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Central-collapsed structure of CoFeAl layered double hydroxides and its photocatalytic performance

Journal

JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 590, Issue -, Pages 571-579

Publisher

ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.01.075

Keywords

Layered double hydroxides; Photocatalysis; Central-collapsed structure; Adsorption

Funding

  1. SDUT & Zibo City Integration Development Project [2019ZBXC152]

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In this study, a central-collapsed structure of CoFeAl-LDHs was formed by selectively etching Al3+ in the laminates, leading to enhanced adsorption activity and photocatalytic efficiency. Under visible light irradiation, LDH-6 showed the best photocatalytic activity.
Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) has been regarded as one of the most potential photocatalysts for degradation of the pollutants, due to the tunable elements in the laminates, high surface area and exposed active sites. Developing a photocatalyst with a visible light activity and fast charge separation efficiency is a main research focus. In this work, a central-collapsed CoFeAl-LDHs was formed via the selective etching Al3+ in the laminates, which relied on the function of OH- produced by urea hydrolysis. The Central-collapsed structure of CoFeAl-LDHs exhibited enhanced adsorption activity and photocatalytic efficiency. The results show that the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the Langmuir model are suitable for adsorption behavior. This etching cavity is beneficial to the adsorption of MB and provides a better platform for the direct interaction between MB and CoFeAl-LDHs. The morphology and photoelectrochemical properties of the central-collapsed structure of LDHs were characterized and used to explore the relationship between the etching degree and photocatalytic activity. The photocatalytic properties of all the samples under visible light irradiation were evaluated, and LDH-6 has the best photocatalytic activity. This work provides a novel approach for the fabrication of central-collapsed structure of layered double hydroxides photocatalysts to meet environmental and energy requirements. (C) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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