Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy ( IF 20.2 ) Pub Date : 2018-05-03 Fang Deng, Qian Zhang, Lixia Yang, Xubiao Luo, Aijie Wang, Shenglian Luo, Dionysios D. Dionysiou
Although Bi-based compounds are effective photocatalysts for degrading organic pollutants under visible-light irradiation, their visible-light photocatalytic activities are still low and far from practical application. In this study, novel graphene-functionalized Bi-bridge Z-scheme black BiOCl/Bi2O3 (black BiOCl-Bi-Bi2O3/rGO) heterojunctions with oxygen vacancies were prepared via in situ Fe reduction of BiOCl/graphene oxide nanoplates. In comparison with BiOCl/graphene oxide nanoplates, the black BiOCl-Bi-Bi2O3/rGO heterojunctions have stronger visible-light absorption, and exhibit more efficient charge separation and higher visible-light photocatalytic activity in degrading 2-nitrophenol (2NP). The black BiOCl-Bi-Bi2O3/rGO0.4 shows the highest visible-light photocatalytic activity with almost complete degradation of 2NP, which is attributed to proper bandgap match between black BiOCl and Bi2O3, multiple charge transfer channels via Bi-bridge and rGO, and efficient charge separation. Of special importance, black BiOCl-Bi-Bi2O3/rGO heterojunction can effectively treat real industrial wastewater with 70.3% COD removal efficiency, and it shows superior long-term stability. Additionally, a possible photocatalytic mechanism of black BiOCl-Bi-Bi2O3/rGO heterojunctions based on multiple charge transfer channels was proposed.
中文翻译:
可见光响应的石墨烯官能化双桥Z方案黑色BiOCl / Bi 2 O 3异质结,具有氧空位和多个电荷转移通道,可有效地光催化降解2-硝基苯酚和工业废水
尽管Bi基化合物是在可见光照射下降解有机污染物的有效光催化剂,但是它们的可见光光催化活性仍然很低,与实际应用相去甚远。在这项研究中,通过BiOCl /氧化石墨烯的原位Fe还原,制备了具有氧空位的新型石墨烯官能化双桥Z方案黑色BiOCl / Bi 2 O 3(黑色BiOCl-Bi-Bi 2 O 3 / rGO)异质结。纳米板。与BiOCl /氧化石墨烯纳米板相比,黑色的BiOCl-Bi-Bi 2 O 3/ rGO异质结在降解2-硝基苯酚(2NP)时具有更强的可见光吸收能力,并表现出更有效的电荷分离和更高的可见光光催化活性。黑色BiOCl-Bi-Bi 2 O 3 / rGO 0.4表现出最高的可见光光催化活性,几乎完全降解2NP,这归因于黑色BiOCl和Bi 2 O 3之间的带隙匹配正确,多个通过Bi的电荷转移通道-电桥和rGO,以及高效的电荷分离。黑色BiOCl-Bi-Bi 2 O 3特别重要/ rGO异质结可有效处理实际工业废水,COD去除率达70.3%,并且具有出色的长期稳定性。此外,提出了一种基于多个电荷转移通道的黑色BiOCl-Bi-Bi 2 O 3 / rGO异质结的可能的光催化机理。