Journal
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
Volume 317, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113928
Keywords
Photodegradation; Methylene blue; Nanocomposite; Mechanism; Heteropolyacid
Funding
- Iran National Science Foundation (INSF)
- Hakim Sabzevari University
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WZnO-NH2@H3PW12O40 (WZnO/HPA) nanocomposite is disclosed in the photocatalytic degradation of some pharmaceutical wastes by focusing on methylene blue as a case study. The prepared nanophotocatalyst is characterized by XRD, FT-IR, FESEM, TEM, XPS, PL, UV-Vis, and EDX. Compared to pure ZnO, WO3, and H3PW12O40, the heterojunction nanocomposite of WZnO/HPA shows much better degradation efficacy for methylene blue (MB) under UV-Vis light irradiation. Surprisingly, the heterogeneous catalytic system shows very good activity under the irradiation of sun-light and > 40% degradation is achieved for MB after 90min. In addition, a range of important polluting drugs were also conducted under the standard photocatalytic conditions. The enhanced photocatalytic degradation efficiency would be due to the reduced recombination of photogenerated electron-holes. It seems that degradation process follows a charge transfer mechanism by means of this effective heterogeneous nanocomposite. Reactive species including OH center dot and center dot O-2(-) together with h(+) are expected to be involved in the photodegradation reaction of MB. The highest photocatalytic activity of WZnO/HPAmay be due to the enhanced visible light absorption, electron-hole recombination blockage, lowering of the band gap, and increased number of oxygen vacancies or defects. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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