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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
卷 345, 期 -, 页码 10-17出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.10.062
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H2S photocatalytic degradation; pH effect; Alloy semiconductor nanoparticles; Hydrogen solar fuel; Water photosplitting
H2S is a corrosive, flammable and noxious gas, which can be neutralized by dissolving in alkaline media and employed as H-2-source by utilizing inside semiconductor-assisted/photochemical reactors. Herein, through a facile hydrothermal route, a ternary nanostructured solid-solution of iron, zinc and sulfur was synthesized in the absence and presence of Ag-dopant, and applied as efficient photocatalyst of hydrogen fuel production from H2S media. The effect of pH on the photocatalyst performance was scrutinized and the maximum activity was attained at pH = 11, where HS- concentration is high. BET, diffuse reflectance and photoluminescence studies indicated that the ternary solid-solution photocatalyst, in comparison to its solid-solvent (ZnS), has a greater surface area, stronger photon absorption and less charge recombination, which justify its superiority. Moreover, the effect of silver-dopant on the photocatalyst performance was examined. The investigations revealed that although silver could boost the absorption of photons and increase the surface area, it could not appreciably enhance the photocatalyst performance due to its weak influence on retarding the charge-recombination process. Finally, the phenomenon was discussed in detail from mechanistic viewpoint. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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