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Zhao ZA, Mao J, Lu C, Yang S, Qian Q, Chen Q, Xue H, Sun X, Yang MQ. Design and fabrication of self-suspending aluminum-plastic/semiconductor photocatalyst devices for solar energy conversion. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 136:615-625. [PMID: 37923470 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
Abstract
The design and synthesis of self-suspending photocatalyst device with easy recyclability is important for practical application. Here, this work utilizes aluminum-plastic package waste as raw material to prepare an aluminum-plastic supported TiO2 (AP-TiO2) photocatalyst device through 3D printing design and surface deposition method. A series of characterizations were carried out to explore the structure, morphology and performance of the AP-TiO2 device. Under UV light illumination, the AP-TiO2-50 efficiently degrade 93.6% tetracycline hydrochloride (THC) after 4 hr, which increases by 8.3% compared with that of TiO2 powder suspension system with the same catalyst amount. Based on it, AP-ZnO, AP-CdS, AP-g-C3N4 and AP-Pt-TiO2 are also fabricated, and applied in photocatalytic degradation and hydrogen evolution, which all exhibit higher photoactivities than powder suspension systems. This work provides a new avenue for the fabrication of advanced recyclable photocatalyst device. Moreover, the work offers a novel sight for the high-value utilization of aluminum-plastic package waste, which has positive implications for environmental protection.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zhi-Ang Zhao
- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, College of Carbon Neutral Modern Industry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, College of Carbon Neutral Modern Industry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, College of Carbon Neutral Modern Industry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, College of Carbon Neutral Modern Industry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, College of Carbon Neutral Modern Industry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, College of Carbon Neutral Modern Industry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China.
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, College of Carbon Neutral Modern Industry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, College of Carbon Neutral Modern Industry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China.
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Castelló Lux K, Hot J, Fau P, Bertron A, Kahn ML, Ringot E, Fajerwerg K. Nano-gold decorated ZnO: an alternative photocatalyst promising for NOx degradation. Chem Eng Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2022.118377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Feng X, Li X, Su B, Ma J. Solid-phase fabrication of TiO2/Chitosan-biochar composites with superior UV–vis light driven photocatalytic degradation performance. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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First modification strategy: Ester is better than acid to improve the activity of photocatalyst nano-TiO2. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.128144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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