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- Zhang, Zhenzong, et al.
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Tungsten oxide quantum dots deposited onto ultrathin CdIn2S4 nanosheets for efficient S-scheme photocatalytic CO2 reduction via cascade charge transfer
- 2021
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In: Chemical Engineering Journal. - : Elsevier BV. - 1385-8947. ; 428
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A novel S-scheme photocatalytic heterojunction composite nanomaterial is developed by integrating zero-dimensional WO3 quantum dots (WQDs) on two-dimensional ultrathin CdIn2S4 (CIS) nanosheets with the aim of fostering carrier separation, enhancing the performance of carrier interface transport, minimizing carrier distance transport, and achieving effective photocatalytic CO2 reduction. The composite photocatalyst WQDs/CdIn2S4 (WCIS) allows for the efficient photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO and CH4, as shown by product analysis and isotopic measurement. The photogenerated electrons in WQDs recombine with the holes in CIS nanosheets, and the left electrons in CIS have stronger CO2 reduction abilities. The highest yields of CO and CH4 achieved with the WCIS photocatalyst are 8.2 and 1.6 μmol g-1h−1 ––2.6 and 8 times higher than those for CIS, respectively. Moreover, the S-scheme WCIS possesses a stable crystal structure and recycling ability. Finally, the S-scheme charge transfer path on the WCIS composite is proposed according to theoretical calculation, in-situ irradiated X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and electron paramagnetic resonance (ESR) analyses.
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- Li, Wenjie, et al.
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Electrochemical removal of NOx by La0.8Sr0.2Mn1−xNixO3 electrodes in solid electrolyte cells : Role of Ni substitution
- 2021
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In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. - : Elsevier BV. - 0304-3894. ; 420
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Electrochemical removal of nitrogen oxides (NOx) by solid electrolyte cells (SECs) is a promising technology due to no required reductant. Herein, a series of La0.8Sr0.2Mn1−xNixO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5) perovskites were first synthesized and utilized as the electrode materials of SECs. The role of Ni substitution in electrode performance and NOx reduction mechanism were revealed by various experimental characterization and first-principle calculations. The results indicate that the moderate Ni substitution (x ≤ 0.3) increased the NOx conversion of electrodes while reduced the polarization resistance. The further investigation shows that this improvement was attributed to the more surface oxygen vacancies, better reducibility and higher Mn4+ proportion of the Ni-substituted perovskites. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) shows that these changes facilitated the NOx adsorption and dissociation processes on the electrode. According to first-principle calculations, the Ni-substituted perovskite had a lower formation energy of surface oxygen vacancy, while the NO molecule adsorbed on defect surface gained more electrons thus was easier to be reduced and dissociated. Finally, the electrode performance at different operating temperatures and the operational stability were verified.
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- Wang, Meiyang, et al.
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Promoted photocatalytic degradation and detoxication performance for norfloxacin on Z-scheme phosphate-doped BiVO4/graphene quantum dots/P-doped g-C3N4
- 2021
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In: Separation and Purification Technology. - : Elsevier BV. - 1383-5866. ; 274
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A novel kind of Z-scheme ternary heterojunctions phosphate-doped BiVO4/graphene quantum dots/P-doped g-C3N4 (BVP/GQDs/PCN) were fabricated for the visible light degradation of norfloxacin (NOR), a typical antibiotic. Compared with binary type-II heterojunction phosphate-doped BiVO4/PCN (BVP/PCN), Z-scheme BVP/GQDs/PCN exhibited promoted interfacial charge transfer efficiency and broadened visible light response range, endowing them with excellent photodegradation activity and mineralization ability in NOR degradation. A high NOR degradation rate of 86.3% with a removal rate of total organic carbon (TOC) of 55.8% can be achieved over BVP/GQDs/PCN for 120 min visible light irradiation, which is an excellent performance compared with ever reported similar photocatalysts. In particular, because of the enhanced redox ability of photogenerated charges and the generation of multiple active species (eg. [rad]OH and [rad]O2−) over Z-scheme photocatalytic system, the accumulation of highly toxic degradation intermediates was greatly inhibited, and a better detoxication performance was obtained compared to PCN and BVP/PCN. This work may shed light on the inhibition of highly toxic degradation intermediates of antibiotics by regulating the charge transfer mechanism, photocatalytic active species, and the degradation pathway of antibiotics.
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