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Choudhary M, Saini P, Chakinala N, Surolia PK, Gupta Chakinala A. Carbon dots decorated cadmium sulfide nanomaterials for boosting photocatalytic activity for ciprofloxacin degradation. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 319:124572. [PMID: 38830330 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.124572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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This study investigates the utilization of carbon dots (CDs) from neem leaves (Azadirachta indica) decorated onto cadmium sulfide (CdS) for the photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin. A comparative study of ciprofloxacin degradation with pristine CdS and CD decorated CdS demonstrated high degradation of ∼ 75 % with CD/CdS when compared to bare CdS (∼68 %). Process optimization studies were further carried out with CD/CdS catalysts at different solution pH (4-10), feed concentrations (10-50 mg/L), catalyst loadings (25-125 mg/L), temperatures (10 - 30 °C), and lamp power (25, 50, 250 W and sunlight). Higher temperatures, combined with a solution pH of 7 and catalyst loading of 100 mg/L favored the enhanced degradation of 20 mg/L of ciprofloxacin. The ciprofloxacin degradation rate increased linearly with temperature with an apparent activation energy of 27 kJ mol-1. The CD/CdS photocatalyst demonstrated maximum degradation rates with higher lamp powers while it also showed remarkable performance under natural sunlight achieving the same degradation within 3 h.
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- Meena Choudhary
- Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology & Chemical Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur 303007, Rajasthan, India; Solar Energy Conversion and Nanomaterial Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur 303007, Rajasthan, India
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- Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology & Chemical Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur 303007, Rajasthan, India; Solar Energy Conversion and Nanomaterial Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur 303007, Rajasthan, India
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- Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology & Chemical Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur 303007, Rajasthan, India
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- Solar Energy Conversion and Nanomaterial Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur 303007, Rajasthan, India.
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- Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology & Chemical Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur 303007, Rajasthan, India; Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XJ, United Kingdom.
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Sharma M, Singh R, Sharma A, Krishnan V. Tuning of surface oxygen vacancies for enhancing photocatalytic performance under visible light irradiation in Sb 2WO 6 nanostructures. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:6731-6746. [PMID: 38530659 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00183d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Tuning of vacancies in photocatalytic materials has emerged as a versatile strategy to enhance visible light absorption and photocatalytic activity. In this study, surface oxygen vacancies (defects) were incorporated on antimony tungstate to boost its photocatalytic activity, which was examined by studying the degradation of model pollutants under visible light irradiation. Specifically, a two-to-three-fold increase in photocatalytic activity was observed for oxygen vacancy-rich antimony tungstate in comparison to its pristine counterpart. This improvement in the photocatalytic performance can be attributed to the presence of oxygen vacancies in the material, which leads to an enhanced absorption of light, decrease in the recombination of charge carriers, and increase in the number of active sites. In addition, owing to the nature of the surface charge present, the photocatalysts were found to be selective for the degradation of cationic pollutants in comparison to anionic and neutral pollutants, and can thus be used for the separation of a mixture of pollutants. Furthermore, scavenger studies illustrate that holes play a major role in the photocatalytic degradation of pollutants. Moreover, the excellent photostability of oxygen vacancy-rich antimony tungstate over three consecutive cycles demonstrates its potential as a good photocatalyst for the degradation of pollutants. Overall, this study demonstrates that the engineering of surface vacancies on perovskite oxide materials can render them as efficient single component photocatalysts for environmental remediation applications.
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- Manisha Sharma
- School of Chemical Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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Ma M, Yan X, Mao Y, Kang H, Yan Q, Zhou J, Song Z, Zhu H, Cui L, Li Y. Constructing a Titanium Silicon Molecular Sieve-Based Z-Scheme Heterojunction with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:6198-6211. [PMID: 38468362 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Titanium silicon molecular sieve (TS-1) is an oxidation catalyst that possesses a long lifetime of charge transfer excited state, high Ti utilization efficiency, large specific surface area, and good adsorption property; therefore, TS-1 acts as a Ti-based photocatalyst candidate. In this work, TS-1 coupled Bi2MoO6 (TS-1/BMO) photocatalysts were fabricated via a facile hydrothermal route. Interestingly, the optimized TS-1/BMO-1.0 catalyst exhibited a decent photodegradation property toward tetracycline hydrochloride (85.49% in 120 min) under the irradiation of full spectrum light, which were 4.38 and 1.76 times compared to TS-1 and BMO, respectively. The enhanced photodegradation property of the TS-1/BMO-1.0 catalyst could be attributed to the reinforced light-harvesting capacity of the photocatalyst, high charge mobility, and suitable band structure for tetracycline hydrochloride degradation. In addition, the mechanism of photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride by the TS-1/BMO-1.0 catalyst was reasonably proposed based on the band structure, trapping, and ESR tests. This research provided feasible ideas for the design and construction of high-efficiency photocatalysts for contaminant degradation.
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- Mengxia Ma
- Henan Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Rehabilitation Technology, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, P. R. China
- School of Civil and Surveying Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Rehabilitation Technology, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, P. R. China
- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Green Low Carbon-Water Treatment Technology and Water Resources Utilization, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Rehabilitation Technology, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, P. R. China
- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Green Low Carbon-Water Treatment Technology and Water Resources Utilization, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Rehabilitation Technology, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, P. R. China
- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Green Low Carbon-Water Treatment Technology and Water Resources Utilization, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, P. R. China
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- School of Civil and Surveying Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China
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- Pingdingshan Huaxing Flotation Engineering Technology Service Co., Ltd., Pingdingshan 467000, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Rehabilitation Technology, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, P. R. China
- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Green Low Carbon-Water Treatment Technology and Water Resources Utilization, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Rehabilitation Technology, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, P. R. China
- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Green Low Carbon-Water Treatment Technology and Water Resources Utilization, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Rehabilitation Technology, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, P. R. China
- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Green Low Carbon-Water Treatment Technology and Water Resources Utilization, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Rehabilitation Technology, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, P. R. China
- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Green Low Carbon-Water Treatment Technology and Water Resources Utilization, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, P. R. China
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Wongthep S, Pluengphon P, Tantraviwat D, Panchan W, Boochakiat S, Jarusuphakornkul K, Wu Q, Chen J, Inceesungvorn B. New visible-light-driven Bi 2MoO 6/Cs 3Sb 2Br 9 heterostructure for selective photocatalytic oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 655:32-42. [PMID: 37924589 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.10.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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Herein, new Bi2MoO6/Cs3Sb2Br9 heterostructure (BiMo/CSB) was investigated for the first time as a visible-light-driven photocatalyst for C(sp3)-H bond activation using molecular oxygen as a green oxidant and toluene as a model substrate. The optimized BiMo/CSB photocatalyst exhibited enhanced toluene oxidation activity (2,346 μmol g-1h-1), which was almost two- and five-fold that of pristine CSB (1,165 μmol g-1h-1) and BiMo (482 μmol g-1h-1), respectively. The improved photocatalytic performance was essentially attributed to the formation of staggered band energy lineup in the BiMo/CSB hybrid, which promoted S-scheme charge transfer across the BiMo/CSB heterointerface as supported by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS), density functional theoretical (DFT), time-resolve photoluminescence (TRPL), and photoelectrochemical studies. Spin-trapping electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and radical scavenging studies revealed that photoinduced hole, molecular oxygen, and superoxide radical are key active species in this photocatalytic system. The developed BiMo/CSB catalyst provided good selectivity toward benzaldehyde product (94-98 %), presumably due to the inhibiting effect of benzyl alcohol on benzaldehyde oxidation. No significant change in structure and morphology was observed for the spent catalyst, however small negative shift of Sb 3d and Bi 4f binding energy was found suggesting partial reduction of Sb3+ and Bi3+. This work not only provides a new visible-light-driven photocatalyst for C(sp3)-H bond activation but also opens the doors for exploitation of the conversion and functionalization of this inert bond toward the production of high value-added organic chemicals.
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- Sujitra Wongthep
- Department of Chemistry, Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), and Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Division of Physical Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University, Samutprakarn 10540, Thailand
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), 114 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Road, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), and Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), and Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
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- Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), and Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
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Wang R, Zhou L, Wang W. Temperature, Doping, and Chemical Potential Tuning Intrinsic Defects Concentration in Bi 2MoO 6: GGA + U Method. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:21162-21171. [PMID: 37332826 PMCID: PMC10268639 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c02161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Using the GGA + U method, the formation energy and concentration of intrinsic defects in Bi2MoO6 are explored under different chemical conditions, with/without doping, from 120 to 900 K. We find that the intrinsic defect and carrier concentration can be deduced from the small range of calculated Fermi levels in the diagram of formation energy vs Fermi level under different conditions. Once the doping conditions or/and temperature are determined, the corresponding EF is only limited to a special region in the diagram of formation energy vs Fermi level, from which the magnitude relationship of defects concentration can be directly derived from their formation energy. The lower the defect formation energy is, the higher the defect concentration is. With EF moving under different doping conditions, the intrinsic defect concentration changes accordingly. At the same time, the highest electron concentration at the relative O-poor (point HU) with only intrinsic defects confirms its intrinsic n-type behavior. Moreover, upon A-/D+ doping, EF moves closer to VBM/CBM for the increasing concentration of holes/electrons. The electron concentration can also be further improved after D+ doping, indicating that D+ doping under O-poor chemical growth conditions is positive to improve its photogenerated carriers. This provides us with a method to adjust the intrinsic defect concentration and deepens our knowledge about comprehension and application of the diagram of formation energy vs Fermi level.
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- Rui Wang
- Henan
Key Laboratory of Big Data Analysis and Processing, School of Computer
and Information Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
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- Henan
Key Laboratory of Big Data Analysis and Processing, School of Computer
and Information Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
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- Guizhou
Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, China
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Mo-/O-deficient Bi2Mo3(S,O)12 oxysulfide for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic H2 evolution and pollutant reduction via in-situ generated protons: A case of material design in converting an oxidative Bi2Mo3O12 catalyst for the reduction. J Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2022.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Sharma M, Kumar A, Krishnan V. Influence of oxygen vacancy defects on Aurivillius phase layered perovskite oxides of bismuth towards photocatalytic environmental remediation. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 33:275702. [PMID: 35412470 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac6088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The low light absorption and rapid recombination of photogenerated charge carriers are primary contributors to the low activity of various photocatalysts. Fabrication of oxygen vacancy defect-rich materials for improved photocatalytic activities has been attracting tremendous attention from researchers all over the world. In this work, we have compared the photocatalytic activities of oxygen vacancy-rich Bi2MoO6(BMO-OV) and Bi2WO6(BWO-OV) for the degradation of a model pharmaceutical pollutant, ciprofloxacin under visible light irradiation. The photocatalytic activity was increased from 47% to 77% and 40% to-67% for BMO-OVand BWO-OV, respectively in comparison to pristine oxides. This enhancement can be ascribed to suppressed charge carrier recombination and increased surface active sites. In addition, scavenger studies have been done to explain the role of photoinduced charge carriers in the degradation mechanism. Moreover, oxygen vacancy-rich photocatalysts have remained stable even after three consecutive cycles, making them promising materials for practical applications. Overall, this work provides deeper insight into the design and development of oxygen vacancy-rich materials.
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- Manisha Sharma
- School of Basic Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- School of Basic Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- School of Basic Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Li H, Zhong J, Zhang Y, Li J. Construction of flower-like Ag/AgBr/BiOBr heterostructures with boosted photocatalytic activity. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2022.109254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Cao Y, Li C, Zhu X, Ge B, Ren G, Shao X. Facile preparation of superhydrophobic and visible-light response surface for environmental conservation. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.128071] [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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A novel mixed matrix polysulfone membrane for enhanced ultrafiltration and photocatalytic self-cleaning performance. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 599:178-189. [PMID: 33933792 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.04.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Photocatalytic materials can be used as self-cleaning functional materials to alleviate the irreversible fouling of ultrafiltration membranes. In this work, the small size g-C3N4/Bi2MoO6 (SCB) blended polysulfone (PSF) ultrafiltration membranes was fabricated by hydrothermal and phase inversion methods. As a functional filler of ultrafiltration membranes, the small size g-C3N4 nanosheet decorated on the surface of Bi2MoO6 can enhance the photocatalytic performance for bovine serum albumin (BSA) degradation, and remove irreversible fouling under visible light irradiation. In addition, the introduction of SCB microspheres into PSF matrix obviously increased the porosity of ultrafiltration membranes. Therefore, the SCB-PSF ultrafiltration membranes displayed excellent antifouling performance (flux recovery ratio is 82.53%) and BSA rejection rates (94.77%). SCB-PSF also had high photocatalytic self-cleaning activity, indicating excellent application prospects in organic wastewater treatment.
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