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One-pot synthesis of sulfur doped activated carbon as a superior metal-free catalyst for the adsorption and catalytic oxidation of aqueous organics
Guo, Yaoping,Zeng, Zequan,Liu, Yongjin,Huang, Zhanggen,Cui, Yan,Yang, Jieyang
supporting information, p. 4055 - 4067 (2018/03/08)
Synthesis of S-doped activated carbon with a well-developed porous structure and enhanced catalytic activity has been extensively investigated because of its great potential applications in various fields. Here, we report a facile one-pot thermal process
Effects of Na2SO4 or NaCl on sonochemical degradation of phenolic compounds in an aqueous solution under Ar: Positive and negative effects induced by the presence of salts
Uddin, Md. Helal,Nanzai, Ben,Okitsu, Kenji
, p. 144 - 149 (2015/07/28)
Abstract Sonochemical degradation of 4-chlorophenol, phenol, catechol and resorcinol was studied under Ar at 200 kHz in the absence and presence of Na2SO4 or NaCl. The rates of sonochemical degradation in the absence of salts decreased in the order 4-chlorophenol > phenol > catechol > resorcinol and this order was in good agreement with the order of log P (partition coefficient) value of each phenolic compound. The effects of salts on the rates of sonochemical degradation consisted of no effect or slight negative or positive effects. We discussed these unclear results based on two viewpoints: one was based on the changes in pseudo hydrophobicity and/or diffusion behavior of phenolic compounds and the other was based on the changes in solubility of Ar gas. The measured log P value of each phenolic compound slightly increased with increasing salt concentration. In addition, the dynamic surface tension for 4-chlorophenol aqueous solution in the absence and presence of Na2SO4 or NaCl suggested that phenolic compounds more easily accumulated at the interface region of bubbles at higher salt concentration. These results indicated that the rates of sonochemical degradation should be enhanced by the addition of salts. On the other hand, the calculated Ar gas solubility was confirmed to decrease with increasing salt concentration. The yield of H2O2 formed in the presence of Na2SO4 or NaCl decreased with increasing salt concentration. These results suggested that sonochemical efficiency decreased with decreasing gas amount in aqueous solution: a negative effect of salts was observed. Because negative and positive effects were induced simultaneously, we concluded that the effects of salts on the rates of sonochemical degradation of phenolic compounds became unclear. The products formed from sonochemical degradation of 4-chlorophenol were also characterized by HPLC analysis. The formation of phenol and 4-chloro-1,3-dihydroxy benzene was confirmed and these concentrations were affected by the presence of salts.
Charge transfer and photocatalytic activity in CuO/TiO2 nanoparticle heterojunctions synthesised through a rapid, one-pot, microwave solvothermal route
Moniz, Savio J. A.,Tang, Junwang
, p. 1659 - 1667 (2015/06/08)
Rapid charge carrier recombination is a major limiting factor over efficiency in many semiconductor photocatalysts. To address this, copper(II) oxide/titanium dioxide (CuO/TiO2) heterojunctions were synthesised through a novel, rapid solvothermal microwave procedure using a low-cost copper precursor and commercial P25 TiO2, taking as little as five minutes to synthesise well-defined CuO nanoparticles onto the host TiO2, achieving an intimate contact. The resultant composites encompass pure CuO particles of approximately 6-7 nm diameter, confirmed by means of high resolution transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis. Photoelectrochemical water splitting was enhanced by nearly 2 times using the junction, whilst ≈1.6 times enhancement in the photocatalytic mineralisation of a model organic pollutant 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) was observed. Furthermore, we studied the initial decomposition mechanism of 2,4-D by means of GC-MS analysis. The increase in catalytic activity, investigated by impedance analysis (Mott-Schottky plots) and photoluminescence spectra, is attributed to photoelectron transfer from the more negative conduction band (CB) of TiO2 to CuO, leaving the photohole on TiO2 to take part in oxidation reactions. This strategy allows for in situ charge separation which facilitates superior photocatalytic activity for both pollutant degradation and water splitting.