1. Enhanced selective adsorption and photocatalytic of Ag/Bi2O3 heterostructures modified up-conversion nanoparticles.
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Zhao, Shengzhe, Yang, Yi, Lu, Ran, Wang, Yan, Lu, Yun, Rodriguez, Raul D., Sheremet, Evgeniya, and Chen, Jinju
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TETRACYCLINE ,ORGANIC water pollutants ,PHOTOCATALYSIS ,ADSORPTION (Chemistry) ,HETEROJUNCTIONS ,SOLAR spectra ,LANGMUIR isotherms ,HETEROSTRUCTURES - Abstract
The degradation of organic pollutant by photocatalytic technology is an emerging and effective approach to purify water resources. Herein, we reported a heterostructure with selective adsorption and photocatalysis for the efficient removal of organic pollutant. The photocatalyst was comprised of up-converting nanoparticle (UCNP) coated with Ag/Bi 2 O 3. The specific crystallinity of Bi 2 O 3 facilitated the selective adsorption of organic molecules with negative polarity, Ag nanoparticles loaded on Bi 2 O 3 promoted the visible light absorption, and the up-conversion property of UCNP turned near-infrared light into ultraviolet and visible light improving further light-harvesting efficiency in the whole solar spectrum. The adsorption process for organic pollutants over Ag/UCNP@Bi 2 O 3 obeyed the pseudo-second-order and the Langmuir isotherm models, and the maximum Langmuir adsorption capacity for tetracycline reached to 717.4 mg/g at pH 7. Meanwhile, the photocatalytic degradation rate of Ag/UCNP@Bi 2 O 3 for tetracycline (100 mg/L) achieved to 0.0037 min
−1 under Xenon lamp irradiation after the adsorption equilibrium. This study provided a feasible strategy to develop photocatalysts with efficient adsorption and photocatalytic ability for organic pollutant from water. The schematic illustration of the photocatalytic mechanism of the Ag/UCNP@Bi 2 O 3 NPs, and the energy transfer mechanisms show the up-conversion process of Yb3+ and Tm3+ doped UCNPs under 980 nm excitation. [Display omitted] • The specific crystallinity of Bi 2 O 3 facilitated selective adsorption. • The interface interaction of Ag/Bi 2 O 3 significantly improved photocatalytic effect. • Up-conversion nanoparticle coupled with Ag/Bi 2 O 3 fulfill whole solar spectrum. • Tetracycline could be selectively adsorbed and further photodegraded. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2022
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