Journal
CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 10, Issue 8, Pages 1184-1187Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2009.01.017
Keywords
beta-Gallium oxide; Perfluorooctanoic acid; Photocatalytic reduction; Defluorination
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Funding
- National Basic Research Program of China [2007CB613303]
- Natural Science Foundation of China [20577026]
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is one of new environmental persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and its potential threat attracts much attention. Photocatalytic decomposition of PFOA was investigated with a wide bandgap photocatalyst, i.e., beta-Ga2O3 under 254 nm UV irradiation. And the structure of prepared beta-Ga2O3 was characterized with XRD, SEM and BET instruments. Because the photogenerated electrons in the conduction band of beta-Ga2O3 possess strong reductive capability, PFOA molecules adsorbed on its surface could be reductively destroyed and simultaneously fluoride ions released into the solution. The photocatalytic decomposition of PFOA with beta-Ga2O3 followed the pseudo-first-order kinetics. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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