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Preparation of g-C3N4/Ag/BiOBr Composite and Photocatalytic Reduction of Nitrate |
LIU Zhihua1,3,4( ), YUE Yuanchao2, QIU Yifan2, BU Xiang1,3,4, YANG Tao1,3,4 |
1.School of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China 2.School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China 3.Key Laboratory of Dongting Lake Aquatic Eco-Environmental Control and Restoration of Hunan Province, Changsha 410114, China 4.Engineering and Technical Center of Hunan Provincial Environmental Protection for River-Lake Dredging Pollution Control, Changsha 410114, China |
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LIU Zhihua, YUE Yuanchao, QIU Yifan, BU Xiang, YANG Tao. Preparation of g-C3N4/Ag/BiOBr Composite and Photocatalytic Reduction of Nitrate. Chinese Journal of Materials Research, 2023, 37(10): 781-790.
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Abstract Nitrate as one of the water pollutants is one of the major environmental problems. Photocatalytic reduction of nitrate nitrogen has attracted a lot of attention because of its high efficiency and environmental friendliness. The g-C3N4/Ag/BiOBr composite photocatalyst was prepared by high temperature calcination, reaction synthesis and photoreduction. The photocatalysts were characterized by SEM, XRD, EPMA、FT-IR, XPS and UV-vis, and the reduction effect of the composite on nitrate nitrogen (50 mg/L) under the irradiation of metal halide lamp was studied. The results showed that when 1g/L g-C3N4/Ag/BiOBr catalyst was used, the nitrate concentration was 2.4 mg/L, and the removal rate was 95.2% after 180 min photoreaction. Compared with g-C3N4, BiOBr and g-C3N4/BiOBr photocatalysts, the removal rates increased by 38.8%, 34.6% and 13.1%, respectively. Nitrogen was the main product in the photocatalytic conversion of nitrate nitrogen. The proportion of N2 in the main products of nitrate nitrogen photocatalyzed by g-C3N4/Ag/BiOBr was the highest (88.0%), and the selectivity of nitrogen was 92.4%. Ag can be used as an electron trapping agent to effectively reduce the recombination of electron-hole pairs in photocatalytic materials. Under the action of silver, the photogenerated electrons of BiOBr are transferred to the valence band of g-C3N4 by silver elemental material, forming a Z-type composite photocatalytic structure. Nitrate nitrogen can be directly oxidized by the composite photocatalyst, and the hole scavenger formic acid can be converted into a strong oxidizing substance (COO.-) under the action of the composite hole, which can further reduce nitrate nitrogen.
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Received: 25 November 2022
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Fund: Outstanding Youth Program of Hunan Education Department(19B040);Young Teacher Development Program of Changsha University of Science and Technology(2019QJCZ038);Postgraduate Practice Innovation Program of Changsha University of Science and Technology(SJCX202189) |
Corresponding Authors:
LIU Zhihua, Tel: 13574872739, E-mail: liuzhihua@csust.edu.cn
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