Search
Abstract
Solar-driven photocatalysis has shown great potential as a sustainable wastewater treatment technology that utilizes clean solar energy for pollutant degradation. Consequently, much attention is being paid to the development of new, efficient and low-cost photocatalyst materials. In this study, we report the photocatalytic activity of NH4V4O10 (NVO) and its composite with rGO (NVO/rGO). Samples were synthesized via a facile one-pot hydrothermal method and successfully characterized using XRD, FTIR, Raman, XPS, XAS, TG-MS, SEM, TEM, N2 adsorption, PL and UV‒vis DRS. The results indicate that the obtained NVO and NVO/rGO photocatalysts exhibited efficient absorption in the visible wavelength region, a high content of V4+ surface species and a well-developed surface area. Such features resulted in excellent performance in methylene blue photodegradation under simulated solar light illumination. In addition, the composite of NH4V4O10 with rGO accelerates the photooxidation of the dye and is beneficial for photocatalyst reusability. Moreover, it was shown that the NVO/rGO composite can be successfully used not only for the photooxidation of organic pollution but also for the photoreduction of inorganic pollutants such as Cr(VI). Finally, an active species trapping experiment was conducted, and the photodegradation mechanism was discussed.
Citations
-
3
CrossRef
-
0
Web of Science
-
2
Scopus
Authors (8)
-
Aneta Lewkowicz
-
Kamila Sadowska
-
Julita Smalc-Koziorowska
Cite as
Full text
- Publication version
- Accepted or Published Version
- DOI:
- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1038/s41598-023-31130-9
- License
-
open in new tab
Keywords
Details
- Category:
- Articles
- Type:
- artykuły w czasopismach
- Published in:
-
Scientific Reports
no. 13,
ISSN: 2045-2322 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2023
- Bibliographic description:
- Nadolska-Dawidowska M., Szkoda M., Trzciński K., Ryl J., Lewkowicz A., Sadowska K., Smalc-Koziorowska J., Prześniak-Welenc M.: New light on the photocatalytic performance of NH4V4O10 and its composite with rGO// Scientific Reports -,iss. 1 (2023),
- DOI:
- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1038/s41598-023-31130-9
- Sources of funding:
-
- IDUB
- Verified by:
- Gdańsk University of Technology
seen 67 times
Recommended for you
Graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide and composite thin films NO2 sensing properties
- K. Dunst,
- B. Scheibe,
- G. Nowaczyk
- + 2 authors
Perovskite-type KTaO3–reduced graphene oxide hybrid with improved visible light photocatalytic activity
- B. Bajorowicz,
- J. Reszczyńska,
- W. Lisowski
- + 4 authors