The Preparation of Cu-BiVO4 and its Enhanced Photocatalytic Properties for Degradation of Phenol

2011 ◽  
Vol 356-360 ◽  
pp. 1253-1257
Author(s):  
Xiao Ming Gao ◽  
Yu Fei Wu ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Feng Fu ◽  
Li Ping Zhang ◽  
...  

An enhanced visible-light-driven catalyst BiVO4 doping with Cu was synthesized by hydrothermal method and characterized by XRD, UV-vis DRS, specific surface area. The characterization results indicated a better crystal structure of Cu-BiVO4. The photocatalytic properties were evaluated by degrading wastewater with phenol, taking pH of catalysts prepared, dosage of catalyst and air flow as the research factors. The results showed that Cu-BiVO4 has an effective photodegradation of phenol under the suitable conditions.

2012 ◽  
Vol 586 ◽  
pp. 10-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Jin Huang ◽  
Hou Guang Liu ◽  
Fang Li Yuan ◽  
Chang Sheng Xie

BiOCl/BiOI nanocomposites were synthesized using a thermal impregnation method for the first time. The intense visible-light absorption and large specific surface area gave 4wt.%BiOCl/BiOI nanocomposites the best visible-light photocatalytic properties among all the catalysts for the photodegradation of methyl orange,about 78% after 2 h. But decreased activities were obtained with the increase of BiOCl content in the nanocomposites. Considering the light absorption,specific surface area and the quantum efficiency, the high recombination of the photoinduced electron-hole pairs of the catalysts that lowed the quantum efficiency was believed to be the critical factor for their decreased photocatalytic activities.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Xiao ◽  
Wenjie Zhou ◽  
Yanhua Zhang ◽  
Liangliang Tian ◽  
Hongdong Liu ◽  
...  

A series of three-dimensional ZnxCd1-xS/reduced graphene oxide (ZnxCd1-xS/RGO) hybrid aerogels was successfully synthesized based on a one-pot hydrothermal approach, which were subsequently used as visible-light-driven photocatalysts for photoreduction of Cr(VI) in water. Over 95% of Cr(VI) was photoreduced by Zn0.5Cd0.5S/RGO aerogel material within 140 min, and such photocatalytic performance was superior to that of other ZnxCd1-xS/RGO aerogel materials (x≠0.5) and bare Zn0.5Cd0.5S. It was assumed that the enhanced photocatalytic activity of Zn0.5Cd0.5S/RGO aerogel was attributed to its high specific surface area and the preferable synergetic catalytic effect between Zn0.5Cd0.5S and RGO. Besides, Zn0.5Cd0.5S/RGO aerogel materials were robust and durable enough so that they could be reused several times with merely limited loss of photocatalytic activity. The chemical composition, phase, structure, and morphology of Zn0.5Cd0.5S/RGO aerogel material were carefully examined by a number of techniques like XRD, SEM, TEM, BET, Raman characterizations, and so on. It was found that Zn0.5Cd0.5S/RGO aerogel possessed hierarchically porous architecture with the specific surface area as high as 260.8 m2 g−1. The Zn0.5Cd0.5S component incorporated in Zn0.5Cd0.5S/RGO aerogel existed in the form of solid solution nanoparticles, which were uniformly distributed in the RGO matrix.


RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (57) ◽  
pp. 36101-36111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiyan Ji ◽  
Yamin Fan ◽  
Jia Yan ◽  
Yuanguo Xu ◽  
Xiaojie She ◽  
...  

2D/2D SnO2/GL-C3N4 photocatalysts with large specific surface area and high coupling heterointerface extent were synthesized by an environmental friendly hydrothermal method, showing excellent photocatalytic performance on RhB degradation.


NANO ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (06) ◽  
pp. 2050079
Author(s):  
Xuelei Li ◽  
Jinfeng Bai ◽  
Jiaqi Li ◽  
Chao Li ◽  
Junru Zhang ◽  
...  

In this study, nitrogen-deficient graphitic carbon nitride (M-LS-g-C3N4) with a mesoporous structure and a large specific surface area was obtained by calcination after melt pretreatment using urea as a precursor. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), N2 adsorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-Vis, ESR and photoluminescence (PL) were used to characterize the structure, morphology and optical performance of the samples. The TEM results showed the formation of a mesoporous structure on the 0.1[Formula: see text]M-LS-g-C3N4 surface. The porous structure led to an increase in the specific surface area from 41.5[Formula: see text]m2/g to 124.3[Formula: see text]m2/g. The UV-Vis results showed that nitrogen vacancies generated during the modification process reduced the band gap of g-C3N4 and improved the visible light absorption. The PL spectra showed that the nitrogen defects promoted the separation of photogenerated electron–hole pairs. In the visible light degradation of methyl orange (MO), the reaction rate constant of 0.1[Formula: see text]M-LS-g-C3N4 reached 0.0086[Formula: see text][Formula: see text], which was 5.05 times that of pure g-C3N4. Superoxide radicals and photogenerated holes were found to be the main active species in the reaction system. This study provides an efficient, green and convenient means of preparing graphitic carbon nitride with a large specific surface area.


2010 ◽  
Vol 92 ◽  
pp. 163-169
Author(s):  
Hong Xia Qiao ◽  
Zhi Qiang Wei ◽  
Ming Ru Zhou ◽  
Zhong Mao He

Copper nanoparticles were successfully prepared in large scales by means of anodic arc discharging plasma method in inert atmosphere. The particle size, specific surface area, crystal structure and morphology of the samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), BET equation, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and the corresponding selected area electron diffraction (SAED). The experiment results indicate that the crystal structure of the samples is fcc structure as same as that of the bulk materials. The specific surface area is is 11 m2/g, with the particle size distribution ranging from 30 to 90 nm, the average particle size about 67nm obtained from TEM and confirmed from XRD and BET results. The nanoparticles have uniform size, higher purity, narrow size distribution and spherical shape can be prepared by this convenient and effective method.


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (23) ◽  
pp. 18958-18964 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qianqian Ding ◽  
Yunxia Zhang ◽  
Guozhong Wang ◽  
Hongjian Zhou ◽  
Haimin Zhang

The hollow mesoporous TiO2–Au–TiO2 nanospheres with stability, large specific surface area can enhance visible-light-induced photocatalytic activity.


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