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Zhao Y, Shao Y, Chen H, Luo X, Liu X. The Facile Synthesis of Hollow CuS Microspheres Assembled from Nanosheets for Li-Ion Storage and Photocatalytic Applications. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:nano13091505. [PMID: 37177049 PMCID: PMC10179783 DOI: 10.3390/nano13091505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Herein, well-defined hollow CuS microspheres assembled from nanosheets were successfully synthesized through a facile solvothermal method. Hollow CuS microspheres have an average diameter of 1.5 μm; moreover, the primary CuS nanosheets have an ultrathin thickness of about 10 nm and are bound by {0001} polar facets. When used as anodes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), hollow CuS microspheres exhibit excellent electrochemical properties, including a large discharge capacity (610.1 mAh g-1 at 0.5 C), an excellent rate capability (207.6 and 143.4 mAh g-1 at 1 and 5 C), and a superior cyclic stability (196.3 mAh g-1 at 1 C after 500 cycles). When used as photocatalysts for Rhodamine B (RhB), hollow CuS microspheres can degrade more than 99% of the initial RhB within 21 min. These excellent Li-ion storage properties and photocatalytical performances are attributed to their unique hierarchical hollow structure.
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- Yiyang Zhao
- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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Sun J, Jiang C, Wu Z, Liu Y, Sun S. A review on the progress of the photocatalytic removal of refractory pollutants from water by BiOBr-based nanocomposites. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 308:136107. [PMID: 35998730 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Organic matters from various sources such as the manufacturing, agricultural, and pharmaceuticals industries is continuously discharged into water bodies, leading to increasingly serious water pollution. Photocatalytic technology is a clean and green advanced oxidation process, that can successfully decompose various organic pollutants into small inorganic molecules such as carbon dioxide and water under visible light irradiation. Bismuth oxybromide (BiOBr) is an attractive visible light photocatalyst with good photocatalytic performance, suitable forbidden bandwidth, and a unique layered structure. However, the rapid combination of the electron-hole pairs generated in BiOBr leads to low photocatalytic activity, which limits its photocatalytic performance. Due to its unique electronic structure, BiOBr can be coupled with a variety of different functional materials to improve its photocatalytic performance. In this paper, We present the morphologically controllable BiOBr and its preparation process with the influence of raw materials, additives, solvents, synthesis methods, and synthesis conditions. Based on this, we propose design synthesis considerations for BiOBr-based nanocomplexes in four aspects: structure, morphology and crystalline phase, reduction of electron-hole pair complexation, photocorrosion resistance, and scale-up synthesis. The literature on BiOBr-based nanocomposites in the last 10 years (2012-2022) are summarized into seven categories, and the mechanism of enhanced photocatalytic activity of BiOBr-based nanocomposites is reviewed. Moreover, the applications of BiOBr-based nanocomposites in the fields of degradation of dye wastewater, antibiotic wastewater, pesticide wastewater, and phenol-containing wastewater are reviewed. Finally, the current challenges and prospects of BiOBr-based nanocomposites are briefly described. In general, this paper reviews the construction of BiOBr-based nanocomposites, the mechanism of photocatalytic activity enhancement and its research status and application prospects in the degradation of organic pollutants.
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- Julong Sun
- School of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, PR China; Key Laboratory of Dongting Lake Aquatic Eco-Environmental Control and Restoration of Hunan Province, Changsha 410114, PR China
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- School of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, PR China; Key Laboratory of Dongting Lake Aquatic Eco-Environmental Control and Restoration of Hunan Province, Changsha 410114, PR China.
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- School of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, PR China; Key Laboratory of Dongting Lake Aquatic Eco-Environmental Control and Restoration of Hunan Province, Changsha 410114, PR China
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- School of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, PR China; Key Laboratory of Dongting Lake Aquatic Eco-Environmental Control and Restoration of Hunan Province, Changsha 410114, PR China
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- School of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, PR China; Key Laboratory of Dongting Lake Aquatic Eco-Environmental Control and Restoration of Hunan Province, Changsha 410114, PR China
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Zheng X, Han R, Jiang X, Mei J, Gao Y, Yang J, Li Y, Cui S. Fabrication of ternary UiO-66(Ce)/Ag/BiOBr heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of ketoprofen via effective electron transfer process: Pathways, DFT calculation and mechanism. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 305:135352. [PMID: 35714950 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Photocatalytic oxidation technique is considered as one of the most prospective approaches to solve the problem of environmental pollution. Herein, the novel ternary nanocomposite UiO-66(Ce)/Ag/BiOBr was fabricated via simple synthetic strategy. The obtained UiO-66(Ce)/Ag/BiOBr exhibited an excellent performance and photocatalytic efficiency of ketoprofen reached 93.5% after 180 min illumination. The ·OH and ·O2- were main active species and play an important role during the photocatalytic reaction. Furthermore, intermediate products and degradation pathways of ketoprofen were analyzed based on the 3D-EEM, DFT calculation and LC-MS. The possible reaction mechanism was proposed as follows: (1) the successful construction of heterojunction broadened the light absorption range to the visible light region; (2) the design of Ce-based MOFs provided more chances for electron transfer due to the Ce4+/Ce3+ cycling; (3) the combination of plasmon resonance effect, Schottky junction and effect of Ag bridge was an important strategy to accelerate charge transfer and improve photocatalytic efficiency.
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- Xiaoni Zheng
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, Jiangsu Open Laboratory of Major Scientific Instrument and Equipment, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, Jiangsu Open Laboratory of Major Scientific Instrument and Equipment, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, Jiangsu Open Laboratory of Major Scientific Instrument and Equipment, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, Jiangsu Open Laboratory of Major Scientific Instrument and Equipment, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China; Nanjing Normal University Taizhou College, Taizhou, 225300, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, Jiangsu Open Laboratory of Major Scientific Instrument and Equipment, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, Jiangsu Open Laboratory of Major Scientific Instrument and Equipment, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, Jiangsu Open Laboratory of Major Scientific Instrument and Equipment, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, Jiangsu Open Laboratory of Major Scientific Instrument and Equipment, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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MOFs Derived Hetero-ZnO/Fe 2O 3 Nanoflowers with Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance towards Efficient Degradation of Organic Dyes. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11123239. [PMID: 34947588 PMCID: PMC8707436 DOI: 10.3390/nano11123239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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It is still a challenge for wastewater treatment to develop efficient yet low-cost photocatalysts on a large scale. Herein, a facile yet efficient method was devised to successfully synthesize ZnO/Fe2O3 nanoflowers (NFs) by using metal organic framework ZIF-8 as the precursor. The photocatalytic activities of the as-prepared hetero-ZnO/Fe2O3 NFs are purposefully evaluated by photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) and methyl orange (MO) under UV light irradiation. The resulting ZnO/Fe2O3 NFs display even higher photocatalytic activities than those of single-phase ZnO and Fe2O3 as a photocatalyst for the degradation of both MB ad MO. Particularly, nearly 100% MB can be photocatalytically degraded in 90 min under UV light irradiation using the hetero-NFs photocatalyst. The enhanced photocatalytic properties are probably ascribed to the synergistic contributions from the suitable band alignment of ZnO and Fe2O3, large surface area, and strong light absorption property. Radical scavenger experiments prove that the photogenerated holes, ·OH and ·O2-, play key roles in photocatalytic degradation process of organic dyes. Accordingly, the photocatalytic degradation mechanism of hetero-ZnO/Fe2O3 NFs towards dyes is tentatively proposed. The work contributes an effective way to rationally design and fabricate advanced photocatalysts with heterojunction structures for photocatalytic applications.
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Morphology Regulation Mechanism and Enhancement of Photocatalytic Performance of BiOX (X = Cl, Br, I) via Mannitol-Assisted Synthesis. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11030312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BiOX (X = Cl, Br, I) photocatalysts with dominant (110) facets were synthesized via a mannitol-assisted solvothermal method. This is the first report on the exposed (110) facets-, size-, and defects-controlled synthesis of BiOX achieved by solvothermal synthesis with mannitol. This polyol alcohol acted simultaneously as a solvent, capping agent, and/or soft template. The mannitol concentration on the new photocatalysts morphology and surface properties was investigated in detail. At the lowest concentration tested, mannitol acted as a structure-directing agent, causing unification of nanoparticles, while at higher concentrations, it functioned as a solvent and soft template. The effect of exposed (110) facet and surface defects (Bi(3−x)+, Bi4+, Bi5+) of BiOX on the photocatalytic activity of nanomaterials under the UV–Vis irradiation were evaluated by oxidation of Rhodamine B (RhB) and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), an anticancer drug, and by reduction of Cr(VI). Additionally, the influence of crucial factors on the formation of BiOX in the synthesis with mannitol was discussed extensively, and the mechanism of BiOX formation was proposed. These studies presented a new simple method for synthesizing BiOX without any additional surfactants or shape control agents with good photocatalytic activity. The study also provided a better understanding of the effects of solvothermal conditions on the BiOX crystal growth.
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