Modification of ZnIn2S4 by anthraquinone-2-sulfonate doped polypyrrole as acceptor-donor system for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline

Autor: Indu Babu, Varsha Srivastava, Zahra Safaei, Samia Ben Hammouda, Sidra Iftekhar, Simo Kalliola, Bo Gao, Bhairavi Doshi, Evgenia Iakovleva, Mika Sillanpää
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. 348:150-160
ISSN: 1010-6030
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.08.037
Popis: Visible-light photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline was investigated by functional modified ZnIn 2 S 4 via anthraquinone-2-sulfonate (AQS) doped polypyrrole (PPy). The best photocatalytic activity of AQS/PPy-ZnIn 2 S 4 composite photocatalyst was obtained when the weight ratio of AQS/PPy versus ZnIn 2 S 4 was 1.0% and the molar ratio of PPy to AQS was 40. After 3.0 h photocatalytic reaction, more than 98% tetracycline was removed and almost 2.0 times higher of NPOC (non-purgeable organic carbon) removal rate was obtained compared with pure ZnIn 2 S 4 . Active species trapping experiments demonstrated that O 2 − played a major role rather than the OH and photogenerated holes. The AQS doped in PPy matrix behaved as electron acceptor-donor mediator which facilitated the formation of O 2 − . Two kinds of solid phase extraction (SPE) methods were developed before gas chromatography mass spectroscopy (GC–MS) analysis and eight intermediates were detected. The degradation of tetracycline originated from the photogenerated holes via loss of some functional groups and then aromatic ring was destroyed by the oxidation of active species O 2 − and OH via hydroxylation reaction.
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