Fabricating Fe3O4-schwertmannite as a Z-scheme photocatalyst with excellent photocatalysis-Fenton reaction and recyclability
2020
Li, Ting | Liang, Jianru | Zhou, Lixiang
Here we reported an effective method to solve the rate-limiting steps, such as the reduction of Fe³⁺ to Fe²⁺ and an invalid decomposition of H₂O₂ in a conventional Fenton-like reaction. A magnetic heterogeneous photocatalyst, Fe₃O₄-schwertmannite (Fe₃O₄-sch) was successfully developed by adding Fe₃O₄ in the formation process of schwertmannite. Fe₃O₄-sch shows excellent electrons transfer ability and high utilization efficiency of H₂O₂ (98.5%). The catalytic activity of Fe₃O₄-sch was studied through the degradation of phenol in the heterogeneous photo-Fenton process. Phenol degradation at a wide pH (3 - 9) was up to 98% within 6 min under visible light illumination with the Fe₃O₄-sch as heterogeneous Fenton catalyst, which was higher than that using pure schwertmannite or Fe₃O₄. The excellent photocatalytic performance of Fe₃O₄-sch is ascribed to the effective recycling between Fe³⁺ and Fe²⁺ by the photo-generated electron, and also profit from the formation of the “Z-Scheme” system. According to the relevant data, photocatalytic mechanism of Fe₃O₄-sch for degrading phenol was proposed. This study not only provides an efficient way of enhancing heterogeneous Fenton reaction, but also gives potential application for iron oxyhydroxysulfate mineral.
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