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Preparation and High Degradation Activity of Supported Nano-Bi₂WO₆–TiO₂/Nickel Foam Photocatalyst

Qin Tong

National Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China

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Ya-Mei Dong

National Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China

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Xiao-Jia Wang

National Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China

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Peng Yan

National Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China

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Dan-Nong He

National Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793292015500770Cited by:6 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

The supported nano-Bi₂WO₆–TiO₂/nickel foam photocatalyst was synthesized via spraying method with silica sol as a binder. The as-prepared photocatalyst with large surface and thermal stability exhibited enhanced photocatalytic performance for degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) solution in sunlight irradiation. The results showed that the RhB solution could be degraded to 71.6% within 60min, exhibiting that improved photocatalytic activity increased by 77.6%, compared with that of pure Bi₂WO₆–TiO₂ nanoparticles. Its high photocatalytic activity was due to the presence of nickel foam in the catalytic process, making the Bi₂WO₆–TiO₂ highly dispersed and increasing the contact area of the photocatalysts with the organic pollutants. At the same time, a possible photocatalytic mechanism for the enhanced photocatalytic performance was investigated.

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