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Mar, 2022;29 (13): 19148-19164.

Synchronous removal of tetracycline and copper (II) over Z‑scheme BiVO/rGO/g-CN photocatalyst under visible-light irradiation.

Jiangli Sun, Yiyuan Rong, Yanping Hou, Lingli Tu, Qingyu Wang, Yuying Mo, Shuxuan Zheng, Zan Li, Zuji Li, Zebin Yu
Author Information
  1. Jiangli Sun: School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.
  2. Yiyuan Rong: Guangxi Open University, Nanning, 530022, China.
  3. Yanping Hou: School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China. houyp@gxu.edu.cn. ORCID
  4. Lingli Tu: School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.
  5. Qingyu Wang: School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.
  6. Yuying Mo: School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.
  7. Shuxuan Zheng: School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.
  8. Zan Li: School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.
  9. Zuji Li: School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.
  10. Zebin Yu: School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.
PMID: 34709549 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16996-4

Abstract

The combined pollution of heavy metals and organic pollutants in water body has become one of vital environmental issues. Herein, a series of BiVO/rGO/g-CN nanocomposites were synthesized for concurrent removals of organic pollutant and heavy metal. Results showed that using the optimized photocatalyst BiVO/rGO/g-CN-28, tetracycline (TC) removal of 87.3% and copper (Cu (II)) removal of 90.6% were achieved under visible-light irradiation within 3 h, respectively; much higher than those using BiVO and g-CN. More importantly, synergistic effect of TC and Cu (II) removals occurred on the surface of BiVO/rGO/g-CN in the TC-Cu (II) coexistence condition. Additionally, the ·OH and ·O- were the most important active species for TC oxidation, while photogenerated electrons were the most responsible for Cu (II) reduction. Results of various characterizations and electron spin resonance test demonstrated that BiVO/rGO/g-CN was a Z-scheme photocatalyst. Based on the identified intermediates, possible degradation pathways and mechanisms for photocatalytic degradation of TC were proposed. This study advances the development and mechanism of photocatalysts for collaborative removal of pollutants.

Keywords

Cooperative effects Copper ions Removal mechanism Tetracycline Z-scheme BiVO4/rGO/g-C3N4

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Grants

  1. 21707021/National Natural Science Foundation of China
  2. 2017GXNSFBA198186/Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Province
  3. 2020GXNSFAA297034/Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Province
  4. 2019KF19/Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp and Papermaking and Pollution Control
  5. 2019GK5011/Science and Technology Innovative Research Team in Higher Educational Institutions of Hunan Province

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