photocatalytic decomposition of sulfonamide antibiotics using magnetic composite photocatalysts. It also emphasizes the promising potential of the Fe3O4/Ag3PO4/g-C3N4composite for tangible applications in environmental remediation.Keywords:visible light;photocatalysis;Fe3O4/Ag3PO4/g-C3N4;sulfonamide
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Materials Research Express
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2020
·Vol. 7
·期 1
·015049
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IF 1.929
Yu An,Pengwu Zheng,Xiaofei Ma
The hollow glass microspheres (HGMs) with low density were used as the support to obtain the floating visible-light photocatalysts (HGMs–Ag3PO4) composites, in which silver orthophosphate (Ag3PO4) was dispersed on the surface of HGMs via silane coupling agents. The morphology, crystal structure and optical property of the HGMs-Ag3PO4 composites were characterized and the contents of Ag3PO4 dispersed on the surface of HGMs were quantified by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). Methylene blue (MB) was selected as the typical organic pollutants to evaluate the photocatalytic activity of HGMs-Ag3PO4 composite photocatalysts. The photo-catalytic rate of the floating composites was larger than the sinking composites and even pure Ag3PO4. Ag3PO4 particles could be dispersed well on the HGMs. The floating composites has a larger light contact area and the increased photo-catalytic activity sites even at the low Ag3PO4 loading. This work may open up a new insight for the floating photocatalyst to degrade organic dye on account of the low density and high visible-light responsiveness.
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MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING
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2019
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IF 2.722
Jianxin Liu,Fangxia Xie,Rui Li,Tan Li,Zehui Jia,Yunfang Wang,Yawen Wang,Xiaochao Zhang,Caimei Fan
A novel TiO 2-x /Ag 3 PO 4 composite photocatalyst with controllable oxygen vacancies (V o ·) amount was designedly prepared to avoid the photocorrosion and promote reduction capacity of Ag 3 PO 4 photocatalyst. The V o · on TiO 2-x work as molecular oxygen activation center trapping electron and O 2 to form ·O 2 - , and then avoided the electrons combine with h + and/or Ag + . Compared with Ag 3 PO 4 , TiO 2-x , and TiO 2 /Ag 3 PO 4 , TiO 2-x /Ag 3 PO 4 showed obviously efficient visible light and natural indoor weak light photocatalytic activity and stability for the photodegradation of Bisphenol A (BPA). The photoelectric conversion spectra, Ag 3d XPS narrow scan spectra, ESR DMPO-·O 2 - species spectra revealed that the TiO 2-x /Ag 3 PO 4 had a higher photocurrent density, lower photocorrosion and more generation of superoxide radical than those of Ag 3 PO 4 . Interestingly, compare with single h + degradation pathway over Ag 3 PO 4 , the h + and ·O 2 - synergistic degradation pathway over TiO 2-x /Ag 3 PO 4 is more beneficial to the BPA degradation. This work highlights the relations between the photocatalyst structure, active species and pollutant degradation pathway.
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MOLECULES
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2023
·Vol. 28
·期 4
·1586
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Abdalla A. Elbashir,Mahgoub Ibrahim Shinger,Xoafang Ma,Xiaoquan Lu,Amel Y. Ahmed,Ahmed O. Alnajjar
In this study, a carboxylated carbon nanotube-grafted Ag3PO4@AgIO4(CNT-COO−/Ag3PO4@AgIO4) composite was synthesized through an in situ electrostatic deposition method. The synthesized composite was characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The electron transfer ability of the synthesized composite was studied using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The CNT-COO−/Ag3PO4@AgIO4composite exhibited higher activity than CNT/Ag3PO4@AgIO4, Ag3PO4@AgIO4, and bare Ag3PO4. The material characterization and the detailed study of the various parameters thataffect the photocatalytic reaction revealed that the enhanced catalytic activity is related to the good interfacial interaction between CNT-COO and Ag3PO4. The energy band structure analysis is further considered as a reason for multi-electron reaction enhancement. The results and discussion in this study provide important information for the use of the functionalized CNT-COOH in the field of photocatalysis. Moreover, providinga new way to functionalize CNT viadifferent functional groups may lead to further development in the field of photocatalysis. This work could provide a new way to use natural sunlight to facilitate the practical application of photocatalysts toenvironmental issues.Keywords:insitu synthesis;CNT-COO−;Ag3PO4@AgIO4;sunlight;organic dyes
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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2019
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IF 6.97
Tengfei Li,Haoran Wei,Hanzhong Jia,Tianjiao Xia,Xuetao Guo,Tiecheng Wang,Lingyan Zhu
The application of Ag3PO4 as a commonly used photocatalyst is limited by its high recombination potency and electron–hole pairs with weak redox potential. It is significant to enhance the photocatalytic activity of Ag3PO4 by coupling with a wide band gap semiconductor. In this study, Ag2WO4 was selected to promote the photocatalysis of Ag3PO4 giving that it has wide band gap energy and strong redox potential. A facile chemical precipitation method was applied to assemble Ag2WO4 nanoparticles on the surface of Ag3PO4 to form an Ag2WO4/Ag3PO4 heterojunction. The Ag2WO4/Ag3PO4 heterojunction containing 7.5% molar mass of WO42– (7.5W) displayed the most superior photocatalytic efficiency under simulated solar light irradiation: 93% of bisphenol A was degraded just within 10 min and above 75% was mineralized within 30 min. The degradation reaction rate constant was 3 times higher than that of the pure Ag3PO4. The excited high-level-energy electrons on the conduction band of Ag3PO4 would transfer thermodynamically to the conduction band of Ag2WO4, and the generated valence band holes on Ag2WO4 easily shifted to the low-energy valence band of Ag3PO4, resulting in high separation of electron–hole pairs. The photogenerated holes and superoxide radical species played predominant roles in the reaction system.
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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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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2020
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IF 6.182
Bin Sun,Furong Tao,Zixuan Huang,Wei Yan,Yuxin Zhang,Xusheng Dong,Yue Wu,Guowei Zhou
As a novel transition metal carbides and/or carbonitrides, MXene possess two-dimensional characteristic, abundant surface hydrophilic functional groups, and excellent electrical conductivity that bestow a possibility to building MXene-based photocatalysts. Inspired by this, an emerging Ti 3 C 2 MXene cocatalyst bridged Ag/Ag 3 PO 4 to induce a highly visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity, synthesized by electrostatic self-assembly method and the partial reduction of Ag + ions to Ag 0 in MXene solution is reported. The resultant hybrids reveal a well-defined hybrid structures with Ag/Ag 3 PO 4 anchoring on the layer structured Ti 3 C 2 nanosheets. Benefiting from the unique structural features, the Ag/Ag 3 PO 4 /Ti 3 C 2 hybrids present Ti 3 C 2 content-dependent photocatalytic activity toward the methyl orange (MO) degradation and Cr(VI) reduction under visible-light irradiation. Remarkably, the Ag/Ag 3 PO 4 /Ti 3 C 2 hybrid with 3 wt% Ti 3 C 2 content achieves the greatest MO degradation efficiency and Cr(VI) reduction efficiency after irradiation for 1 h, which are increased to 1.72 and 1.46 times higher than that obtained on pristine Ag 3 PO 4 nanoparticles, respectively. Such impressive photocatalytic activity is related to the synergeric effects derived from Ag, Ag 3 PO 4 , and Ti 3 C 2 , which greatly enhance visible light absorption, promote separation and transfer of photo-generated electron-hole pairs. This work highlights that the MXene-based photocatalysts would be desirable candidates for environmental purification of organic pollutants and heavy metal ions.
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2022
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IF 5.304
Xiaojiao Du,Jun Sun,Yan Li,Wenhan Du,Ding Jiang
A highly sensitive electrochemiluminescence (ECL) aptasensor for lincomycin (Lin) detection was designed based on a novel self-accelerated ECL luminophore of Ag 3 PO 4 -Ti 3 C 2 nanohybrids. The Ag 3 PO 4 -Ti 3 C 2 nanohybrids demonstrated prominent ECL performances with K 2 S 2 O 8 as co-reactant, and the Ti 3 C 2 as co-reaction accelerator, which catalyzes K 2 S 2 O 8 into more active radicals and inducing a tremendous amount of excited-state luminophores. Besides, it can be used for loading aptamer molecules owing to its large surface area. Given these attributes, a self-accelerated ECL aptasensor for Lin detection was constructed based on the effect of target induced aptamer dissociating. Under optimized conditions, the ECL aptasensor exhibited wide linear relationship of 1.0 × 10 −4 nmol/L to 1.0 × 10 2 nmol/L, low detection limit of 6.17 × 10 −5 nmol/L (S/N = 3) and good stability and reproducibility for Lin detection. The aptasensor was successfully applied for the Lin detection in milk and water samples, implying immense potential in real applications.
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生物传感器
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JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH
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2014
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IF 2.278
Ren Yanlin,Zhao Qidong,Li Xinyong,Xiong Wei,Tade Moses,Liu Lihong
A novel visible-light-activated photocatalyst consisting of porous graphitic C 3 N 4 nanosheets and Ag 3 PO 4 nanoparticles were synthesized through a tunable in situ deposition method. The morphology and microstructure of the C 3 N 4 /Ag 3 PO 4 nanocomposites were carefully characterized by scanning electron microscope, TEM, X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), X-ray photoelectron spectra, and so on. The porous C 3 N 4 /Ag 3 PO 4 nanocomposites were featured by the typical platelet-like morphology, with an average crystallite size of about 39 nm. The coexistence of porous graphitic C 3 N 4 nanosheets and Ag 3 PO 4 nanoparticles is confirmed via the XRD and EDX results. Owing to its narrower band gap of Ag 3 PO 4 , the nanocomposites displayed a significant redshift of UV–Vis spectral absorption edge together with expanded light absorption in comparison with g-C 3 N 4 nanosheets. The photocatalytic activity of the prepared C 3 N 4 /Ag 3 PO 4 nanocomposites is demonstrated by the photodegradation of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP). The C 3 N 4 /Ag 3 PO 4 nanocomposites displayed higher photocatalytic activity than pure C 3 N 4 or Ag 3 PO 4 , which could be attributed to the interfacial effect of the nanocomposites in inhibiting the unfavorable recombination of photogenerated electrons and holes. Electron spin resonance spin-trap study implied that the generation of hydroxyl radicals plays the key role in the photodegradation of 4-CP by the C 3 N 4 /Ag 3 PO 4 nanocomposites under visible light irradiation.
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Materials Chemistry Frontiers
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2025
·Vol. 9
·期 7
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Bing Wang,Yao Liu,Hong Hao,YuZhen Zhao,ZeMin He,WenQi Song,EnZhou Liu,Zhuo Li,ZongCheng Miao
Metal ion doping is an effective strategy to improve the charge carrier separation pathways in semiconductors. In this study, La3+ ions were introduced into Ag3PO4via an in situ co-precipitation method, forming p-type doped LaxAg3−xPO4 without altering the original cubic morphology of Ag3PO4. The introduction of La3+ led to a reduction in the band gap, an expansion of the light absorption range, and an increase in electron localization. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that La doping introduces new states within the band gap, facilitating energy transitions and altering the electronic structure. Time-dependent DFT (TDDFT) calculations confirmed that the introduction of La3+ enables photoexcited electrons to predominantly migrate from Ag 4d and O 2p orbitals to La 4d and P 2p orbitals. This key finding unveiled the anti-photocorrosion mechanism of LaxAg3−xPO4. Free radical capture experiments and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) analysis demonstrated that La doping enhances the electron migration efficiency in LaxAg3−xPO4, promoting the conversion of ˙O2− to ˙OH radicals. This study not only provides an innovative approach for the application of La-doped Ag3PO4 in environmental pollutant catalysis but also reveals a novel internal electron transfer pathway and the underlying mechanism for enhanced photocatalytic activity.
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