Photocatalytic Oxidation of Hydrosulfide Ions by Molecular Oxygen Over Cadmium Sulfide Nanoparticles

Photocatalytic activity of CdS nanoparticles in hydrosulfide-ions air oxidation was revealed and thoroughly investigated. HS⁻ photooxidation in the presence of CdS nanoparticles results predominantly in the formation of SO₃ ²⁻ and SO₄ ²⁻ ions. Photocatalytic activity of ultrasmall CdS crystallites in HS^– photooxidation is much more prononced as compared to bulk CdS crystals due to high surface area of nanoparticles, their negligible light scattering, improved separation of photogenerated charge carriers etc. It was shown that hydrosulfide ions can be oxidized in two ways. The first is HS⁻ oxidation by the CdS valence band holes. This process rate depends on the rate of comparatively slow reaction between molecular oxygen and CdS conduction band electrons. The second reaction route is the chain-radical HS⁻ oxidation induced by photoexcited CdS nanoparticles and propagating in the bulk of a solution. In conditions favourable to chain-radical oxidation of HS⁻(i.e. at low light intensities and CdS concentration and high oxygen and Na₂S concentrations) quantum yields of the photoreaction reach 2.5.     

预富集空气中硫化氢及甲硫醇的固体吸附剂的选择

硫化氢和甲硫醇是挥发性恶臭硫化物(VSCs)中的主要成分,是环境监测的主要物质之一,这类化合物通过自然的和人为的因素释放到大气中,随着工业的发展和人口的剧增,人为因素的硫化物排放愈加显著。近年有关恶臭污染投诉案件不断增加。为确定污染源及污染强度,需对环境中VSCs污染进行监测[1]。但某些空气样品中的VSCs含量较低(ppt~ppb级),常用的火焰光度检测器(FPD)的灵敏度尚达不到要求,需要结合相关的样品预富集技术[2]。常用的有液氧冷阱富集法,此法需要液氧设备,操作和使用不便,对于远距离现场采样后,易造成样品失真。应用固体吸附剂吸…