Loading AgCl@Ag on phosphotungstic acid modified macrocyclic coordination compound: Z-scheme photocatalyst for persistent pollutant degradation and hydrogen evolution

In this work, Z-scheme photocatalysts of (CuC10N26N6)(3)(PW12O40)(2)/AgCl@Ag were designed and realized for effective removal of solvable and insolvable persistent organic pollutants and hydrogen evolution under simulated sunlight. The catalysts were synthesized via a simple hydrothermal-chemical co precipitation method. Excellent photocatalytic abilities are demonstrated in degradations of persistent pollutant 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) and tetracycline (TC) under simulated sunlight, as well as a high H-2 production rate of 19.28 mu mol g(-1) h(-1). Through structural, morphological, radical, and electrochemical determinations, the photocatalytic mechanism was studied, and attributed to effective separations of charge carriers between the heterojunctional counterparts of (CuC10H26N6)(3)(PW12O40)(2) and AgCl@Ag. (C) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.