1. Efficient Degradation of Congo Red in Water by UV-Vis Driven CoMoO 4 /PDS Photo-Fenton System.
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Zhou, Huimin, Qiu, Yang, Yang, Chuanxi, Zang, Jinqiu, Song, Zihan, Yang, Tingzheng, Li, Jinzhi, Fan, Yuqi, Dang, Feng, and Wang, Weiliang
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CONGO red (Staining dye) , *TRANSITION metal catalysts , *CATALYTIC activity , *ISOELECTRIC point , *BAND gaps , *TRANSITION metal oxides , *REACTIVE oxygen species - Abstract
In order to improve the catalytic activity of cobalt molybdate (CoMoO4), a PDS-activated and UV-vis assisted system was constructed. CoMoO4 was prepared by coprecipitation and calcination, and characterized by XRD, FTIR, Raman, SEM, TEM, XPS, TGA Zeta potential, BET, and UV-Vis DRS. The results showed that the morphology of the CoMoO4 nanolumps consisted of stacked nanosheets. XRD indicated the monoclinic structures with C2/m (C32h, #12) space group, which belong to α-CoMoO4, and both Co2+ and Mo6+ ions occupy distorted octahedral sites. The pH of the isoelectric point (pHIEP) of CMO-8 at pH = 4.88 and the band gap of CoMoO4 was 1.92 eV. The catalytic activity of CoMoO4 was evaluated by photo-Fenton degradation of Congo red (CR). The catalytic performance was affected by calcination temperature, catalyst dosage, PDS dosage, and pH. Under the best conditions (0.8 g/L CMO-8, PDS 1 mL), the degradation efficiency of CR was 96.972%. The excellent catalytic activity of CoMoO4 was attributed to the synergistic effect of photo catalysis and CoMoO4-activated PDS degradation. The capture experiments and the ESR showed that superoxide radical (·O2−), singlet oxygen (1O2), hole (h+), sulfate (SO4−·), and hydroxyl (·OH−) were the main free radicals leading to the degradation of CR. The results can provide valuable information and support for the design and application of high-efficiency transition metal oxide catalysts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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