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JOURNAL OF SULFUR CHEMISTRY
卷 43, 期 1, 页码 95-116出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/17415993.2021.1979975
关键词
SnS nanoparticles; organic dyes; photodegradation; scavenging activity; degradation pathway
资金
- National Research Foundation [129275]
- University of KwaZulu-Natal
Tin sulfide nanoparticles were successfully prepared from single source precursors and utilized as efficient photocatalysts for the degradation of various dyes under visible light irradiation. The results demonstrated the effectiveness of the SnS nanoparticles in degrading organic dyes, with high degradation efficiencies observed for brilliant green, crystal violet, methylene blue, and methyl red dyes. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to investigate the degradation pathway, while the impact of irradiation time, scavengers, and photostability on the photocatalysis process was also evaluated.
Tin sulfide (SnS) nanoparticles were prepared from tin(II) dithiocarbamate single source precursors. Powder X-ray diffraction patterns of the SnS nanoparticles confirmed orthorhombic herzenbergite phase of tin sulfide. High-resolution transmission electron microscope images show spherically shaped tin sulfide with particles size in the range 1.0-2.8 nm. The bandgap energy obtained from Tauc plots is in the range 2.95-3.32 eV. The as-prepared SnS nanoparticles were used as nano photocatalysts for the degradation of brilliant green (BG), crystal violet (CV), methylene blue (MB) and methyl red (MR) under visible light irradiation. The degradation efficiency of BG by the SnS nanoparticles after 180 min irradiation are 76%, 81% and 70% by SnS-1, SnS-2 and SnS-3. Degradation efficiency of 66%, 90% and 75% were obtained for SnS-1, SnS-2 and SnS-3, respectively, against CV dye. While the efficiency of 79%, 97% and 93% were obtained for SnS-1, SnS-2 and SnS-3, respectively, against MB dye. The results showed that the as-prepared SnS nanoparticles are efficient photocatalyst for the degradation of BG, CV, MB and MR dyes. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to investigate the degradation pathway of the organic dyes. The effects of irradiation time, scavengers and photostability on the photocatalysis process were also evaluated.
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