Supported noble metal nanoparticles as photo/sono-catalysts for synthesis of chemicals and degradation of pollutants

This review summarizes the utilization of supported noble metal nanoparticles (such as Au/TiO2, Au/ZrO2, Ag/AgCl) as efficient photo/sono-catalysts for the selective synthesis of chemicals and degradation of environmental pollutants. Supported noble metal nanoparticles could efficiently catalyze the conversion of solar energy into chemical energy. Under UV/visible light irradiation, important chemical transformations such as the oxidation of alcohols to carbonyl compounds, the oxidation of thiol to disulfid...     

Synthesis of KIT-5 decorated by Bi2S3-Fe3O4 photocatalyst for degradation of parathion pesticide in aqueous media: Offering a degradation model and optimization using response surface methodology (RSM)

In this research, a novel KIT-5/Bi₂S₃-Fe₃O₄ nanocomposite was prepared. The structure and morphology properties of the nanocomposite were well characterized by XRD, FESEM-EDS-mapping, TEM, and N₂ adsorption–desorption. Benefiting from the visible light, the as-prepared KIT-5/Bi₂S₃-Fe₃O₄ nanocomposite exhibit significantly improved photocatalytic performance for the degradation of parathion. The optimum photocatalytic efficiency of KIT-5/Bi₂S₃-Fe₃O₄ nanocomposite was investigated with the central composite design using Design Expert software. The four critical variables affecting parathion degradation such as the concentration of parathion, pH, irradiation time, and amount of KIT-5/Bi₂S₃-Fe₃O₄ nanocatalyst. A polynomial function corresponding to degradation percent was obtained for the experimental data. The results showed that this catalyst has a good performance for the degradation of parathion.     

Synthesis of W17O47 nanothick plates with preferred orientation and their photocatalytic activity

A simple method for synthesis of W₁₇O₄₇ nanothick plates by annealing sol‐gel‐deposited tungsten oxide thin films on soda lime substrate has been reported. After heat treatment of the dried thin films at 700 °C in N₂ ambient for 60 min, W₁₇O₄₇ nanothick plates with [100] orientation were obtained. The synthesized product was characterized and analyzed by, X‐ray diffraction (XRD), SEM, XPS and ultraviolet‐visible spectrophotometery. According to SEM observations, nanothick plates grew with random orientations on the surface. In addition, it was observed that some of the nanothick plates were constituted from several nanosheets. XRD analysis determined that the nanothick plates were mainly composed of monoclinic W₁₇O₄₇ phase with strong (500) diffraction peak and about 50 nm average crystalline size. Basing on XPS analysis, the surface composition of the nanothick plates was determined WO_2.78. It was found that the 60 min annealed sample has the maximum number of nanothick plates per unit area over the surface as compared to the samples annealed for 15, 45 and 80 min. In addition, the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue over this sample exhibited the highest photoactivity rate. A mechanism for photocatalytic activity of the W₁₇O₄₇ nanothick plates was also proposed. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

UV‐curable thio‐ether‐urethane network with tunable properties

A photoinitiating system composed of a sensitizer (isopropylthioxanthone, ITX) and a photobase generator (triazabicyclodecene tetraphenylborate TBD.HBPh4) was successfully applied to the photopolymerization of a thiol‐isocyanate‐epoxy mixture. The final polymer network was considered in term of the compositional ratio between the thiol‐isocyanate and thiol‐epoxy coupling reactions. In parallel with structural investigation by spectroscopic technics, the relationships between the compositional ratio and kinetics of photopolymerization, thermomechanical properties and hardness were investigated. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016 , 54, 3119–3126     

Synthesis,characterization and photocatalytic application of TiO2/magnetic graphene for efficient photodegradation of crystal violet

A magnetized nano‐photocatalyst based on TiO₂/magnetic graphene was developed for efficient photodegradation of crystal violet (CV). Scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction, energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy and elemental mapping were used to characterize the prepared magnetic nano‐photocatalyst. The photocatalytic activity of the synthesized magnetic nano‐photocatalyst was evaluated using the decomposition of CV as a model organic pollutant under UV light irradiation. The obtained results showed that TiO₂/magnetic graphene exhibited much higher photocatalytic performance than bare TiO₂. Incorporation of graphene enhanced the activity of the prepared magnetic nano‐photocatalyst. TiO₂/magnetic graphene can be easily separated from an aqueous solution by applying an external magnetic field. Effects of pH, magnetized nano‐photocatalyst dosage, UV light irradiation time, H₂O₂ amount and initial concentration of dye on the photodegradation efficiency were evaluated and optimized. Efficient photodegradation (>98%) of the selected dye under optimized conditions using the synthesized nano‐photocatalyst under UV light irradiation was achieved in 25 min. The prepared magnetic nano‐photocatalyst can be used in a wide pH range (4–10) for degradation of CV. The effects of scavengers, namely methanol (OH^? scavenger), p‐benzoquinone (O₂^?? scavenger) and disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate (hole scavenger), on CV photodegradation were investigated.     

A Dinuclear Cobalt Cryptate as a Homogeneous Photocatalyst for Highly Selective and Efficient Visible-Light Driven CO2 Reduction to CO in CH3CN/H2O Solution

A dinuclear cobalt complex [Co₂(OH)L¹](ClO₄)₃ ( 1 , L¹=N[(CH₂)₂NHCH₂(m-C₆H₄)CH₂NH(CH₂)₂]₃N) displays high selectivity and efficiency for the photocatalytic reduction of CO₂ to CO in CH₃CN/H₂O (v/v=4:1) under a 450 nm LED light irradiation, with a light intensity of 100 mW cm⁻². The selectivity reaches as high as 98 %, and the turnover numbers (TON) and turnover frequencies (TOF) reach as high as 16896 and 0.47 s⁻¹, respectively, with the calculated quantum yield of 0.04 %. Such high activity can be attributed to the synergistic catalysis effect between two Co^II ions within 1 , which is strongly supported by the results of control experiments and DFT calculations.     

共模板法一步合成绣球状BiOCl/Br固溶体光催化剂

以乙二醇/十二烷基三甲基溴化铵(EG/DTAB)为共模板剂,一步制得BiOCl/Br的固溶体光催化剂,利用X射线衍射仪、扫描电子显微镜、能谱仪、N2吸附-脱附仪和紫外-可见漫反射光谱仪进行了表征.结果表明,与采用溶剂热法制得的BiOCl分级微球相比,采用EG/DTAB共模板法制得的BiOCl/Br固溶体具有更明显的分层结构,呈绣球状.同时,DTAB的Br-插入到BiOCl的晶格中,形成固溶体,减小了禁带宽度.绣球状BiOCl/Br固溶体具有比商用P25、二维BiOCl纳米片和三维BiOCl分级微球更优异的可见光间接敏化降解染料性能,当nDTAB/nKCl=0.75时,制得的BiOCl/Br固溶体8 min内在可见光下对罗丹明B(Rh B)的降解率达到97.2%;1 h后在可见光下对甲基橙(MO)的降解率达到83.6%.     

Preparation and Photocatalytic Activity of Mesoporous TiO2 Photocatalyst Co‐doped with Fe and H3PW12O40

The mesoporous titanium dioxide (MTiO₂) photocatalysts co‐doped with Fe and H₃PW₁₂O₄₀ were synthesized by template method using tetrabutyl titanate (Ti(OC₄H₉)₄), Fe(NO₃)k₃9H₂Oand H₃PW₁₂O₄₀ as precursors and Pluronic P123 as template. The as‐prepared photocatalyst was characterized by N₂ adsorption‐desorption measurements, X‐ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV‐vis adsorption spectroscopy, and the photocatalytic activities of the prepared samples under UV and visible light were estimated by measuring the degradation rate of methyl blue (MB) (50 mg/L) in an aqueous solution. The characterizations indicated that the photocatalysts possessed a homogeneous pore diameter of ca. 10 nm with high surface area of ca. 150 m²/g. The results of MB photodecomposition showed that co‐doped mesoporous TiO₂ exhibited higher photocatalytic activities than un‐doped, single‐doped mesoporous TiO₂ under UV and visible light irradiation. It was shown that the co‐doped MTiO₂ could be activated by visible light and could thus be used as an effective catalyst in photo‐oxidation reactions. The synergistic effect of Fe and H₃PW₁₂O₄₀ co‐doping played an important role in improving the photocatalytic activity.     

TiO2光催化剂的形貌与晶面调控

二氧化钛（TiO₂）具有化学稳定性高、无毒、价格低廉、来源广泛及光电性能优异等优点,被广泛应用于太阳能电池和光催化等领域,尤其是在污染物的光催化降解方面,可很好地解决当前的环境污染问题。但一方面受带隙宽度限制,使其对太阳光的利用率不足5%,不能充分利用太阳光中的可见光;另一方面由于光生电子-空穴容易结合,催化效率低,从而使TiO₂的实际应用受到限制。因此必须采取合适的措施,一方面要增强TiO₂对可见光的吸收,提高对太阳光的利用率;另一方面要抑制光生电子-空穴的复合,提高光催化效率。目前越来越多的科学家通过控制TiO₂的形貌、晶型、特殊晶面暴露等手段来提高TiO₂光生电子-空穴的传输速率和光电转换效率。本文主要综述了近年来在TiO₂光催化剂的特殊形貌和特殊晶面暴露等方面的研究进展,对未来的研究和发展方向作了展望。     

溶剂热法制备BiFeO3基纳米颗粒光催化剂及其性能

以聚酰胺-胺（PAMAM）树形分子为稳定剂,采用溶剂热法制得了纯相BiFeO₃纳米颗粒（A）和BiFeO₃/Bi₂₅FeO40/Fe₂O₃复合纳米颗粒（B）,并采用HRTEM、XRD、UV-Vis、SQUID对其结构和性能进行了表征。2种颗粒结晶良好,粒径小于10 nm,能有效光催化降解亚甲基蓝,磁性回收率分别为74.6%（A）和90.2%（B）。BiFeO₃/Bi₂₅FeO40/Fe₂O₃复合纳米颗粒的光催化与磁性能均优于纯相BiFeO₃纳米颗粒,是因为复合纳米颗粒含有多种相,相界面存在异质结构有利于光生载流子的分离和迁移,并且对可见光的吸收能力更强。