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Inorganic coordination polymer quantum sheets@graphene oxide composite photocatalysts: Performance and mechanism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 July 2019

Shixiong Li Open the ORCID record for Shixiong Li [Opens in a new window] ,
Qiaoling Mo ,
Xiaoxia Lai ,
Yufeng Chen ,
Chuansong Lin ,
Yan Lu  and
Beiling Liao
Shixiong Li*
Affiliation:
School of Chemical Engineering and Resource Recycling, Wuzhou University, Wuzhou 543002, China
Qiaoling Mo
Affiliation:
School of Chemical Engineering and Resource Recycling, Wuzhou University, Wuzhou 543002, China
Xiaoxia Lai
Affiliation:
School of Chemical Engineering and Resource Recycling, Wuzhou University, Wuzhou 543002, China
Yufeng Chen
Affiliation:
School of Chemical Engineering and Resource Recycling, Wuzhou University, Wuzhou 543002, China
Chuansong Lin*
Affiliation:
School of Chemical Engineering and Resource Recycling, Wuzhou University, Wuzhou 543002, China
Yan Lu
Affiliation:
School of Chemical Engineering and Resource Recycling, Wuzhou University, Wuzhou 543002, China
Beiling Liao*
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, Hechi University, Hechi 546300, People’s Republic of China
*
a)Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: lsx1324@163.com
b)e-mail: liaobeiling1324@163.com
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Abstract

Heterogeneous photocatalytic oxidation technology is currently a technology with the potential to solve environmental pollution and energy shortages. The key to this technology is to find and design efficient photocatalysts. Here, a series of inorganic coordination polymer quantum sheets (ICPQS)@graphene oxide (GO) composite photocatalysts are synthesized by adding GO to the synthesis process of ICPQS: {[CuII(H2O)4][CuI4(CN)6]}n. These composite photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Zeta potential, and N2 adsorption/desorption isotherms. The photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue showed that the activity of ICPQS@GO composite photocatalysts is better than that of ICPQS. Among ICPQS@GO composite photocatalysts, the 10.6% ICPQS@GO composite photocatalyst has the best activity, which can reach 3.3 mg/(L min) at pH 3. This method of loading low–specific surface area photocatalysts onto GO to improve photocatalytic performance indicates the direction for the synthesis of highly efficient photocatalysts.

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graphene oxidecompositephotocatalystsquantum sheets
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 34 , Issue 18 , 30 September 2019 , pp. 3220 - 3230
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2019 

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