scholarly journals Cu2(OH)PO4/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol under infrared light irradiation

RSC Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 3611-3618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenyang Zhang ◽  
Zhen Du ◽  
Ruyi Zhou ◽  
Peng Xu ◽  
Xinghua Dong ◽  
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Nanocomposites of Cu2(OH)PO4 and rGO exhibit the maximized infrared light photocatalytic activity for the degradation of 2,4-DCP due to the combination of the photocatalytic and photo-Fenton effects into one reaction system.

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1263-1270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhanguo Li ◽  
Chao Shi ◽  
Lijuan Wang ◽  
Lijing Sun ◽  
Qiang Sun

Photocatalytic nanocomposites of titanium dioxide (TiO2) were prepared by hydrothermal method. Reduced graphene oxide (RGO) was applied to prepare various TiO2 composites of doped nanoparticles by using NH4Cl and FeCl3 as sources. The structure and morphology of these composites showed that TiO2 was loaded on surface of RGO. Meanwhile, the agglomeration of TiO2 decreased and the dispersion became uniform for doped materials. Under ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation, the photocatalytic degradation of volatile organic compounds (VOC) by RGO/TiO2 composites with codoping of N and Fe reached to 90.5%. The photocatalytic degradation was higher than RGO/TiO2 composites and pure TiO2 by 1.8 and 5.9 times, respectively. The role of co-doping composites may have a possible mechanism for toluene under UV light irradiation. The enhanced photocatalytic properties were attributed to N and Fe doping which generated intermediate energy level, extended absorption and decreased band gap of UV light.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (58) ◽  
pp. 47117-47124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zongkuan Yue ◽  
Dongmei Chu ◽  
Hui Huang ◽  
Jie Huang ◽  
Ping Yang ◽  
...  

A novel heterogeneous hybrid composed of Nb2O5 microspheres and reduced graphene oxide as photocatalyst exhibits superior photocatalytic activity and stability.


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 2479-2488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liyuan Kuang ◽  
Wen Zhang

Carbon doped TiO2 anchored to reduced graphene oxide formed a hybrid nanocomposite (C-TiO2/rGO) that exhibited greater photocatalytic activity and stability.


J ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-168
Author(s):  
Damian C. Onwudiwe ◽  
Boitumelo M. Phadi ◽  
Opeyemi A. Oyewo

A p–n heterojunction semiconductor structure composed of Ce3O4 and BiVO4 has been synthesized and then incorporated into reduced graphene oxide (rGO) by the hydrothermal method. The ternary composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron diffraction spectroscopy (EDS), and UV–vis spectroscopy. The efficiency of the composites as photocatalysts was determined by studying the oxidative degradation of methyl orange in aqueous solution under visible light irradiation. The effect of parameters such as pH, catalyst loading, and concentration of the dye solution was examined in order to determine their influence on the photocatalytic activity of the composites. The composite incorporated into reduced graphene oxide presented the highest percentage (above 90%) in 2 h time, attributed to the effect of the increased surface area. The process of the enhanced photocatalytic activity has been discussed based on the energy band positions of the nanoparticles within the composite.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 9069-9074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shouliang Wu ◽  
Panpan Wang ◽  
Yunyu Cai ◽  
Dewei Liang ◽  
Yixing Ye ◽  
...  

A colloidal approach was developed to immobilize magnetic ZnFe2O4 onto simultaneously reduced GO toward the degradation of dyes under visible-light irradiation.


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