Journal
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 319, Issue -, Pages 332-338Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.04.154
Keywords
Ag3PO4; Visible photocatalytic; Photomineralization; Photostability
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21273169, 51032005]
- Research and Development Project of Hubei Province [2013BAA045]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2009CB939704]
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Ag3PO4 photocatalyst was prepared by precipitation method and characterized by SEM, XRD and diffusive reflectance UV-vis (DRUV-vis) absorption spectra. The gas-phase photodegradation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as benzene and acetone, and the liquid-phase photodegradation of the cationic and anionic dyes on Ag3PO4 were systematically investigated. Both benzene and acetone could not be photodegraded on the Ag3PO4 photocatalyst under the visible irradiation. The Ag3PO4 photocatalyst is efficient for the photodegradation of the aqueous dye solutions, but could not completely photomineralize the dyes to CO2 and H2O. The reason is discussed by comparing the oxidation potential of organic pollutants and the potential of photogenerated holes in Ag3PO4, and measuring the absorption of organic pollutants on Ag3PO4. The photostability of the Ag3PO4 photocatalyst for the photo-degradation of the dyes was tested. The Ag3PO4 photocatalyst itself is photostable in the absence of the scavenger of the photogenerated holes, but is photocatalytically instable in the liquid-phase photodegradation of dyes due to the photoreduction of Ag+ in Ag3PO4 to Ag. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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