The photocatalytic degradation of dyes （Acid Chrome Blue K （ACBK） and Alizarin Red （AR）） with strong complexation ability was investigated in the presence of metal ions under visible light irradiation. It was fo...The photocatalytic degradation of dyes （Acid Chrome Blue K （ACBK） and Alizarin Red （AR）） with strong complexation ability was investigated in the presence of metal ions under visible light irradiation. It was found that, at low dye-metal ratio, the photodegradation of ACBK was markedly inhibited by the addition of high oxidative potential Cu2＋. However, at high dye-metal ratio, the presence of Cu2＋ enhanced the photodegradation of ACBK. The negtive effect of Cu2＋ on the photodegradation of AR was observed for all dyemetal ratios. The relative chemical inert Zn2＋ tended to enhance the photodegradation of both anionic dyes. The mechanism underlying the different effect of Cu2＋ was discussed from the different roles of surface-adsorbed and dye-coordinated Cu2＋ in the photodegradation of dyes.展开更多
Nano cerium oxides are efficient photocatalysts for pollutants degradation with highly dispersed Ce（III） ions as the suggested active species to promote the reaction, while Ce（IV） species do not behave as a cataly...Nano cerium oxides are efficient photocatalysts for pollutants degradation with highly dispersed Ce（III） ions as the suggested active species to promote the reaction, while Ce（IV） species do not behave as a catalyst. In this paper, to understand the mechanism of Ce-based photocatalysts, we studied the comparison of simple cerium ions, Ce（III） and Ce（IV） in aqueous solution for organic pollutants degradation under UV irradiation. Orange II（AOII）, methyl orange, and p-nitrophenol were selected as the target pollutants. The formation and contribution of reactive oxygen species, the kinetics of Ce（IV） photoreduction and Ce（III） photooxidation, and the influence of solution p H were investigated in detail. It was found that at low p H Ce（IV） ions showed a higher activity for hydroxyl radicals production and AOII degradation than Ce（III） ions, which could be attributed to its fast reduction rate to Ce（III）. However, its activity dramatically decreased when solution p H increased, and was also strongly influenced by the type of pollutants; while Ce（III） exhibited high degradation efficiency of all the tested pollutants over a wide pH range.展开更多
基金supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (No. 2007AA061402)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20537010,20772129)the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘The photocatalytic degradation of dyes （Acid Chrome Blue K （ACBK） and Alizarin Red （AR）） with strong complexation ability was investigated in the presence of metal ions under visible light irradiation. It was found that, at low dye-metal ratio, the photodegradation of ACBK was markedly inhibited by the addition of high oxidative potential Cu2＋. However, at high dye-metal ratio, the presence of Cu2＋ enhanced the photodegradation of ACBK. The negtive effect of Cu2＋ on the photodegradation of AR was observed for all dyemetal ratios. The relative chemical inert Zn2＋ tended to enhance the photodegradation of both anionic dyes. The mechanism underlying the different effect of Cu2＋ was discussed from the different roles of surface-adsorbed and dye-coordinated Cu2＋ in the photodegradation of dyes.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21304072,21207105)
文摘Nano cerium oxides are efficient photocatalysts for pollutants degradation with highly dispersed Ce（III） ions as the suggested active species to promote the reaction, while Ce（IV） species do not behave as a catalyst. In this paper, to understand the mechanism of Ce-based photocatalysts, we studied the comparison of simple cerium ions, Ce（III） and Ce（IV） in aqueous solution for organic pollutants degradation under UV irradiation. Orange II（AOII）, methyl orange, and p-nitrophenol were selected as the target pollutants. The formation and contribution of reactive oxygen species, the kinetics of Ce（IV） photoreduction and Ce（III） photooxidation, and the influence of solution p H were investigated in detail. It was found that at low p H Ce（IV） ions showed a higher activity for hydroxyl radicals production and AOII degradation than Ce（III） ions, which could be attributed to its fast reduction rate to Ce（III）. However, its activity dramatically decreased when solution p H increased, and was also strongly influenced by the type of pollutants; while Ce（III） exhibited high degradation efficiency of all the tested pollutants over a wide pH range.
