Due to the low concentration of indoor air contaminants, photocatalytic technology shows low efficiency for indoor air purification. The application of TiO2 for photocatalytic removal of formaldehyde is limited, becau...Due to the low concentration of indoor air contaminants, photocatalytic technology shows low efficiency for indoor air purification. The application of TiO2 for photocatalytic removal of formaldehyde is limited, because TiO2 can only absorb ultraviolet （UV） light. Immobilization of TiO2 nanoparticles on the surface of graphene can improve the visible light photocatalytic activity and the adsorption capacity. In this study, rGO （reduced graphene oxide）/TiO2 was synthesized through a hydrotherrnal method using titanium tetrabutoxide and graphene oxide as precursors, and was used for the degradation of low concentration formaldehyde in indoor air under visible light illumination. Characterization of the crystalline structure and morphology of rGO/TiO2 revealed that most GO was reduced to rGO during the hydrothermal treatment, and anatase TiO2 nanoparticles （with particle size of 15-30 nm） were dispersed well on the surface of the rGO sheets, rGO/TiO2 exhibited excellent photocatalyfic activity for degradation of formaldehyde in indoor air and this can be attributed to the role ofrGO, which can act as the electron sink and transporter for separating photo-generated electron-hole pairs through interfacial charge transfer. Furthermore, rGO could adsorb formaldehyde molecules from air to produce a high concentration of formaldehyde on the surface of rGO/ TiO2. Under visible light irradiation for 240 min, the concentration of formaldehyde could be reduced to 58.5 ppbV. rGO/TiO2 showed excellent moisture-resistance behavior, and after five cycles, rGO/TiO2 maintained high photocatalytic activity for the removal of formaldehyde （84.6%）. This work suggests that the synthesized rGO/TiO2 is a promising photocatalyst for indoor formaldehyde removal.展开更多
The photocatalytic degradation of gaseous toluene was investigated on TiO2 nanoparticles coated on reduced graphene oxide. Reduced graphene oxide-TiO2 composite (RGO-TiO2) was synthesized via two step processes. The p...The photocatalytic degradation of gaseous toluene was investigated on TiO2 nanoparticles coated on reduced graphene oxide. Reduced graphene oxide-TiO2 composite (RGO-TiO2) was synthesized via two step processes. The prepared RGO-TiO2 composite was characterized using SEM, XRD, and UV-visible spectra. A significant increase in light absorption to visible light was observed by RGO-TiO2 compared with that of pure TiO2 nano particles. The photocatalytic degradation efficiency of the RGO-TiO2 composite was much higher than that of the P25 TiO2, 95% and 40% respectively. In our investigated conditions, the initial concentration, flow rate and relative humidity had significant influences on the photocatalytic degradation of gaseous toluene. The most efficiency was recorded at the 0.3 ppm concentration, 1L/min flow rate and 30% relative humidity. We believe that this TiO2 based composite material can be effectively used as a highly active and stable photocatalyst to remove various indoor air pollutants especially gaseous toluene. The photocatalytic degradation efficiencies of toluene increased slowly below 20% relative humidity and then decreased as the relative humidity increased further. The main reason of enhanced photocatalytic property might be the strong electron transfer ability, and the increased adsorption capacity of RGO sheets in the composites as well as the retarded charge recombination rate contributed by the energy level of the two materials. We believe that this TiO2 based composite material can be effectively used as a highly active and stable photocatalyst to remove various gaseous pollutants.展开更多
r GO/Ti O_2复合材料优异的光催化性能为其在有机染料降解,雨水消毒和催化析氢等方面的应用提供可能,通过与金属、金属化合物或高聚物复合可提升光催化效率和化学稳定性。分析反应机理,阐述现阶段研究的重点和不足,同时对未来发展和应...r GO/Ti O_2复合材料优异的光催化性能为其在有机染料降解,雨水消毒和催化析氢等方面的应用提供可能,通过与金属、金属化合物或高聚物复合可提升光催化效率和化学稳定性。分析反应机理,阐述现阶段研究的重点和不足,同时对未来发展和应用进行展望。展开更多
Tetracycline(TC)is an antibiotic mainly used in livestock production and respiratory infection.Traditional methods are not effective in removing TC from solution.In this study,TC was degraded by gas–liquid plasma in ...Tetracycline(TC)is an antibiotic mainly used in livestock production and respiratory infection.Traditional methods are not effective in removing TC from solution.In this study,TC was degraded by gas–liquid plasma in the presence of rGO-TiO_(2)in solution.The rGO-TiO_(2)was prepared by modified hummers and hydrothermal method.The electrical and optical properties of the gas–liquid discharge plasma were studied and the produced long-lived reactive species were analyzed by spectrophotometer.The degradation efficiency of TC was improved by 41.4%after plasma treatment for 12 min in presence of 30 mg l-1 r GO-TiO_(2)compared to that with plasma alone.The degradation efficiency increased with increasing discharge power,but as the initial concentration was increased from 20 to 80 mg l-1,the degradation efficiency of TC decreased.The initial p H had no significant effect on the degradation of TC.The intermediate products were determined by UV–vis spectrophotometry and ESI(+)–MS,and the degradation mechanism was analyzed.The reactive species,including O_(3),·OH,and H_(2)O_(2),etc.,produced in the plasma/catalyst system attracted electron-rich functional groups(amino group,aromatic ring,and double bond).Therefore,the gas–liquid plasma/catalyst system could be an effective and promising method for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment in future.展开更多
In this work,a hierarchical porous SnS_(2)/rGO/TiO_(2)hollow sphere heterojunction that allows highly-efficient light utilization and shortening distance of charge transformation is rationally designed and synthesized...In this work,a hierarchical porous SnS_(2)/rGO/TiO_(2)hollow sphere heterojunction that allows highly-efficient light utilization and shortening distance of charge transformation is rationally designed and synthesized.More importantly,an rGO interlayer is successfully embedded between the TiO_(2)hollow sphere shells and outermost SnS_(2)nanosheets.This interlayer functions as a bridge to connect the two light-harvesting semiconductors and acts as a hole injection layer in the tandem heterojunction.The induced built-in electric fields on both sides of the interface precisely regulate the spatial separation and directional migration of the photo-generated holes from the light-harvesting semiconductor to the rGO hole injection interlayer.These synergistic effects greatly prolong the lifetime of the photo-induced charge carriers.The optimized tandem heterojunction with a 2 wt%rGO loading demonstrate enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity for Rhodamine B(RhB)dye degradation(removal rate:97.3%)and Cr(VI)reduction(removal rate:97.09%).This work reveals a new strategy for the rational design and assembly of hollow-structured photocatalytic materials with spatially separated reduction and oxidation surfaces to achieve excellent photocatalytic performance.展开更多
基金financially supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2016M592496)Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,China(Nos.2017A030310279,2014A030310431)+1 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41501319,91645119,21207039,U1201231,51378218,51108187 and 50978103)Guangzhou science and technology plan(No.201607010095)
文摘Due to the low concentration of indoor air contaminants, photocatalytic technology shows low efficiency for indoor air purification. The application of TiO2 for photocatalytic removal of formaldehyde is limited, because TiO2 can only absorb ultraviolet （UV） light. Immobilization of TiO2 nanoparticles on the surface of graphene can improve the visible light photocatalytic activity and the adsorption capacity. In this study, rGO （reduced graphene oxide）/TiO2 was synthesized through a hydrotherrnal method using titanium tetrabutoxide and graphene oxide as precursors, and was used for the degradation of low concentration formaldehyde in indoor air under visible light illumination. Characterization of the crystalline structure and morphology of rGO/TiO2 revealed that most GO was reduced to rGO during the hydrothermal treatment, and anatase TiO2 nanoparticles （with particle size of 15-30 nm） were dispersed well on the surface of the rGO sheets, rGO/TiO2 exhibited excellent photocatalyfic activity for degradation of formaldehyde in indoor air and this can be attributed to the role ofrGO, which can act as the electron sink and transporter for separating photo-generated electron-hole pairs through interfacial charge transfer. Furthermore, rGO could adsorb formaldehyde molecules from air to produce a high concentration of formaldehyde on the surface of rGO/ TiO2. Under visible light irradiation for 240 min, the concentration of formaldehyde could be reduced to 58.5 ppbV. rGO/TiO2 showed excellent moisture-resistance behavior, and after five cycles, rGO/TiO2 maintained high photocatalytic activity for the removal of formaldehyde （84.6%）. This work suggests that the synthesized rGO/TiO2 is a promising photocatalyst for indoor formaldehyde removal.
文摘The photocatalytic degradation of gaseous toluene was investigated on TiO2 nanoparticles coated on reduced graphene oxide. Reduced graphene oxide-TiO2 composite (RGO-TiO2) was synthesized via two step processes. The prepared RGO-TiO2 composite was characterized using SEM, XRD, and UV-visible spectra. A significant increase in light absorption to visible light was observed by RGO-TiO2 compared with that of pure TiO2 nano particles. The photocatalytic degradation efficiency of the RGO-TiO2 composite was much higher than that of the P25 TiO2, 95% and 40% respectively. In our investigated conditions, the initial concentration, flow rate and relative humidity had significant influences on the photocatalytic degradation of gaseous toluene. The most efficiency was recorded at the 0.3 ppm concentration, 1L/min flow rate and 30% relative humidity. We believe that this TiO2 based composite material can be effectively used as a highly active and stable photocatalyst to remove various indoor air pollutants especially gaseous toluene. The photocatalytic degradation efficiencies of toluene increased slowly below 20% relative humidity and then decreased as the relative humidity increased further. The main reason of enhanced photocatalytic property might be the strong electron transfer ability, and the increased adsorption capacity of RGO sheets in the composites as well as the retarded charge recombination rate contributed by the energy level of the two materials. We believe that this TiO2 based composite material can be effectively used as a highly active and stable photocatalyst to remove various gaseous pollutants.
基金financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51777206 and 51541807)Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province(Nos.1908085MA29,1708085MB47 and 1708085MA13)+4 种基金Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Education of China(No.2017M612058)Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Hefei University of Technology(No.JZ2016HGBZ0769)Chinese Academy of Sciences under Grant No.DSJJ-14-YY02Science and Technology Cooperation Program between China and Finland(No.2017YFE0115200)Hong Kong Research Grants Council(RGC)General Research Funds(GRF)(No.City U 11205617)。
文摘Tetracycline(TC)is an antibiotic mainly used in livestock production and respiratory infection.Traditional methods are not effective in removing TC from solution.In this study,TC was degraded by gas–liquid plasma in the presence of rGO-TiO_(2)in solution.The rGO-TiO_(2)was prepared by modified hummers and hydrothermal method.The electrical and optical properties of the gas–liquid discharge plasma were studied and the produced long-lived reactive species were analyzed by spectrophotometer.The degradation efficiency of TC was improved by 41.4%after plasma treatment for 12 min in presence of 30 mg l-1 r GO-TiO_(2)compared to that with plasma alone.The degradation efficiency increased with increasing discharge power,but as the initial concentration was increased from 20 to 80 mg l-1,the degradation efficiency of TC decreased.The initial p H had no significant effect on the degradation of TC.The intermediate products were determined by UV–vis spectrophotometry and ESI(+)–MS,and the degradation mechanism was analyzed.The reactive species,including O_(3),·OH,and H_(2)O_(2),etc.,produced in the plasma/catalyst system attracted electron-rich functional groups(amino group,aromatic ring,and double bond).Therefore,the gas–liquid plasma/catalyst system could be an effective and promising method for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment in future.
文摘In this work,a hierarchical porous SnS_(2)/rGO/TiO_(2)hollow sphere heterojunction that allows highly-efficient light utilization and shortening distance of charge transformation is rationally designed and synthesized.More importantly,an rGO interlayer is successfully embedded between the TiO_(2)hollow sphere shells and outermost SnS_(2)nanosheets.This interlayer functions as a bridge to connect the two light-harvesting semiconductors and acts as a hole injection layer in the tandem heterojunction.The induced built-in electric fields on both sides of the interface precisely regulate the spatial separation and directional migration of the photo-generated holes from the light-harvesting semiconductor to the rGO hole injection interlayer.These synergistic effects greatly prolong the lifetime of the photo-induced charge carriers.The optimized tandem heterojunction with a 2 wt%rGO loading demonstrate enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity for Rhodamine B(RhB)dye degradation(removal rate:97.3%)and Cr(VI)reduction(removal rate:97.09%).This work reveals a new strategy for the rational design and assembly of hollow-structured photocatalytic materials with spatially separated reduction and oxidation surfaces to achieve excellent photocatalytic performance.
