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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 141, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2022.109516
Keywords
Ag3PO4 Corrosion; Magnetic photocatalyst; Z-scheme heterojunction; Solar photocatalysis
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- Velux Stiftung Foundation [1381]
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This study aimed to synthesize and study the photocatalytic behavior of Ag3PO4, Fe3O4, and Ag3PO4/Fe3O4 for oxidizing organic pollutants and photoreduction of Cr(VI). The results showed that the Ag3PO4/Fe3O4 composite exhibited higher efficiency than bare Ag3PO4 and Fe3O4 in the oxidation of organic pollutants. The Z-scheme heterojunction in Ag3PO4/Fe3O4 was found to enhance the photogeneration of reactive oxygen species, resulting in improved photoactivity. Additionally, Fe3O4 and Ag3PO4/Fe3O4 were more effective than bare Ag3PO4 in the photoreduction of Cr(VI). The Ag3PO4/Fe3O4 composite also showed better long-term stability and economic benefits due to its high stability and easy magnetic recovery.
This work aims to synthesize and study the photocatalytic behaviour of Ag3PO4, Fe3O4 and Ag3PO4/Fe3O4 to oxidize organic pollutants (diclofenac sodium and acid green 25) and photoreduction of Cr(VI). In terms of organic pollutants oxidation, Ag3PO4/Fe3O4 composite showed higher efficiency than bare Ag3PO4 and Fe3O4. Based on the reactive oxygen species scavenging experiments, it was found that Ag3PO4/Fe3O4 can enhance the photogeneration of O--center dot(2) species, solving the low ability of bare Ag3PO4 to reduce O-2 into O--center dot(2) because of its lower conduction band compared to the redox potential of O-2/O--center dot(2). As a result, it was claimed that the Z-scheme heterojunction is more plausible than type II heterojunction system for enhancing photopmduced charges separation and photoactivity in Ag3PO4/Fe3O4 platform. In terms of photoreduction of Cr(VI), Fe3O4 and Ag3PO4/Fe3O4 were more effective than bare Ag3PO4 under solar light. The deactivation tests carried out comparatively on Ag3PO4 and Ag3PO4/Fe3O4 for successive oxidation of diclofenac sodium under solar light showed that Ag3PO4/Fe(3)O(4 )has better long-term use. At the same time, Ag3PO4 lost its activity significantly along with a total change of its colour from green to black because of the strong light corrosion. On top of the high stability and easy magnetic recovery of Ag3PO4/Fe3O4, the coating of Ag3PO4 on low-cost Fe3O4 can have an economic benefit at large scale.
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