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Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Over Layered Double Hydroxides Using Various Divalent Metal Ions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Guoxiang Pan ,
Minhong Xu ,
Kai Zhou ,
Yue Meng ,
Haifeng Chen ,
Yuhua Guo  and
Tao Wu
Guoxiang Pan*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Engineering, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, People's Republic of China Zhejiang Huayuan Pigment Co., Ltd, Deqing 313220, People's Republic of China
Minhong Xu
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Engineering, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, People's Republic of China
Kai Zhou
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Engineering, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, People's Republic of China
Yue Meng
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Engineering, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, People's Republic of China
Haifeng Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Engineering, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, People's Republic of China
Yuhua Guo
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Engineering, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, People's Republic of China
Tao Wu
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Engineering, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, People's Republic of China
*
*E-mail address of corresponding author: [email protected]
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Abstract

To apply hydrotalcites more effectively to the problem of dye wastewater, the effects of divalent metal ions on the structure and stability of hydrotalcites, especially on their photocatalytic activity, were compared. In the present study, M/Cr hydrotalcites (M3Cr-CO3-LDHs) (in which M = Mg, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn), where the M/Cr molar ratio was 3, were prepared by the co-precipitation method. The structures and properties were characterized using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA), and UV-Visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis DRS). The results showed that five kinds of M3Cr-CO3-LDHs were synthesized successfully, and the layered structure of the samples obtained was regular and the crystal phase was single. When methylene blue (MB) solution was exposed to ZnCr-CO3-LDHs, H2O2, and visible light irradiation, more than 90.67% of the methylene blue (MB) was removed after 140 min. The photocatalytic activity of the samples was in the order: Co3Cr-CO3-LDHs > Mg3Cr-CO3-LDHs > Cu3Cr-CO3-LDHs > Zn3Cr-CO3-LDHs > Ni3Cr-CO3-LDHs. The results of a catalytic mechanism study showed that photocatalytic degradation of MB involved a demethylation reaction, with the reactive species containing •O2-, •OH, and h+.

Keywords

Co-precipitation MethodM3Cr-CO3-LDHsMethylene BluePhotocatalytic Degradation
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 67 , Issue 4 , August 2019 , pp. 340 - 347
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Copyright © Clay Minerals Society 2019

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This paper was originally presented during the World Forum on Industrial Minerals, held in Qing Yang, China, October 2018.

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