Facile synthesis of W-Mo bimetallic oxides with high adsorption properties from secondary resources

A simple solvothermal method was used to obtain W-Mo bimetallic oxides from W-Mo alloy scrap,and pure metal powders were also used as the raw materials to simulate scrap.The products had a sea urchin-like structure with abundant oxygen vacancies and the products prepared at low temperatures forms a sosoloid resembling orthorhombic W_(0.4)Mo_(0.6)O_(3).The WMo bimetallic oxide prepared at the reaction temperature of 120℃exhibited excellent selective adsorption performance for methylene blue(MB),which the adsorption rate of MB reached 99%in 12 min and the adsorption rate reached 90%after6 adsorption cycles.When the W-Mo molar ratio is 1:3,the maximum adsorption capacity of sample for MB can reach1148 mg·g^(-1).The adsorption process followed the Langmuir and pseudo-second-order models,which is surface-controlled monolayer adsorption.The experimental results show the feasibility of preparing W-Mo bimetal oxide products from pure materials and scrap.The process is simple and effective,which offered a potential approach for secondary resource recycling and reusing.

Regulation of morphology and visible light-driven photocatalysis of WO_(3)nanostructures by changing pH

The controlled preparation of hexagonal tungsten trioxide(h-WO_(3))nanostructures was achieved by adjusting the pH of the precursor solution.The effect of the pH on the morphology,elemental composition,and photocatalytic performance of the samples was characterized via X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy,energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy,and Raman spectroscopy.Ultraviolet-visible(UV-Vis)spectra were used to evaluate the absorbance and the photocatalytic performance of methylene blue.Photoluminescence(PL),electrochemical impedance spectroscopy,photocurrent response and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller(BET)were used to study the optical properties,electrical performance,and specific surface area of the WO_(3)-nanostructures,respectively.The results indicate that the WO_(3) nanorods prepared at pH=1.0 exhibit the highest photocatalytic performance(87.4%in 1 h),whereas the WO_(3) nanoblocks prepared at p H=3.0 show the lowest.The photocatalytic performance of the one dimensional(1 D)-nanorods can be attributed to their high specific surface area and charge transfer ability.The h-WO_(3) nanostructures were synthesized via a simple method and without a capping agent.They show an excellent photocatalytic performance,which is promising for their application in environment purification.