DPA-hematite was synthesized for bisphenol A detoxification via peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation. Correlation between the initial oxone dosage, apparent rate constant and surface area was obtained. Acute toxicity study was conducted. The function of DPA in mediating the PMS activation is schematically illustrated.
The orthorhombic polymorph of Cu2ZnGeS4 (CZGS) is a metastable wurtzite-derived phase that can only be prepared in the bulk form by extensive heating at high temperatures (≥790 °C) when using the conventional solid-state reaction route. By employing a facile solution-based synthetic strategy, we were able to obtain phase-pure orthorhombic CZGS in nanocrystalline form at a much lower reaction temperature. Prior to this work, the colloidal synthesis of single-phase orthorhombic CZGS on the nanoscale has never been reported. We find that the use of an appropriate combination of coordinating solvents and precursors is crucial to the sole formation of this metastable phase in solution. A possible formation mechanism is proposed on the basis of our experimental results. Because CZGS consists of environmentally benign metal components, it is regarded as a promising alternative material to the technologically useful yet toxic cadmium-containing semiconductors. The orthorhombic CZGS nanocrystals display strong photon absorption in the visible spectrum and are photocatalytically active in dye degradation under visible-light illumination.
A novel CuBi2O4 consisting of self-assembled spherical nanocolumn arrays (CuB-H) was synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method. It was further modified by controlling the Cu : Bi ratio during synthesis to become an efficient bi-functional catalyst (CuB-2.5) activated persulfate (PS) and peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for 1H-benzotriazole (BTZ) removal. Characterization of CuB-2.5 using XRD, FESEM, FTIR, BET and XPS revealed that it was morphologically similar to CuB-H and the molecular formula, as determined from the XRD results, was Cu1.2Bi1.6O3.6 with 2.4% w/w of CuO. The CuB-2.5 catalyst exhibited superior performance for BTZ removal via PS and PMS activations over the Cu(2+) (aq.), CuO, CuBi2O4 (CuB-M, microsphere) and CuB-H. The performance of CuB-2.5 was investigated at different initial PS/PMS dosages, initial catalyst loadings and initial BTZ concentrations. Interestingly, it was found that the inter- and intra-molecular hydrogen bondings play prominent roles in the BTZ removal mechanism in both the PS and PMS systems. Meanwhile, it is relatively easy to activate PMS, leading to a faster BTZ removal rate over the PS system. The intermediate products of BTZ degradation produced from the PS and PMS systems were similar, indicating a similar degradation pathway. The catalyst could still retain its morphology and can be reused multiple times.
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