1. Molecularly imprinted Ag/Ag 3 VO 4 /g-C 3 N 4 Z-scheme photocatalysts for enhanced preferential removal of tetracycline.
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Sun L, Li J, Li X, Liu C, Wang H, Huo P, and Yan YS
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- Catalysis, Particle Size, Photochemical Processes, Semiconductors, Surface Plasmon Resonance, Surface Properties, Tetracycline chemistry, Molecular Imprinting, Nanostructures chemistry, Nitriles chemistry, Silver chemistry, Silver Compounds chemistry, Tetracycline isolation & purification, Vanadates chemistry
- Abstract
High selectivity and fast charge separation are two important factors for photocatalytic wastewater treatment. Herein, we prepared a molecular imprinted Ag/Ag
3 VO4 /g-C3 N4 photocatalyst (MIP) that exhibited great specific recognition ability along with excellent photocatalytic activity. The ultrathin g-C3 N4 nanosheets with high surface are used to prepare. The Z-scheme Ag3 VO4 /g-C3 N4 heterostructure and the surface plasmon resonance of the photoreduced Ag0 together contributed to the improvement of the separation efficiency of photogenerated electrons and holes. In addition, MIP provides the specific recognition ability to preferentially adsorb the target pollutant. The selectivity of photocatalysis was evaluated by the degradation of oxytetracycline and tetracycline solutions. Photoluminescence and transient photocurrent measurements further prove the improved charge separation efficiency of MIP. A plausible photocatalytic reaction mechanism is proposed based on electron spin resonance measurement and the active species trapping experiments, where indicates that the main active species of this photocatalytic process are O2 - and h+ . This research provides an effective strategy for the simultaneous enhancement of selectivity and activity via molecular imprinting., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2019
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