Hierarchical Z-scheme photocatalyst of g-C3N4@Ag/BiVO4 (040) with enhanced visible-light-induced photocatalytic oxidation performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 221 ◽  
pp. 97-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Man Ou ◽  
Shipeng Wan ◽  
Qin Zhong ◽  
Shule Zhang ◽  
Yang Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Photocatalytic Oxidation ◽  
Oxidation Performance

Photocatalytic oxidation of gas-phase Hg0 by carbon spheres supported visible-light-driven CuO–TiO2

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 416-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Wu ◽  
Chaoen Li ◽  
Xiantuo Chen ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Lili Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Photocatalytic Oxidation ◽  
Carbon Spheres ◽  
Visible Light Driven

scholarly journals Antiviral Effect of Visible Light-Sensitive CuxO/TiO2 Photocatalyst

Catalysts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1093
Author(s):  
Masahiro Miyauchi ◽  
Kayano Sunada ◽  
Kazuhito Hashimoto
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Photocatalytic Oxidation ◽  
Antiviral Effect ◽  
Light Illumination ◽  
Tio2 Photocatalyst ◽  
Valence States ◽  
Antiviral Function ◽  
Dark Conditions ◽  
Indoor Conditions ◽  
Interfacial Charge

Photocatalysis is an effective technology for preventing the spread of pandemic-scale viruses. This review paper presents an overview of the recent progress in the development of an efficient visible light-sensitive photocatalyst, i.e., a copper oxide nanoclusters grafted titanium dioxide (CuxO/TiO2). The antiviral CuxO/TiO2 photocatalyst is functionalised by a different mechanism in addition to the photocatalytic oxidation process. The CuxO nanocluster consists of the valence states of Cu(I) and Cu(II); herein, the Cu(I) species denaturalizes the protein of the virus, thereby resulting in significant antiviral properties even under dark conditions. Moreover, the Cu(II) species in the CuxO nanocluster serves as an electron acceptor through photo-induced interfacial charge transfer, which leads to the formation of an anti-virus Cu(I) species and holes with strong oxidation power in the valence band of TiO2 under visible-light irradiation. The antiviral function of the CuxO/TiO2 photocatalyst is maintained under indoor conditions, where light illumination is enabled during the day but not during the night; this is because the remaining active Cu(I) species works under dark conditions. The CuxO/TiO2 photocatalyst can thus be used to reduce the risk of virus infection by acting as an antiviral coating material.

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