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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN
Volume 143, Issue -, Pages 90-99Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2019.01.010
Keywords
MIL-125(Ti); RhB-sensitized MIL-125; photocatalytic performance; photocatalytic mechanism
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21878062, 51272052, 50902040]
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The visible light driven pollutant degradation by photocatalysis is one of the most effective and environmentally friendly strategies, which urgently requires the highly efficient catalysis. In this study, the RhB-sensitized MIL-125(Ti) photocatalyst (RhB/MIL-125) was obtained by post-impregnation strategy in dark, owing to its remarkable adsorption and structure properties of MIL-125(Ti). The nanostructure, morphology and optical properties of as-prepared RhB/MIL-125 catalyst were characterized by various physicochemical methods in detail. It was found that the RhB was successfully incorporated into the MIL-125(Ti) matrix. Excitingly, the obtained RhB-sensitized MIL-125(Ti) showed a boosted photocatalytic performance with the removal rate of MO beyond 90% in 60 min under visible light (lambda > 420 nm) and exhibited the well stability during recycle tests. The hole (h(+) and superoxide free radical (center dot O-2(-)) were the key reactive species during the photodegradation process and the possible photocatalytic mechanism of RhB/MIL-125 for MO degradation was proposed. Our new photocatalyst can inspire the in-depth understanding in the visible light driven process and accelerate the nanoporous materials for real-life energy and environmental applications. (C) 2019 Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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