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Published on: July 4, 2017
AgI/TiO2 nanobelts monolithic catalyst with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity
Junhui Yi1, Lingling Huang1, Hongjuan Wang1
1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
Abstract:
AgI nanoparticles (NPs) have been decorated on the TiO2 nanobelts (NBs) immobilized on a metal Ti substrate by a simple impregnating-precipitation method. The as-achieved AgI/TiO2 monolithic catalyst exhibits a high and stable visible photocatalytic activity toward acid orange II (AO-II) degradation, which is attributed to the suitable energy band match of AgI NPs and TiO2 NBs, leading to the efficient transfer of photo-generated electrons. In addition, it was found that ·O2(-) radicals and h(+) are the main reactive species for the degradation of AO-II under visible light irradiation. A reasonable photocatalytic mechanism of AgI/TiO2 photocatalyst toward AO-II degradation was discussed. This monolithic catalyst provides an advantage over the drawback encountered with powder suspension.
