Controllable synthesis of rhombohedral α-Fe2O3 efficient for photocatalytic degradation of bisphenol A

Autor: Kai Yan, Lin Zhang, Kang Hu, Yiran Lu, Zhijuan Niu, Chenlu Ye
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Water Process Engineering. 27:205-210
ISSN: 2214-7144
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2018.12.008
Popis: One-step controllable synthesis of rhombohedral α-Fe2O3 photocatalyst has been successfully developed by P123 soft template assisted method. A combination analysis of XRD, BET, SEM and HRTEM has documented that P123 surfactant plays a crucial role in the controllable synthesis of rhombohedral α-Fe2O3 with the exposure of (110) and (012). The as-obtained α-Fe2O3 material is efficient for the photocatalytic degradation of Bisphenol A (BPA). About 91% of BPA (30 mg/L) was degraded by using 1 g/L α-Fe2O3 within 6 h under the simulated sunlight irradiation, which was almost twice higher than that of commercial Fe2O3. More importantly, reaction intermediates (e.g., 4, 4′-methylenediphenol, phenol and lactic acid) were confirmed by LC–MS/MS analysis, and the rational pathway of BPA degradation was finally proposed.
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