Formulating InVO4/α-Fe2O3 Heterojunction Composites for Photocatalytic Tetracycline Hydrochloride Degradation

Autor: Haoxu Chang, Yayang Wang, Panzhe Qiao, Bo Sun, Zhengbang Wang, Fei Song
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Nanomaterials, Vol 14, Iss 17, p 1441 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2079-4991
99983583
DOI: 10.3390/nano14171441
Popis: This study reports the synthesis of InVO4/α-Fe2O3 heterojunction photocatalysts with different stoichiometric ratios via a two-step hydrothermal synthesis reaction. The prepared photocatalysts were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, XPS, and other methods. The prepared composites exhibited good photocatalysis of tetracycline hydrochloride. Among the InVO4/α-Fe2O3 heterojunction photocatalysts with different ratios, the InVO4/0.25α-Fe2O3 photocatalyst showed the highest degradation rate for 20 mg L−1 tetracycline hydrochloride. After three photocatalytic runs, it still exhibited excellent stability and reusability. Meanwhile, this study also found that superoxide radical anion (-O2−), electron (e−), hydroxyl radical (·OH), and photogenerated hole (h+) are the basic active substances in the photocatalytic process.
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