Facile synthesis of bimetallic (In,Ga)2(O,S)3 oxy-sulfide nanoflower and its enhanced photocatalytic activity for reduction of Cr(VI). 2018

Misganaw Alemu Zeleke, and Dong-Hau Kuo, and Kedir Ebrahim Ahmed, and Noto Susanto Gultom
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No.43, Sec. 4, Keelung Road, Taipei 10607, Taiwan.

Hexavalent chromium is one of the most chronic and harmful to human beings, animals, and environmental well-being, and hence needs a high attention to detoxify it. For this purpose, bimetallic (In,Ga)2(O,S)3 oxy-sulfide nanoflower catalyst with different Ga contents was successfully synthesized at a low temperature of 150 °C via a facile method. It was systematically characterized and the visible light-driven photocatalytic reduction of toxic Cr(VI) was 100% completed at 4 min. The Cr(VI) reduction reaction rate constant was 13.8 fold higher than that of Ga-free In2(O,S)3 catalyst. It also showed lower recombination of photogenerated charge carriers, faster interfacial reaction rate, and higher electrical conductivity. The photoexcited electrons and H+ ions played crucial roles in the reduction of Cr(VI). The Cr(III) composition was 12.0% of the total atomic composition. The as-synthesized catalyst showed a tremendously fast Cr(VI) reduction activity and hence, it is promising for detoxification of hazardous Cr(VI).

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