Controlling the morphology and composition of Ag/AgBr hybrid nanostructures and enhancing their visible light induced photocatalytic properties

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (60) ◽  
pp. 54709-54717 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aasim Shahzad ◽  
Taekyung Yu ◽  
Woo-Sik Kim
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Hybrid Nanostructures ◽  
Photocatalytic Properties

Ag/AgBr hybrid nanostructures were prepared by reducing AgBr nanoparticles synthesized by reaction of Ag+ with Br−. The Ag/AgBr hybrid nanostructures exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activity and recyclability for decomposing methylene blue (MB).

scholarly journals Real roles of perylene diimides for improving photocatalytic activity

RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (39) ◽  
pp. 23024-23037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fengxia Zhang ◽  
Wenjing Li ◽  
Tianyi Jiang ◽  
Xuemei Li ◽  
Yuanyuan Shao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Hydrothermal Method ◽  
Perylene Diimides ◽  
Photodegradation Rate ◽  
Composite Photocatalysts ◽  
Visible Light Driven

Three novel visible-light-driven composite photocatalysts were synthesized by hydrothermal method. The effects of introducing PDIs with different structures into TiO2 were evaluated by assaying the photodegradation rate of methylene blue.

Crystal and electronic structures, and photoluminescence and photocatalytic properties of α-EuZrS3

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (12) ◽  
pp. 10219-10226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng-Ping Guo ◽  
Yang Chi ◽  
Jian-Ping Zou ◽  
Huai-Guo Xue
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Electronic Structures ◽  
Photocatalytic Properties ◽  
Simulated Sunlight ◽  
Sunlight Irradiation

Novel crystalline α-EuZrS3 shows Eu2+ photoluminescence and is photocatalytically active towards the decomposition of methylene blue under visible light or simulated sunlight irradiation.

Enhanced photocatalytic activity of CeO2 using β-cyclodextrin on visible light assisted decoloration of methylene blue

2013 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sakthivel Pitchaimuthu ◽  
Ponnusamy Velusamy
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Inclusion Complexation ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Operational Parameters ◽  
Illumination Time ◽  
Operational Conditions ◽  
Electron Microscopy Analysis ◽  
Initial Ph

An attempt has been made to enhance the photocatalytic activity of CeO2 for visible light assisted decoloration of methylene blue (MB) dye in aqueous solutions by β-cyclodextrin (β-CD). The inclusion complexation patterns between host and guest (i.e., β-CD and MB) have been confirmed with UV–visible spectral data. The interaction between CeO2 and β-CD has also been characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy analysis. The photocatalytic activity of the catalyst under visible light was investigated by measuring the photodegradation of MB in aqueous solution. The effects of key operational parameters such as initial dye concentration, initial pH, CeO2 concentration as well as illumination time on the decolorization extents were investigated. Among the processing parameters, the pH of the reaction solution played an important role in tuning the photocatalytic activity of CeO2. The maximum photodecoloration rate was achieved at basic pH (pH 11). Under the optimum operational conditions, approximately 99.6% dye removal was achieved within 120 min. The observed results indicate that the decolorization of the MB followed a pseudo-first order kinetics.

Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue over Co-Ag3VO4 under Visible Light Irradiation

2011 ◽  
Vol 335-336 ◽  
pp. 1385-1390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuo Wiei Zhao ◽  
Hui Xu ◽  
Hua Ming Li ◽  
Yuan Guo Xu
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Visible Light Irradiation ◽  
Absorption Edge ◽  
Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy ◽  
Dye Degradation ◽  
Light Irradiation ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
X Ray

In order to improve the photocatalytic activity, Co was successfully loaded into Ag3VO4 by using impregnation process. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS). The XRD and SEM–EDS analyses revealed that Co ion was dispersed on Ag3VO4. The DRS results indicated that the absorption edge of the Co–Ag3VO4 catalyst shifted to longer wavelength. The enhanced photocatalytic activity of Co–Ag3VO4 for Methylene Blue(MB) dye degradation under visible light irradiation was due to its wider absorption edge and higher separation rate of photo-generated electron and holes. In the experimental conditions, it is demonstrated that the MB was effectively degraded by more than 95% within 40 min when the Co–Ag3VO4 catalyst was calcined at 300°C with 1 wt.% Co content.

Cuprous Oxide Films Deposition by Mid-Frequency Magnetron Sputtering and Their Photocatalytic Activity under Visible Light

NANO ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. X. Mu ◽  
H. Li ◽  
X. N. Deng
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Cuprous Oxide ◽  
Deposition Time ◽  
Visible Region ◽  
Mixed Phase ◽  
Photocatalytic Properties ◽  
Oxygen Flow ◽  
Photocatalytic Films

Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) has attracted much attention as a photocatalytic material. In this paper, the mid-frequency reactive magnetron sputtering method was used to prepare Cu2O films on glass slides, and the effects of oxygen flow and deposition time on the structures, morphologies and photocatalytic properties of the films were studied. The results show that the films prepared by this method have smooth surfaces and good absorptivity in the visible region. As the oxygen flow increases, the films transit from the mixed-phase of Cu and Cu2O to the single-phase of Cu2O. When the oxygen flow continues to increase, the films change to a mixed-phase of Cu4O3 and Cu2O. The photocatalytic decolorization of methyl orange under visible light irradiation conditions was used to assess the photocatalytic properties of the prepared films. When the oxygen flow is 6[Formula: see text]sccm and the deposition time is 15[Formula: see text]min, the film exhibits the best photocatalytic activity. Finally, the Mulliken electronegativity theory was used to explain the photocatalytic mechanism of Cu2O. This study confirmed the feasibility of preparing Cu2O photocatalytic films by magnetron sputtering, and provided the experimental basis for the subsequent study of Cu2O photocatalytic films.

scholarly journals Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity of BiFeO3 Nanoparticles for Degradation of Methylene Blue

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hajar Atiqah Mohd Azmy ◽  
◽  
Nor Amirah Razuki ◽  
Azia Wahida Aziz ◽  
Nurul Syamimi Abdul Satar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Bifeo3 Nanoparticles ◽  
Visible Light Photocatalytic

scholarly journals Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue and Methyl Orange by Y-PTC Metal-Organic Framework

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-141
Author(s):  
Adawiah Adawiah ◽  
Muhammad Derry Luthfi Yudhi ◽  
Agustino Zulys
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Methyl Orange ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Visible Light Irradiation ◽  
Metal Organic Framework ◽  
Light Irradiation ◽  
Bandgap Energy ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Organic Framework

The yttrium based metal-organic framework (MOF) Y-PTC was synthesized by the solvothermal method using perylene as the linker and yttrium as metal ion. This study aims to assess the photocatalytic activity of yttrium-perylenetetracarboxylate (Y-PTC) metal-organic framework (MOF) toward methylene blue and methyl orange under visible light irradiation. The results of the FTIR analysis showed that Y-PTC MOF had a different structure and composition from its precursor (Na4PTC). The Y-PTC MOF has a bandgap energy value of 2.20 eV with a surface area of 47.7487 m2/g. The SEM-EDS analysis showed an elemental composition of yttrium, carbon, and oxygen, were 6.9%, 72.1% and 20.7%, respectively. Furthermore, Y-PTC MOF was able to adsorb dyes at the optimum by 78.10% and 35.57% toward methylene blue (MB) and methyl orange (MO) at the dispersion period of 60 mins. Y-PTC MOF exhibited photocatalytic activity towards the degradation of methylene blue and methyl orange under visible light irradiation. The addition of H2O2 inhibited Y-PTC photocatalytic activity towards MO degradation from 50.89% to 26.38%. In contrast to MO, the addition of H2O2 had a positive effect on MB, which increased the degradation from 87.56% to 91.65%. Therefore, Y-PTC MOF possessed the potential of a photocatalyst material in dyes degradation under visible light irradiation.

scholarly journals Visible-enhanced photocatalytic performance of CuWO4/WO3 hetero-structures: incorporation of plasmonic Ag nanostructures

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (13) ◽  
pp. 11109-11116 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Salimi ◽  
A. A. Sabbagh Alvani ◽  
N. Naseri ◽  
S. F. Du ◽  
D. Poelman
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Visible Light Irradiation ◽  
Photocatalytic Performance ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Light Irradiation ◽  
Photo Degradation ◽  
Gel Method ◽  
Sol Gel Method

A new plasmonic Ag hybridized CuWO4/WO3 heterostructured nanocomposite was successfully synthesized via a ligand-assisted sol gel method and the photocatalytic activity was evaluated by photo-degradation of methylene blue (MB) under visible light irradiation.

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