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  • Title: Photocatalytic degradation and rate constant prediction of chlorophenols and bisphenols by H3PW12O40/GR/TiO2 composite membrane.
    Author: Ma Y, Zhang Y, Zhu X, Lu N, Li C, Yuan X, Qu J.
    Journal: Environ Res; 2020 Sep; 188():109786. PubMed ID: 32593897.
    Abstract:
    Photocatalysis is a promising approach to remove highly toxic and refractory aromatics pollutants. However, developing highly active photocatalyst is a long-standing challenge for pollutant degradation. This study addressed this challenge by developing GR (graphene)/TiO2 and HPW (H3PW12O40)/GR/TiO2 membranes by sol-gel method. The removal efficiencies of HPW/GR/TiO2 (the doping of 1.0% HPW) membrane for chlorophenols (including o-chlorophenol, 2,4-dichlorophenol, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol, and pentachlorophenol) and bisphenols (such as Bisphenol A, Bisphenol AP, Bisphenol AF, and Bisphenol S) were up to 97.02-82.71% and 93.28-68.63% with simulated sunlight radiation for 5 h, respectively. Compared with GR/TiO2 composite membrane, HPW/GR/TiO2 remarkably accelerated the formation rates of O2- and OH, due to the simultaneous transfer of photo-generated electrons (generated by TiO2) to GR and HPW. In addition, the activity of the HPW/GR/TiO2 membrane did not decline noticeably after 10-time recycle. Furthermore, the photocatalytic degradation reaction rate constants (k) of phenols by HPW/GR/TiO2 membrane were calculated, and those for other chlorophenols and bisphenols were predicted using a quantitative structure-activity relationship model. The HPW/GR/TiO2 membrane developed in this study poses high potential as an ideal photocatalyst for removal of phenolic pollutants in wastewater.
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