Enhanced photocatalytic reduction of aqueous Pb(II) over Ag loaded TiO2 with formic acid as hole scavenger. 2012

Liyuan Li, and Fang Jiang, and Jingliang Liu, and Haiqin Wan, and Yuqiu Wan, and Shourong Zheng
State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, PR China.

In the present study, photocatalytic Pb(II) reduction over TiO(2) and Ag/TiO(2) catalysts in the presence of formic acid was explored to eliminate Pb(II) pollution in water. Ag/TiO(2) catalysts were prepared by the photo-deposition method and characterized using UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra, X-ray reflection diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Ag deposition on TiO(2) led to enhanced photocatalytic Pb(II) reduction and the Ag/TiO(2) catalyst with a Ag loading amount of 0.99 wt.% exhibited the optimum photocatalytic activity. For Pb(II) reduction over Ag/TiO(2) with a Ag loading amount of 0.99 wt.%, initial Pb(II) reduction rate was found to be dependent on the initial concentrations of formic acid and Pb(II). Increasing initial Pb(II) concentration led to linearly increased initial Pb(II) reduction rate. At low formic acid concentration, in parallel, initial Pb(II) reduction rates increased with formic concentration, but remained nearly identical at high formic acid concentration. Solution pH impacted the photocatalytic Pb(II) reduction and after irradiation for 100 min Pb(II) was removed by 11.8%, 91.2% and 98.6% at pH of 0.8, 2.0 and 3.5, respectively, indicative of enhanced Pb(II) reduction with pH in the tested pH range. The results showed that Ag/TiO(2) displayed superior catalytic activity to TiO(2), highlighting the potential of using Ag/TiO(2) as a more effective catalyst for photocatalytic Pb(II) reduction.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007854 Lead A soft, grayish metal with poisonous salts; atomic number 82, atomic weight 207.2, symbol Pb.
D010084 Oxidation-Reduction A chemical reaction in which an electron is transferred from one molecule to another. The electron-donating molecule is the reducing agent or reductant; the electron-accepting molecule is the oxidizing agent or oxidant. Reducing and oxidizing agents function as conjugate reductant-oxidant pairs or redox pairs (Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p471). Redox,Oxidation Reduction
D010777 Photochemistry A branch of physical chemistry which studies chemical reactions, isomerization and physical behavior that may occur under the influence of visible and/or ultraviolet light. Photochemistries
D002384 Catalysis The facilitation of a chemical reaction by material (catalyst) that is not consumed by the reaction. Catalyses
D005561 Formates Derivatives of formic acids. Included under this heading are a broad variety of acid forms, salts, esters, and amides that are formed with a single carbon carboxy group. Formic Acids,Acids, Formic
D006863 Hydrogen-Ion Concentration The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D012834 Silver An element with the atomic symbol Ag, atomic number 47, and atomic weight 107.87. It is a soft metal that is used medically in surgical instruments, dental prostheses, and alloys. Long-continued use of silver salts can lead to a form of poisoning known as ARGYRIA.
D013056 Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet Determination of the spectra of ultraviolet absorption by specific molecules in gases or liquids, for example Cl2, SO2, NO2, CS2, ozone, mercury vapor, and various unsaturated compounds. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Ultraviolet Spectrophotometry
D014025 Titanium A dark-gray, metallic element of widespread distribution but occurring in small amounts with atomic number, 22, atomic weight, 47.867 and symbol, Ti; specific gravity, 4.5; used for fixation of fractures.
D014466 Ultraviolet Rays That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum immediately below the visible range and extending into the x-ray frequencies. The longer wavelengths (near-UV or biotic or vital rays) are necessary for the endogenous synthesis of vitamin D and are also called antirachitic rays; the shorter, ionizing wavelengths (far-UV or abiotic or extravital rays) are viricidal, bactericidal, mutagenic, and carcinogenic and are used as disinfectants. Actinic Rays,Black Light, Ultraviolet,UV Light,UV Radiation,Ultra-Violet Rays,Ultraviolet Light,Ultraviolet Radiation,Actinic Ray,Light, UV,Light, Ultraviolet,Radiation, UV,Radiation, Ultraviolet,Ray, Actinic,Ray, Ultra-Violet,Ray, Ultraviolet,Ultra Violet Rays,Ultra-Violet Ray,Ultraviolet Black Light,Ultraviolet Black Lights,Ultraviolet Radiations,Ultraviolet Ray

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