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Enhanced photocatalytic performance for ethyl mercaptan by CoO/HTi2NbO7-NS p-n heterojunction nanocomposites

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Pages 468-476 | Received 26 Mar 2021, Accepted 28 Aug 2021, Published online: 23 Sep 2021
 

Abstract

CoO/HTi2NbO7-NS nanocomposite was constructed via the composite procedure of HTi2NbO7 nanosheet (HTi2NbO7-NS) and cobalt oxide nanoparticles (CoO-NPs) by a hydrothermal method. The as-prepared samples were characterized by XRD, HRTEM, EDS, LRS, XPS, and UV-Vis DRS. The adsorption and photocatalytic performances of the as-prepared samples were evaluated using ethyl mercaptan (EM) in methane gas as the model pollutant. Results indicated that CoO-NPs were uniformly distributed on the surface of HTi2NbO7-NS. The interfacial p-n heterojunction was formed. The spectral absorption edge of CoO/HTi2NbO7-NS was significantly red-shifted and the band gap was narrowed compared with HTi2NbO7-NS due to the interaction. The results also shown that CoO/HTi2NbO7-NS has the largest adsorption capacity for EM at 340.5 μmol g−1 and the strongest photocatalytic oxidation performance, the EM could be photocatalytic oxidized to sulfoxide. The present work indicated that the p-n heterojunction material of the CoO/HTi2NbO7-NS was promising for mercaptans adsorption and degradation.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation [grant no. 2008085QE194], the Key Project of Collegiate Natural Science Fund of Anhui Province [grant no. KJ2018A0089] and Funded by Research Foundation of the Institute of Environment-friendly Materials and Occupational Health of Anhui University of Science and Technology (Wuhu) [grant nos. ALW2020YF01 and ALW2020YF09].

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