Significantly enhanced photocatalytic performance of zinc oxide via bismuth oxybromide hybridization and the mechanism study

A highly efficient and stable ZnO–BiOBr composite photocatalyst was prepared by a facile one-pot solvothermal method. A variety of sophisticated techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS), UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectra, photoluminescence spectra and photoelectrochemical measurement, and so on were employed to characterize the materials. The as-prepared ZnO–BiOBr nanocrystalline showed strong photocatalytic activity for decomposition of methylene blue (MB), Orange II and biphenol A (BPA) under simulated visible light illumination. The possible working principle for the superior photocatalytic properties and reusability of the ZnO–BiOBr hybrid was surveyed to disclose contributions of various effects for the photoactivity enhancement. It was pointed out that *OH and holes take priority over ?O₂ ^? radicals in serving as the main oxidant in the reaction system. The experimental results indicated that the ZnO–BiOBr composite is highly photostable and valuable for real environmental applications.     

水热pH值对溴氧化铋组成、形貌及光催化性能的影响

通过调节pH值一步水热法制备溴氧化铋光催化剂,并利用X射线衍射（XRD）、扫描电镜（SEM）、紫外-可见漫反射光谱（UV-vis DRS）和固体荧光光谱（PL）等方法对其进行表征。在可见光（γ>420 nm）照射下,通过对水溶液中罗丹明B,甲基橙和苯酚的降解效果来评价溴氧化铋的光催化活性。结果表明,由于B9提高了对可见光的吸收以及电子-空穴对的分离效率,B9具有最好的光催化活性,同时探索水热pH值对制备溴氧化铋的形貌和组成的影响,并说明了不同水热pH值下溴氧化铋的合成过程。     

硫掺杂橄榄状BiVO4上可见光降解亚甲基蓝和甲醛水溶液性能

在无和有S源(Na₂S或硫脲)存在的条件下,采用十二胺辅助的醇-水热法制备了多孔单斜晶相结构的BiVO_4-δ和不同含量S掺杂的BiVO_4-δ光催化剂.利用多种手段表征了催化材料的物化性质,评价了它们在可见光照射下催化降解亚甲基蓝或甲醛的反应活性.结果表明,所制光催化剂为单斜白钨矿晶相结构,具有多孔橄榄状形貌,比表面积为8.4-12.5m²/g,带隙能为2.40-2.48eV.在S掺杂BiVO_4-δ表面同时含有Bi⁵⁺,Bi⁴⁺,V⁵⁺和V⁴⁺物种.S掺杂对BiVO_4-δ光催化剂的活性影响很大.在可见光下照射下,BiVO_4-δS_0.08光催化剂对亚甲基蓝和甲醛降解反应显示出最高的光催化活性,这与其较高的表面氧物种浓度和较低的带隙能相关.     

碳和钇共掺杂对混相TiO2光催化性能的影响

TiO2因其毒性低、稳定性高、制备成本低廉而获得广泛应用,特别是作为光催化剂在降解环境污染物方面受到了广泛关注;然而,纯TiO2较大的光生载流子复合率和较宽的带隙限制了其应用.元素掺杂作为一种拓宽光催化剂光吸收能力的方法广泛应用于各种光催化剂的修饰改性,而两种具有光催化性能的TiO2相共存则能有效抑制光生载流子的复合,因此采取合适的方法有效利用这两种TiO2改性的方法制备得到更具实际应用潜质的光催化剂具有一定的可行性.本文通过简单的溶胶-凝胶过程向锐钛矿相与金红石相组成的混相TiO2中共掺杂碳和钇得到了一种活性较高的可见光响应光催化剂.采用粉末X射线衍射、拉曼光谱、X射线光电子能谱和透射电镜等表征手段研究了碳和钇掺杂对TiO2结构的影响,发现碳掺杂有利于金红石相的形成且材料具有更大的晶粒尺寸,钇掺杂则有利于锐钛矿相的形成且能细化材料的晶粒尺寸,提高材料的比表面积,导致材料更好的光催化活性.材料在30 W荧光灯光照条件下的光催化降解亚甲基蓝(MB)性能的研究显示,C-Y-TiO2样品具有比单掺杂和未掺杂样品更高的光催化活性,其顺序为C-Y-TiO2>Y-TiO2>C-TiO2>TiO2≈P25.此外,降解反应动力学研究表明C-Y-TiO2样品光降解MB的速率是未掺杂样品在相同条件下降解速率的3.5倍.不同钇掺杂含量样品的结构和光催化降解MB的研究结果表明,钇掺杂显著促进了锐钛矿相TiO2的形成.这说明钇可能仅掺杂进入锐钛矿相,因此合适的钇掺杂量才能有效形成最优化的光催化性能的混相TiO2.不同热处理温度下获得的样品的光降解MB特性也表明,一定的热处理温度有利于合适的锐钛矿相和金红石相的组成,从而有利于相间的协同效应.紫外-可见光谱和荧光光谱表征分析表明,碳和钇的掺杂都拓展了其吸收光谱到可见光区域,且抑制了光生电子和空穴对的复合,进而提高了材料的光催化活性.碳和钇共掺杂的混相TiO2具有较高可见光光催化活性的主要原因有两个方面:一是元素掺杂减小了TiO2的带隙使得材料具有可见光响应;二是金属和非金属元素在锐钛矿相与金红石相TiO2中不同的掺杂特性形成的协同效应,抑制了光生电子和空穴的复合.     

Extending photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanoparticles to visible region of illumination by doping of cerium

Cerium-doped Titanium dioxide (TiO(2)) nanoparticles are prepared by sol-gel method. Doping shifts the UV absorption edge of TiO(2) to the visible region, making it efficient for visible light photocatalysis. Incorporation of cerium decreases the effective band gap of TiO(2) and increases the Urbach energy levels. At the dopant concentrations of 0.015 and 0.025 mol the luminescence intensity increases compared to undoped TiO(2); however, the luminescence is quenched at 0.035 mol. Quenching of luminescence indicates efficient separation of charge carriers. Undoped TiO(2) is showing poor performance in the photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange under visible light. However, on cerium doping its photoactivity is increased, and is drastically enhanced at 0.035 mol of cerium. Further increase in Ce(3+) doping level to 0.045 mol results in the reduction of the photodegradation of the dye. On UV irradiation, entire samples show good photocatalytic activity up to 30 min, but their efficiency decreases when irradiation time is increased to 45 min. Irradiation for longer time results in negative charging of the TiO(2) surface with migrating electrons. The negatively charged surface repels the OH(-) ion and O(2) molecule from adsorbing on its surface thus decreasing the availability of hydroxyl and superoxide radical for dye degradation.     

Rational construction of tetraphenylporphyrin/bismuth oxybromide nanocomposite with accelerated interfacial charge transfer for promoted visible-light-driven degradation of antibiotics

Research on Chemical Intermediates - Photocatalysis plays a significant role in the field of environment purification and energy conversion. In this work, a series of visible-light-responsive...     

锌掺杂对SrTiO_3光催化性能的影响

制备了锌掺杂的SrTiO3光催化剂,测试了掺杂样品在400 W高压汞灯照射下,分解纯水制氢的活性。考察了锌的掺杂量及样品的焙烧温度对其光催化活性的影响,并对掺锌与未掺杂样品进行了XRD、UV-vis、XPS及SEM表征分析。结果表明,Zn掺入可显著提高SrTiO3的光催化活性,适宜的锌掺杂摩尔分数为1%左右,相应的掺杂量下,适宜的焙烧温度为950℃左右,上述条件制得掺锌SrTiO3的产氢速率较未掺杂样品提高了120%左右。表征结果显示,掺摩尔分数1%的锌未改变SrTiO3的晶体结构及结晶完整性,但样品表面发生了锌的富集,而且在一定的掺杂范围内,锌掺杂使SrTiO3催化剂的粒度有所增大。推测掺入的Zn与存在于SrTiO3表面的富钛相反应生成Zn2TiO4,使SrTiO3表面的缺陷浓度降低,光催化活性提高。     

二氧化钛光催化技术应用于室内甲醛降解的研究进展

随着人们健康意识的不断提升,室内空气中甲醛气体的净化引起了研究者广泛的关注.本文简要介绍了甲醛的危害以及来源;综述了国内室内建材、空气净化器研究中与二氧化钛光催化技术降解甲醛相关的专利,最后对本研究领域存在的问题以及未来的研究方向进行了总结和展望.     

Rapid probing of photocatalytic activity on titania-based self-cleaning materials using 7-hydroxycoumarin fluorescent probe

Self-cleaning materials are widely applied, but the available methods for determining their photocatalytic activity are time consuming. A simple analysis method was proposed to evaluate rapidly the photocatalytic activity of self-cleaning materials. This method is based on monitoring of a highly fluorescent product generated by the self-cleaning materials after illumination. Under UV irradiation, holes photo-induced on the surface of self-cleaning materials can oxidize water molecules (or hydroxide ions) adsorbed on the surface to produce hydroxyl radicals, which then quantitatively oxidize coumarin to highly fluorescent 7-hydroxycoumarin. It was observed that the fluorescence intensity of photo-generated 7-hydroxycoumarin at 456 nm (excited at 346 nm) linearly increased with irradiation time, and the fluorescence intensity at a given irradiation time was linearly proportional to the photocatalytic activity of self-cleaning materials. Consequently, the photocatalytic activity of self-cleaning materials was able to be probed simply by using this new method, which requires an analysis time of 40 min, being much less than 250 min required for a dye method.     

Enhanced photocatalytic activity of electrosynthesised tungsten trioxide–titanium dioxide bi-layer coatings under ultraviolet and visible light illumination

Bi-layer WO₃–TiO₂ coatings have been synthesised on stainless steel (SS) substrates by consecutive cathodic electrodeposition of WO₃ (from peroxytungstate solutions) and TiO₂ electrosynthesis (from titanium oxosulfate solutions). The resulting TiO₂–WO₃/SS photoelectrodes have been screened for their photoresponse under ultraviolet (UV) and visible (vis) light illumination by photovoltammetry in supporting electrolyte (sodium sulfate) and malachite green (a typical dye) solutions. They were also evaluated for malachite green photooxidation during constant potential bulk photoelectrolysis. It was found that both photocurrent values and dye removal rates were higher at TiO₂–WO₃/SS than at plain WO₃/SS photoelectrodes, under both UV and vis illumination (up to 85% and 67% malachite green degradation has been achieved respectively from its 10 ppm solutions after 2 h). The enhancement of the UV and, as reported here for the first time, vis photocatalytic activity of WO₃ by the inclusion of TiO₂ is interpreted by reduced electron-hole recombination rates due to electron transfer from TiO₂ to WO₃ (during UV activation) and hole transfer from WO₃ to TiO₂ (during UV and vis light activation).     

La掺杂 BiFeO3对苯酚光催化降解性能的影响

苯酚是一种稳定、毒性大且难降解的有机物,对人类和生态环境产生很大威胁,因此急需研发出能有效移除工业废水中苯酚污染物的方法.其中,绿色、高效的光催化氧化技术得到研究人员青睐.在半导体光催化剂中, BiFeO3具有带隙窄(2.2–2.5 eV)、化学稳定性好及成本低等优点,被看作是最有潜力的光催化剂.但是, BiFeO3存在光生电子空穴对复合率高,制备过程中易形成杂质相的缺点,使得其光催化活性很差,限制了 BiFeO3在光催化领域的应用.异种离子的引入能产生杂质能级或裁剪半导体带隙,同时促进光生载流子分离,故可考虑采用离子掺杂改性 BiFeO3的手段来抑制杂质相生成,提高载流子分离,从而提高 BiFeO3的光催化性能.本文以柠檬酸为络合剂,通过一步溶胶凝胶法合成了系列样品 Bi1-xLaxFeO3(摩尔分数x =0,0.10,0.15,0.20).通过 X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、能谱(EDS)、透射电镜(TEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、紫外可见漫反射(UV-Vis DRS)及荧光光谱(PL)等手段对不同样品的物相、形貌、表面价态和光学性能进行了表征.并通过活性物种捕获实验和羟基自由基(?OH)产生实验分析了 Bi0.85La0.15FeO3样品在苯酚降解过程中的主要活性物种和降解机理.相对于单相 BiFeO3, La改性 BiFeO3催化剂的光降解苯酚性能均有提高,其中 La最佳掺杂量为0.15.在模拟太阳光下照射180 min后, Bi0.85La0.15FeO3的光催化活性达到96%,同时 COD去除率达到81.53%,并表现出好的循环使用活性和稳定性.研究发现,该光催化过程中主要的活性物种为?OH. XRD, SEM, TEM和 EDS结果表明, La元素掺杂进 BiFeO3结构中,且各元素分布均匀,同时,适量 La元素掺杂能有效抑制杂质相 Bi25FeO40的形成,而且 La掺杂 BiFeO3样品的颗粒尺寸略有减小,有利于电子空穴转移. XPS显示, La改性 BiFeO3样品的表面有氧空位形成,将有利于有机物的吸附和降解;另外,羟基氧和吸附氧含量增大,有利于活性氧物种形成. UV-Vis DRS和 PL测试证明, La改性后的样品对可见光的响应增强,样品带隙变窄,产生杂质能级,抑制了光生载流子复合,有利于产生更多载流子来促进活性物种形成,从而提高光催化活性.氧物种捕获实验说明,在 Bi0.85La0.15FeO3参与的苯酚降解过程中的主要活性物种是?OH,同时?OH的产生实验也证明了在光照下?OH在 Bi0.85La0.15FeO3光催化剂表面持续产生,并提出了光催化降解机理.     

ZnO nanopowders and their excellent solar light/UV photocatalytic activity on degradation of dye in wastewater

Low-cost and scalable preparation,high photocatalytic activity,and convenient recycle of Zn O nanopowders(NPs)would determine their practical application in purifying wastewater.In this contribution,ZnO NPs were scalably synthesized via the simple reaction of Zn powder with H_2O vapor in autoclave.The structural,morphological and optical properties of the samples were systematically characterized by X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,Fourier transform infrared spectra,transmission electron microscopy,Micro-Raman,photoluminescence,and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy.The as-prepared Zn O NPs are composed of nanoparticles with 100–150 nm in diameter,and have a small Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area of 6.85 m~2/g.The formation of Zn O nanoparticles is relative to the peeling of H_2 release.Furthermore,the product has big strain-stress leading to the red-shift in the band gap of product,and shows a strong green emission centered at 515 nm revealing enough atomic defects in Zn O NPs.As a comparison with P25,the obtained dust gray Zn O NPs have a strong absorbance in the region of 200–700 nm,suggesting the wide wave-band utilization in sunlight.Based on the traits above,the Zn O NPs show excellent photocatalytic activity on the degradation of rhodamine B(Rh-B)under solar light irradiation,close to that under UV irradiation.Importantly,the Zn O NPs could be well recycled in water due to the quick sedimentation in themselves in solution.The low-cost and scalable preparation,high photocatalytic activity,and convenient recycle of Zn O NPs endow themselves with promising application in purifying wastewater.     

Preparation, characterization, and photocatalytic activity of sulfate-modified titania for degradation of methyl orange under visible light

Hydrated titania was prepared by a sol-gel method, taking tetraisopropyl orthotitanate as starting material, and then promoted with different weight percentages of sulfate by an incipient wetness impregnation method. The materials were characterized by various advanced techniques such as PXRD, BET surface area, N(2) adsorption-desorption measurements, FTIR, and SEM. Analytical results demonstrated that TiO(2) is mesoporous in nature, and sulfate modification could inhibit the phase transformation and enhance the thermal stability of TiO(2). It was also found that sulfate modification could reduce the crystallite size and increase the specific surface area of the catalysts. The degradation of methyl orange under solar radiation was investigated to evaluate the photocatalytic activity of these materials. Effects of different parameters such as pH of the solution, amount of catalyst, additives, and kinetics were investigated. At 2.5 wt% sulfate loading, the average percentage of degradation of methyl orange was nearly two times than that of neat TiO(2). The photocatalytic degradation followed first-order kinetics.     

Enhanced photocatalytic activity and stability of AgBr/BiOBr/graphene heterojunction for phenol degradation under visible light

In this work, we have reported synthesis of AgBr/BiOBr photocatalyst supported on graphene (Gr) using facile precipitation method. AgBr/BiOBr/Gr was characterized using various spectral techniques like FESEM, TEM, XRD, FTIR, XPS, Raman and PL analyses. AgBr/BiOBr/Gr had improved visible light absorption. PL studies indicated the reduction in recombination of photogenerated electron hole pair of AGBr/BiOBr/Gr. AFM analysis confirmed the thickness of AGBr/BiOBr/Gr was less than 8.0 nm. The higher dispersibility of photocatalyst was ascertained by Tyndall effect. AgBr/BiOBr/Gr photocatalyst was effectively used for the photodegradation of phenol from simulated water. The phenol degradation process was remarkably influenced by adsorption process. The concurrent adsorption and photocatalytic was effective for degradation of phenol. The phenol was completely mineralized into CO₂ and H₂O in 6 h. The degradation process followed pseudo first order kinetics. The results confirmed that integration of AgBr/BiOBr with graphene caused an increase in photocatalytic activity due to reduced recombination of photogenerated electron hole pair and electron sink behavior of graphene for photogenerated electrons of BiOBr. AgBr/BiOBr/Gr photocatalyst displayed significant stability and recyclability for ten catalytic cycles.     

Influence of MnO_2 on the photocatalytic activity of P-25 TiO_2 in the degradation of methyl orange

Influences of α-MnO2, β-MnO2, and δ-MnO2 on the photocatalytic activity of Degussa P-25 TiO2 have been investigated through the photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange. The TiO2 photocatalyst, before and after being contaminated by MnO2, was characterized by UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-vis DRS), photoluminescence (PL), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results showed that photocatalytic activity of TiO2 could be inhibited significantly or completely deactivated due to the presence of even a small amount of MnO2 particles. It was found that the poisoning effect varied with the crystal phases of MnO2 and the effect was in the order δ-MnO2 >α-MnO2 >β-MnO2. The poisoning effect was attributed to the formation of heterojunctions between MnO2 and TiO2 particles. The heterojunctions changed the chemical state of Ti4 and O2 sites in the crystalline phase of TiO2. MnO2 in contact with TiO2 particles also broadens the band-gap of TiO2, which decreases UV absorption of TiO2. It can also create some deep impurity energy levels serving as photoelec-tron-photohole recombination center, which accelerates the electron-hole recombination.     

Porous F-doped BiVO4: Synthesis and enhanced photocatalytic performance for the degradation of phenol under visible-light illumination

Fluoride-doped BiVO₄ with the F/Bi molar ratios of 0, 0.09, 0.13, and 0.29 (denoted as BiVO₄–F0, BiVO₄–F0.09, BiVO₄–F0.13, and BiVO₄–F0.29, respectively) were synthesized using the hydrothermal strategy with the hydrothermally derived BiVO₄ as the precursor and NH₄F as the fluoride source. Physicochemical properties of the materials were characterized by means of a number of analytical techniques. Photocatalytic activities of the fluoride-doped BiVO₄ samples were evaluated for the degradation of phenol under visible-light irradiation. It is shown that compared to the undoped BiVO₄–F0 sample, the fluoride-doped BiVO₄ samples retained the monoclinic structure, but possessed higher surface areas and oxygen adspecies concentration, better light-absorbing performance, and lower bandgap energies. Among the four samples, the porous spherical BiVO₄–F0.29 sample exhibited the best photocatalytic activity for the degradation of phenol in the presence of a small amount of H₂O₂ under visible-light illumination. It is concluded that the higher surface area and oxygen adspecies concentration, stronger optical absorbance performance, and lower bandgap energy were responsible for the excellent photocatalytic performance of BiVO₄–F0.29 for the photocatalytic degradation of phenol.     

Influence of different precursors and Mn doping concentrations on the structural,optical properties and photocatalytic activity of single-crystal manganese-doped ZnO

Mn-doped ZnO single-crystal micronuts were synthesized via hydrothermal method in an hexamethylenetetramine aqueous solution. These micronuts are of wurtzite crystal structure. The effects of Mn doping amount and precursor concentration on the structural, optical properties and photocatalytic activity have been investigated. The synthesized Mn-doped ZnO was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), UV–Vis absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The structural analyses based on X-ray diffraction revealed the absence of Mn-related secondary phases. According to FESEM results, the length of ZnO micronuts was in the range of 5–8 μm. The band gap energy increased on increasing Mn doping concentration. The photocatalytic activity was studied by degradation of methyl orange aqueous solution, which showed that the Mn-doped ZnO micronuts prepared in precursor concentration of 0.1 M and 4% Mn doping had the highest photocatalytic activity. The effects of crystal defect and band gap energy on photocatalytic activity of Mn-doped ZnO samples were studied in different precursors and Mn doping amounts.     

MnO_2对TiO_2光催化降解苯胺的影响

采用动力学方法研究了MnO2颗粒物对TiO2光催化降解苯胺活性的影响,对比考察了光催化降解过程中苯胺溶液的UV吸收光谱的变化,并用HPLC方法鉴别了中间产物.结果表明,少量MnO2颗粒物就能使TiO2光催化降解苯胺的活性受到明显的抑制,不同结构的二氧化锰致毒效应由大到小的顺序为:δ-MnO2α-MnO2β-MnO2;降解不同时间后溶液的UV吸收光谱的变化也反映了MnO2颗粒物具有同样的致毒效应;MnO2颗粒物不改变TiO2光催化降解苯胺的途径,但对生成中间产物的基元步骤的抑制程度不同。     

Immobilization of bismuth oxychloride on cellulose nanocrystal for photocatalytic sulfonylation of arylacetylenic acids with sodium arylsulfinates under visible light

As a promising semiconductor photocatalyst, BiOCl has been widely used in the field of environmental protection. However, due to its weak ability to absorb visible light, the application of BiOCl in other important photocatalytic fields has been significantly limited, such as organic synthesis. In this work, a facile method was used to prepare a highly efficient heterogeneous nano-photocatalyst BiOCl/cellulose nanocrystal (CNC). Subsequently, the BiOCl/CNC was verified by XPS, ESR, BET and other characterization methods. The results show that not only the strong interaction between BiOCl and CNC increases the visible light absorption intensity of the composite, but also the combination of BiOCl and CNC makes the specific area of the catalyst more than twofold. In addition, a large number of hydroxyl groups contained in CNC can be combined with the BO bond in BiOCl through hydrogen bonds, forming abundant oxygen vacancies on BiOCl/CNC. Excitedly, these changes enable BiOCl/CNC to exhibit excellent photocatalytic performance and regeneration performance in the sulfonation reaction of arylacetylene acid and sodium arylsulfinate, with a yield of up to 96%. This work represents a step towards a low-cost, environmentally friendly composite of cellulose and BiOCl, which will provide useful enlightenment for future exploration in related fields.     

NH3处理温度对N掺杂P25-TiO2的可见光催化活性的影响

研究了NH3处理温度对N掺杂P25-TiO2可见光催化活性的影响以及可见光催化活性与表面组成和结构的关系．实验结果表明：NH3处理温度在600℃时,有最高活性;在700℃,P25-TiO2转变为以金红石相为主,表面未发生N掺杂,这与700℃时NH3分解有关;N掺杂浓度、可见光吸收两者与可见光催化活性之间均不存在顺变关系．讨论揭示：N掺杂P25-TiO2的可见光催化活性是由三个要素协同作用产生：（i）表面生成大量束缚单电子氧空位（Vo）,（ii）表面有N掺入,（iii）晶型以锐态矿为主,三者缺一不可．