Selected dechlorination of triclosan by high-performance g-C3N4/Bi2MoO6 composites: Mechanisms and pathways
Chemosphere
; 312, 2023.
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in English
| Scopus | ID: covidwho-2246618
ABSTRACT
Environmental-friendly and efficient strategies for triclosan (TCS) removal have received more attention. Influenced by COVID-19, a large amount of TCS contaminants were accumulated in medical and domestic wastewater discharges. In this study, a unique g-C3N4/Bi2MoO6 heterostructure was fabricated and optimized by a novel and simple method for superb photocatalytic dechlorination of TCS into 2-phenoxyphenol (2-PP) under visible light irradiation. The as-prepared samples were characterized and analyzed by XRD, BET, SEM, XPS, etc. The rationally designed g-C3N4/Bi2MoO6 (46) catalyst exhibited notably photocatalytic activity in that more than 95.5% of TCS was transformed at 180 min, which was 3.6 times higher than that of pure g-C3N4 powder. This catalyst promotes efficient photocatalytic electron-hole separation for efficient dechlorination by photocatalytic reduction. The samples exhibited high recyclable ability and the dechlorination pathway was clear. The results of Density Functional Theory calculations displayed the TCS dechlorination selectivity has different mechanisms and hydrogen substitution may be more favorable than hydrogen ion in the TCS dechlorination hydrogen transfer process. This work will provide an experimental and theoretical basis for designing high-performance photocatalysts to construct the systems of efficient and safe visible photocatalytic reduction of aromatic chlorinated pollutants, such as TCS in dechlorinated waters. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd
Aromatic compounds; Catalyst activity; Density functional theory; Hydrogen; Photocatalytic activity; Water pollution; Water treatment; 2 phenoxyphenol; bismuth; carbon; molybdenum; nitrogen; oxygen; phenol; triclosan; unclassified drug; Aromatic chlorinated pollutant; DFT; Efficient strategy; Electron-hole separation; Environmental-friendly; Large amounts; Performance; Photocatalytic reduction; ]+ catalyst; catalyst; dechlorination; reduction; separation; adsorption; Article; catalytic efficiency; controlled study; desorption; electrochemistry; electron; first order rate constant; hydrogen evolution; isotherm; light; photocatalysis; photoluminescence; pollutant; pore size distribution; reaction analysis; scanning electron microscopy; Aromatic chlorinated pollutants
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Chemosphere
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