In situ preparation of Ag@AgCl/Bio-veins composites and their photocatalytic activity and recyclability
Min Zou1,2, Chao Tan3, Zhengqiu Yuan2(), Ming Wu2, Jian Jian2, Lei Zhang2, Yan Zhang2, Zhou Ma2, Hu Zhou2()
1. School of Resource & Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China 2. Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Functional Molecules, Ministry of Education, Functional Film Materials Engineering Research Center of Hunan Province, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials for New Energy Storage and Conversion, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China 3. School of Information and Electrical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
The industrial application of nano-photocatalysts in wastewater treatment has been severely restricted for a long time due to their difficult separation, poor reusability, and low efficiency. In this work, a facile strategy was proposed to enhance the photocatalytic activity and recovery performance of Ag@AgCl nanocatalysts. Biological veins (Bio-veins) with a unique 3D porous construction were used as carriers for the in-situ growth of Ag@AgCl nanoparticles. Scanning electron microscopy results showed that the Ag@AgCl nanoparticles were uniformly loaded on the surface and interior of the Bio-veins, and the size of the Ag@AgCl nanoparticles immobilized on the Bio-veins (50–300 nm) was significantly smaller than Ag@AgCl obtained by the co-precipitation method (1–3 μm). The Bio-veins played a vital role in the photocatalysis reaction system. The degradation efficiency of the Ag@AgCl/Bio-veins(CI4) was up to 3.50 times as high as pure Ag@AgCl. Furthermore, the composites also exhibited excellent recyclability and stability under both visible and solar light. This work provided a suitable strategy for nano-photocatalysts for practical application and may also offer new possibilities for the high-value utilization of biomass materials.
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