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Vahabirad S, Nezamzadeh-Ejhieh A, Mirmohammadi M. The coupled BiOI/(BiO)2CO3 catalyst: Brief characterization, and study of its photocatalytic kinetics. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2022.123405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Iazdani F, Nezamzadeh-Ejhieh A. Photocatalytic kinetics of 2,4-dichloroaniline degradation by NiO-clinoptilolite nanoparticles. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 250:119228. [PMID: 33257250 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.119228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The ball-mill clinoptilolite nanoparticles (CNP) was ion-exchanged in Ni(II) solutions and calcined to obtain NiO-CNP catalysts with various NiO loadings. The resultant CNP was ion-exchanged in 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4 M Ni(II) solutions and then calcined at 450 °C. The resultant NiO-CNPs contained 1.9, 2.3, 3.0, and 3.2% NiO, respectively. The XRD, FTIR, and DRS characterization techniques were applied. By applying the Scherrer equation on the XRD results, the average crystallite size for the NiO-CNP samples was estimated in the range of 42-65 nm. The pHpzc of the NiO-CNP species was slightly changed from 6.8 to 7.6 by an increase in the loaded NiO. The band gap energy of the samples was calculated by applying the Kubelka-Munk equation on the DRS results. The band gap energies of 3.81, 4.05, and 3.63 eV were estimated for the direct electronic transitions of the CN2, CN2.3, and CN3.2 samples, respectively. The boosted photoactivity was obtained in 2,4-dichloroanilyne (DCA) degradation when NiO supported onto both micronized clinoptilolite and its nanoparticles. The effects of the most important experimental variables on DCA photodegradation rate were kinetically studied by applying the Hinshelwood model on the results. The faster rate for the DCA photodegradation was achieved at the optimal conditions, including the catalyst dose: 0.5 g/L, CDCA: 5 ppm, and the initial pH: 3. Some new peaks were observed in the HPLC chromatograms for the photodegraded DCA solutions after 180 min and 300 min, which showed 84% and 95% DCA photodegradation.
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- Fereshteh Iazdani
- Department of Chemistry, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 311-86145, Shahreza, Isfahan, Iran; Young Researchers and Elite Club, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 311-86145, Shahreza, Isfahan, Iran; Young Researchers and Elite Club, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran; Razi Chemistry Research Center (RCRC), Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
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Omrani N, Nezamzadeh-Ejhieh A. A novel quadripartite Cu2O-CdS-BiVO4-WO3 visible-light driven photocatalyst: Brief characterization and study the kinetic of the photodegradation and mineralization of sulfasalazine. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Visible light photocatalysis of amorphous Cl-Ta2O5−x microspheres for stabilized hydrogen generation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 572:141-150. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Zeng W, Cao S, Qiao L, Zhu A, Tan P, Ma Y, Bian Y, Dong R, Wang Z, Pan J. One-pot nitridation route synthesis of SrTaO2N/Ta3N5 type II heterostructure with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 554:74-79. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.06.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Alcohol solvothermal reduction for commercial P25 to harvest weak visible light and fabrication of the resulting floating photocatalytic spheres. Sci Rep 2019; 9:13878. [PMID: 31554910 PMCID: PMC6761127 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-50457-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In this study, to fabricate stable floating photocatalytic spheres, facile alcohol solvothermal reduction was first employed to modify commercial TiO2 (P25) photocatalysts to harvest visible light and improve their performances for photodegrading phenol in seawater exciting by visible light. Floating photocatalytic spheres were then prepared by loading reduced P25 photocatalysts on inner and outer surfaces of acrylic hollow spheres. The structural characterizations showed that reduction of P25 introduced disorder–crystalline shell–core structures with present Ti3+ in reduced P25 photocatalysts. These features facilitated visible light response and phenol degradation in seawater under visible light irradiation. As reduction time or temperature of alcohol solvothermal process rose, more Ti3+ and shell–core structures were introduced into reduced P25, resulting in higher performances towards phenol degradation in seawater. However, extended periods of time and elevated temperatures decreased disordered layer of reduced P25, deteriorating the photocatalytic performances. Thanks to good light transmission of the hollow spheres and the high performance of the reduced P25, the photocatalytic performances of spheres loaded with reduced P25 could effectively degrade phenol in seawater even at low concentrations. The removal rate of phenol by floating spheres reached more than 95% after 8 h. In addition, the floating spheres displayed good stability and convenient reusability after six repeated photocatalytic degradation for phenol in seawater, promising features for future treatment of organic pollutants in oceans.
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Wang S, Li L, Zhu Z, Zhao M, Zhang L, Zhang N, Wu Q, Wang X, Li G. Remarkable Improvement in Photocatalytic Performance for Tannery Wastewater Processing via SnS 2 Modified with N-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots: Synthesis, Characterization, and 4-Nitrophenol-Aided Cr(VI) Photoreduction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1804515. [PMID: 30734493 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201804515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Photocatalytic pathways are proved crucial for the sustainable production of chemicals and fuels required for a pollution-free planet. Electron-hole recombination is a critical problem that has, so far, limited the efficiency of the most promising photocatalytic materials. Here, the efficacy of the 0D N doped carbon quantum dots (N-CQDs) is demonstrated in accelerating the charge separation and transfer and thereby boosting the activity of a narrow-bandgap SnS2 photocatalytic system. N-CQDs are in situ loaded onto SnS2 nanosheets in forming N-CQDs/SnS2 composite via an electrostatic interaction under hydrothermal conditions. Cr(VI) photoreduction rate of N-CQDs/SnS2 is highly enhanced by engineering the loading contents of N-CQDs, in which the optimal N-CQDs/SnS2 with 40 mol% N-CQDs exhibits a remarkable Cr(VI) photoreduction rate of 0.148 min-1 , about 5-time and 148-time higher than that of SnS2 and N-CQDs, respectively. Examining the photoexcited charges via zeta potential, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), surface photovoltage, and electrochemical impedance spectra indicate that the improved Cr(VI) photodegradation rate is linked to the strong electrostatic attraction between N-CQDs and SnS2 nanosheets in composite, which favors efficient carrier utilization. To further boost the carrier utilization, 4-nitrophenol is introduced in this photocatalytic system and the efficiency of Cr(VI) photoreduction is further promoted.
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- Shuo Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130026, P. R. China
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- New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY, 10010, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130026, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130026, P. R. China
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Wu X, Li G, Leng Z, Wang S, Zhang N, Wang Y, Li J, Li L. Effect of Alloyed BiOClxBr1‐xNanosheets Thickness on the Photocatalytic Performance. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201803935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Xiufeng Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative ChemistryCollege of ChemistryJilin University Changchun 130012 PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative ChemistryCollege of ChemistryJilin University Changchun 130012 PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative ChemistryCollege of ChemistryJilin University Changchun 130012 PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative ChemistryCollege of ChemistryJilin University Changchun 130012 PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative ChemistryCollege of ChemistryJilin University Changchun 130012 PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative ChemistryCollege of ChemistryJilin University Changchun 130012 PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative ChemistryCollege of ChemistryJilin University Changchun 130012 PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative ChemistryCollege of ChemistryJilin University Changchun 130012 PR China
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