A novel p-LaFeO3/n-Ag3PO4 heterojunction photocatalyst for phenol degradation under visible light irradiation

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (12) ◽  
pp. 2620-2623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Yang ◽  
Ruisheng Hu ◽  
Wanwan Meng ◽  
Yanfei Du

A novel p-LaFeO3/n-Ag3PO4 heterojunction photocatalyst exhibits higher activity than individual Ag3PO4 and LaFeO3 in the degradation of phenol.

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
S. Mary Margaret ◽  
Albin John P. Paul Winston ◽  
S. Muthupandi ◽  
P. Shobha ◽  
P. Sagayaraj

In this study, visible-light-driven ZnO microrod-rGO heterojunction composites were successfully synthesized via a facile and scalable hydrothermal process. The prepared photocatalyst heterojunction was examined using different techniques including XRD, SEM, FTIR, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and TGA to reveal their crystal phase, morphology, and other optical properties. The photocatalytic performance of the obtained ZnO-rGO composites was measured by the photodegradation of phenol under visible light illumination. The addition of graphene over the catalyst exhibited an enhanced photocatalytic activity for phenol degradation due to its high surface area and decreasing rate of electron-hole separation. Kinetic studies proved that the degradation of phenol process happened by following the pseudo-first-order kinetic model. The effective conditions for degradation of phenol using ZnO-rGO composite were 0.2 g L-1catalyst dose, pH -4, and initial concentration 20 ppm of phenol solution. Comparing with ZnO microrods, the heterojunction composite degraded the organic pollutants of phenol solution up to 84.2% of efficiency displaying the highest photocatalytic activity, whereas urchin-like ZnO catalyst exhibited much less photocatalytic activity for phenol degradation under visible light irradiation. This result envisages immense properties, showing a great potential industrial application for the removal of phenolic wastewater.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaolan Kang ◽  
Xue-Zhi Song ◽  
Ying Han ◽  
Junkai Cao ◽  
Zhenquan Tan

2021 ◽  
Vol 129 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-186
Author(s):  
Md SAIDUZZAMAN ◽  
Nami TSUCHIOKA ◽  
Fumiya NORITAKE ◽  
Nobuhiro KUMADA ◽  
Takahiro TAKEI

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