Hydrothermal Synthesis of Ce-doped ZnO Heterojunction Supported on Carbon Nanofibers with High Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity

doi:10.1007/s40242-021-1114-6

Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (3): 565-570.doi: 10.1007/s40242-021-1114-6

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Hydrothermal Synthesis of Ce-doped ZnO Heterojunction Supported on Carbon Nanofibers with High Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity

JIAN Shaoju¹, TIAN Zhiwei^1,2, ZHANG Kaiyin³, DUAN Gaigai^1,2, YANG Weisen¹, JIANG Shaohua^1,2

1. Fujian Key Laboratory of Eco-Industrial Green Technology, College of Ecology and Resources Engineering, Wuyi University, Wuyishan 354300, P. R. China;
2. Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, P. R. China;
3. College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wuyi University, Wuyishan 354300, P. R. China

Received:2021-03-15 Revised:2021-03-29 Online:2021-06-01 Published:2021-05-31
Contact: Duan Gaigai, YANG Weisen, JIANG Shaohua E-mail:duangaigai@njfu.edu.cn;yangweisen@126.com;shaohua.jiang@njfu.edu.cn
Supported by:
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.51406141, 51803093, 51903123), the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province, China(Nos.2020J01419, 2020J05220, 2020J01393), the Young and Middle-aged Teacher Education Research Project of Fujian Province, China(Nos. JAT170592, JT180551), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China(Nos.BK20180770, BK20190760) and the Open Fund of Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Industrial Green Technology, China(No.WYKF-EIGT2020-3).

Abstract

Abstract: Ce/ZnO decorated carbon nanofibers(CNFs) heteroarchitectures(Ce/ZnO/CNFs) have been synthesized using electrospinning technique followed hydrothermal method, which have a high visible light photocatalytic activity. The samples were characterized by means of SEM, FTIR and XRD. The photocatalytic performance of Ce/ZnO/CNFs was tested with the methylene blue in the presence of visible light irradiation. In this work, we have analyzed the effects of Ce doping amount, initial methylene blue(MB) concentration and dosage of Ce/ZnO/CNFs on photocatalytic efficiency of the composite. The results showed that the photocatalyst containing 1.0% Ce in molarity(CZC1) obtained by autoclaving at 150℃ has the best photocatalytic degradation of MB than other as-synthesized samples. Ce/ZnO/CNFs catalysts exhibit a good stability and reusability, which would be an economical and environmentally friendly photocatalyst for various practical applications.

Key words: Photocatalysis, Electrospinning, Visible light, Degradation, Carbon nanofiber

JIAN Shaoju, TIAN Zhiwei, ZHANG Kaiyin, DUAN Gaigai, YANG Weisen, JIANG Shaohua. Hydrothermal Synthesis of Ce-doped ZnO Heterojunction Supported on Carbon Nanofibers with High Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity[J]. Chemical Research in Chinese Universities, 2021, 37(3): 565-570.

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