In this work, a visible photocatalytic system containing Eosin Y, multiwalled carbon nanotubes and CuO was prepared. The photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water over this system was studied using triethanolamine (TEA) as a sacrificial reagent. The results indicated that it was an efficient photocatalyst with an average rate of H2 evolution of 373 mmol·h-1·g-1 during first three hours under visible irradiation.
The pompon-like microspheres of AgIn5S8 with a cubic phase were prepared in a low temperature aqueous solution using mercaptoacetic acid as capping agent and thioacetamide as sulfur source and characterized with XRD, UV-vis absorption spectra, SEM and BET analysis. It is interesting that the microspheres are quite open and puffy. More importantly,the obtained microspheres showed remarkable photocatalytic activity for the degradation of methyl orange under visible light irradiation, which is probably due to the pompon-like morphology for providing reactive sites and facilitating the charge transfer between the target pollutant and the photocatalyst. This method could be extended to the synthesis of other functional micro/nano materials.
In the presence of Cu2+ ions, the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from a methanol aqueous solution was achieved when potassium hexaniobate nanotubes were used as the catalyst. It was found that there existed a photo-induced period in the initial reaction stage. Furthermore, the photo-induced period was prolonged by increasing the amount of Cu2+ ions. After that, the rate of hydrogen evolution was dramatically improved. Combined with the reaction phenomena and the result of the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, it was deduced that the Cu2+ ions captured the photo-generated electrons of potassium hexaniobate nanotubes in the photo-induced period. Consequently, the Cu2+ ions were reduced and deposited on the potassium hexaniobate nanotubes. When the mass ratio of Cu to potassium hexaniobate nanotubes was 3 wt%, the rate of hydrogen evolution over the catalyst reached 21.9 mmol·g-1·h-1, which could almost match with Pt as a co-catalyst. These results showed that Cu was an effective alternative to Pt as a co-catalyst of potassium hexaniobate nanotubes for the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from the methanol aqueous solution.
The hybrid membranes have been prepared using polyethersulfone (PES) as membrane matrix material and cerium-loaded Y-zeolites (CeY) particles as adsorptive functional group for gasoline desulfurization. The structures of hybrid membrane have a significant influence on membrane performance and adsorption desulfurization process. In this study, the effects of dope composition and membrane formation conditions including coagulation bath composition and its’ temperature on membrane structures were investigated in detail. The SEM results showed that air-side surface of the membrane were a dense layer structure, cross-section of the membrane great changes of the structure present when change the dope composition and membrane formation conditions. From the SEM photos of membrane at glass-side, it can be seen that the inorganic particles were tightly held together within the porous polymeric matrix. The appropriate structures of inorganic/organic hybrid membrane adsorbents can be got by regulating dope composition and membrane formation conditions. The maximum adsorption capacity was 21.6mg S/g membrane, which should have the potential to be used for the deep desulfurization of gasoline.
2-Hydroxy-6-naphthoic acid is an main raw material for the synthesis of polyaromatic ester, it was synthesized from 2-Naphthol by methoxylation, bromization, grignard reaction and demethylation before recrystallization (C2H5OH:H2O=2.8:1 m/m) with an overall yield of 78.5% and content of 99.1%. Furthermore, the results showed that the 6-bromo-2-methoxynaphthalene was prepared using Sn as reducing agent with 96.2% of the yield which is higher than 6-bromo-2-methoxynaphthalene was prepared using solid carbon dioxide and grignard reagent with 23.8% of the yield.
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