Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 178, Issue -, Pages 218-225Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.09.014
Keywords
Lantanocobaltites; Photocatalysis; Solar irradiation; 2-Propanol
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- MIUR
- INCA
- COST Action [CM1104]
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LaCoO3 perovskites substituted by Sr at the A site and/or by Fe at the B site have been prepared by the citrate method. Characterizations by several techniques, such as specific surface area (BET method), XRD, TPR, SEM, UV-vis in DRS mode, XPS and TGA analyses, have been performed. The so prepared La1-xSrxCo1-yFeyO3-delta perovskites are semiconductor materials showing band gap energy values from 1.9 to 3.2 eV. They displayed solar photocatalytic activity for the 2-propanol degradation in gas-solid regime. The photocatalytic results suggest that the perovskites containing Fe are less active and the activity decreases by increasing the Fe content, however the presence of iron avoids the catalyst deactivation. The best photocatalytic activity in the 2-propanol degradation was found for the sample La0.6Sr0.4CoO3-delta. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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