In Situ Grown AgI/Bi12O17Cl2 Heterojunction Photocatalysts for Visible Light Degradation of Sulfamethazine: Efficiency, Pathway, and Mechanism

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 4174-4184

  Zhou, Chengyun ^a   Lai, Cui ^a   Xu, Piao ^a   Zeng, Guangming ^a   Huang, Danlian ^a   Zhang, Chen ^a   Cheng, Min ^a   Hu, Liang ^a   Wan, Jia ^a   Liu, Yang ^a   Xiong, Weiping ^a   Deng, Yaocheng ^a   Wen, Ming ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

AgI Bi12O17Cl2; Heterojunctions; Photocatalytic degradation; Sulfamethazine wastewater

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SILVER HALIDES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

AGI/BI12O17CL2; DEGRADATION INTERMEDIATES; HYDROTHERMAL PRECIPITATION; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; SULFAMETHAZINE; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE LIGHT DEGRADATION; VISIBLE LIGHT DRIVEN PHOTOCATALYSTS;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85043320217     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b04584     Document Type: Article

References (68)

1. Watkinson, A. J.; Murby, E. J.; Costanzo, S. D. Removal of antibiotics in conventional and advanced wastewater treatment: Implications for environmental discharge and wastewater recycling. Water Res. 2007, 41 (18), 4164-4176.
2. Watkinson, A. J.; Murby, E. J.; Kolpin, D. W.; Costanzo, S. D. The occurrence of antibiotics in an urban watershed: From wastewater to drinking water. Sci. Total Environ. 2009, 407 (8), 2711-2723.
3. Huang, D.-L.; Wang, R.-Z.; Liu, Y.-G.; Zeng, G.-M.; Lai, C.; Xu, P.; Lu, B.-A.; Xu, J.-J.; Wang, C.; Huang, C. Application of molecularly imprinted polymers in wastewater treatment: a review. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2015, 22 (2), 963-977.
4. Huang, D.; Xue, W.; Zeng, G.; Wan, J.; Chen, G.; Huang, C.; Zhang, C.; Cheng, M.; Xu, P. Immobilization of Cd in river sediments by sodium alginate modified nanoscale zero-valent iron: Impact on enzyme activities and microbial community diversity. Water Res. 2016, 106, 15-25.
5. Zeng, G.; Wan, J.; Huang, D.; Hu, L.; Huang, C.; Cheng, M.; Xue, W.; Gong, X.; Wang, R.; Jiang, D. Precipitation, adsorption and rhizosphere effect: The mechanisms for Phosphate-induced Pb immobilization in soilšA review. J. Hazard. Mater. 2017, 339, 354-367.
6. Hu, L.; Wan, J.; Zeng, G.; Chen, A.; Chen, G.; Huang, Z.; He, K.; Cheng, M.; Zhou, C.; Xiong, W.; Lai, C.; Xu, P. Comprehensive evaluation of the cytotoxicity of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots in Phanerochaete chrysosporium by cellular uptake and oxidative stress. Environ. Sci.: Nano 2017, 4 (10), 2018-2029.
7. Zhang, Y.; Zeng, G.-M.; Tang, L.; Huang, D.-L.; Jiang, X.-Y.; Chen, Y.-N. A hydroquinone biosensor using modified core-shell magnetic nanoparticles supported on carbon paste electrode. Biosens. Bioelectron. 2007, 22 (9-10), 2121-2126.
8. Cheng, Y.; He, H.; Yang, C.; Zeng, G.; Li, X.; Chen, H.; Yu, G. Challenges and solutions for biofiltration of hydrophobic volatile organic compounds. Biotechnol. Adv. 2016, 34 (6), 1091-1102.
9. Huang, D.; Liu, L.; Zeng, G.; Xu, P.; Huang, C.; Deng, L.; Wang, R.; Wan, J. The effects of rice straw biochar on indigenous microbial community and enzymes activity in heavy metal-contaminated sediment. Chemosphere 2017, 174, 545-553.
10. Grandclement, C.; Seyssiecq, I.; Piram, A.; Wong-Wah-Chung, P.; Vanot, G.; Tiliacos, N.; Roche, N.; Doumenq, P. From the conventional biological wastewater treatment to hybrid processes, the evaluation of organic micropollutant removal: a review. Water Res. 2017, 111, 297.
11. Gong, J.-L.; Wang, B.; Zeng, G.-M.; Yang, C.-P.; Niu, C.-G.; Niu, Q.-Y.; Zhou, W.-J.; Liang, Y. Removal of cationic dyes from aqueous solution using magnetic multi-wall carbon nanotube nanocomposite as adsorbent. J. Hazard. Mater. 2009, 164 (2-3), 1517-1522.
12. Xu, P.; Zeng, G. M.; Huang, D. L.; Feng, C. L.; Hu, S.; Zhao, M. H.; Lai, C.; Wei, Z.; Huang, C.; Xie, G. X.; Liu, Z. F. Use of iron oxide nanomaterials in wastewater treatment: A review. Sci. Total Environ. 2012, 424, 1-10.
13. Feng, Y.; Gong, J.-L.; Zeng, G.-M.; Niu, Q.-Y.; Zhang, H.-Y.; Niu, C.-G.; Deng, J.-H.; Yan, M. Adsorption of Cd (II) and Zn (II) from aqueous solutions using magnetic hydroxyapatite nanoparticles as adsorbents. Chem. Eng. J. 2010, 162 (2), 487-494.
14. Zhang, C.; Lai, C.; Zeng, G.; Huang, D.; Yang, C.; Wang, Y.; Zhou, Y.; Cheng, M. Efficacy of carbonaceous nanocomposites for sorbing ionizable antibiotic sulfamethazine from aqueous solution. Water Res. 2016, 95, 103-112.
15. Zhong, S.; Zhou, C.; Zhang, X.; Zhou, H.; Li, H.; Zhu, X.; Wang, Y. A novel molecularly imprinted material based on magnetic halloysite nanotubes for rapid enrichment of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in water. J. Hazard. Mater. 2014, 276, 58-65.
16. Zhou, C.; Li, H.; Zhou, H.; Wang, H.; Yang, P.; Zhong, S. Water-compatible halloysite-imprinted polymer by Pickering emulsion polymerization for the selective recognition of herbicides. J. sep. sci. 2015, 38 (8), 1365-1371.
17. Hu, X.-j.; Wang, J.-s.; Liu, Y.-g.; Li, X.; Zeng, G.-m.; Bao, Z.-l.; Zeng, X.-x.; Chen, A.-w.; Long, F. Adsorption of chromium (VI) by ethylenediamine-modified cross-linked magnetic chitosan resin: Isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamics. J. Hazard. Mater. 2011, 185 (1), 306-314.
18. Huang, D.; Hu, C.; Zeng, G.; Cheng, M.; Xu, P.; Gong, X.; Wang, R.; Xue, W. Combination of Fenton processes and biotreatment for wastewater treatment and soil remediation. Sci. Total Environ. 2017, 574, 1599-1610.
19. Cheng, M.; Zeng, G.; Huang, D.; Lai, C.; Xu, P.; Zhang, C.; Liu, Y. Hydroxyl radicals based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for remediation of soils contaminated with organic compounds: A review. Chem. Eng. J. 2016, 284, 582-598.
20. Cheng, M.; Zeng, G.; Huang, D.; Lai, C.; Xu, P.; Zhang, C.; Liu, Y.; Wan, J.; Gong, X.; Zhu, Y. Degradation of atrazine by a novel Fenton-like process and assessment the influence on the treated soil. J. Hazard. Mater. 2016, 312, 184-191.
21. Huang, D.-L.; Zeng, G.-M.; Feng, C.-L.; Hu, S.; Jiang, X.-Y.; Tang, L.; Su, F.-F.; Zhang, Y.; Zeng, W.; Liu, H.-L. Degradation of lead-contaminated lignocellulosic waste by Phanerochaete chrysosporium and the reduction of lead toxicity. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008, 42 (13), 4946-4951.
22. Gao, Y.-q.; Gao, N.-y.; Deng, Y.; Yang, Y.-q.; Ma, Y. Ultraviolet (UV) light-activated persulfate oxidation of sulfamethazine in water. Chem. Eng. J. 2012, 195-196, 248-253.
23. Yang, C.; Chen, H.; Zeng, G.; Yu, G.; Luo, S. Biomass accumulation and control strategies in gas biofiltration. Biotechnol. Adv. 2010, 28 (4), 531-540.
24. Polesel, F.; Andersen, H. R.; Trapp, S.; Plósz, B. G. Removal of Antibiotics in Biological Wastewater Treatment Systems A Critical Assessment Using the Activated Sludge Modeling Framework for Xenobiotics (ASM-X). Environ. Sci. Technol. 2016, 50 (19), 10316-10334.
25. Lu, Z.; Zeng, L.; Song, W.; Qin, Z.; Zeng, D.; Xie, C. In situ synthesis of C-TiO2/g-C3N4 heterojunction nanocomposite as highly visible light active photocatalyst originated from effective interfacial charge transfer. Appl. Catal., B 2017, 202, 489-499.
26. Lai, C.; Wang, M.-M.; Zeng, G.-M.; Liu, Y.-G.; Huang, D.-L.; Zhang, C.; Wang, R.-Z.; Xu, P.; Cheng, M.; Huang, C.; et al. Synthesis of surface molecular imprinted TiO2/graphene photocatalyst and its highly efficient photocatalytic degradation of target pollutant under visible light irradiation. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2016, 390, 368-376.
27. Chen, F.; Yang, Q.; Wang, Y.; Zhao, J.; Wang, D.; Li, X.; Guo, Z.; Wang, H.; Deng, Y.; Niu, C.; Zeng, G. Novel ternary heterojunction photcocatalyst of Ag nanoparticles and g-C3N4 nanosheets co-modified BiVO4 for wider spectrum visible-light photocatalytic degradation of refractory pollutant. Appl. Catal., B 2017, 205, 133-147.
28. Zhou, C. Y.; Lai, C.; Huang, D. L.; Zeng, G. M.; Zhang, C.; Cheng, M.; Hu, L.; Wan, J.; Xiong, W. P.; Wen, M.; Wen, X. F.; Qin, L. Highly porous carbon nitride by supramolecular preassembly of monomers for photocatalytic removal of sulfamethazine under visible light driven. Appl. Catal., B 2018, 220, 202-210.
29. Li, K.; Han, M.; Chen, R.; Li, S.-L.; Xie, S.-L.; Mao, C.; Bu, X.; Cao, X.-L.; Dong, L.-Z.; Feng, P.; Lan, Y.-Q. Hexagonal@Cubic CdS Core@Shell Nanorod Photocatalyst for Highly Active Production of H2 with Unprecedented Stability. Adv. Mater. 2016, 28 (40), 8906-8911.
30. Yang, S.-F.; Niu, C.-G.; Huang, D.; Zhang, H.; Liang, C.; Zeng, G. SrTiO3 nanocubes decorated with Ag/AgCl nanoparticles as photocatalysts with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity towards the degradation of dyes, phenol and bisphenol A. Environ. Sci.: Nano 2017, 4 (3), 585-595.
31. Wang, C.-Y.; Zhang, X.; Song, X.-N.; Wang, W.-K.; Yu, H.-Q. Novel Bi12O15Cl6Photocatalyst for the Degradation of Bisphenol A under Visible-Light Irradiation. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8 (8), 5320-5326.
32. Li, H.; Zhang, L. Photocatalytic performance of different exposed crystal facets of BiOCl. Opin. Green Sus. Chem. 2017, 6, 48.
33. Li, J.; Li, H.; Zhan, G.; Zhang, L. Solar Water Splitting and Nitrogen Fixation with Layered Bismuth Oxyhalides. Acc. Chem. Res. 2017, 50 (1), 112-121.
34. Tang, L.; Zeng, G.-M.; Shen, G.-L.; Li, Y.-P.; Zhang, Y.; Huang, D.-L. Rapid detection of picloram in agricultural field samples using a disposable immunomembrane-based electrochemical sensor. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008, 42 (4), 1207-1212.
35. Liu, J.; Zhao, H.; Wu, M.; Van der Schueren, B.; Li, Y.; Deparis, O.; Ye, J.; Ozin, G. A.; Hasan, T.; Su, B.-L. Slow Photons for Photocatalysis and Photovoltaics. Adv. Mater. 2017, 29 (17), 1605349.
36. Li, H.; Qin, F.; Yang, Z.; Cui, X.; Wang, J.; Zhang, L. New Reaction Pathway Induced by Plasmon for Selective Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation on BiOCl Possessing Oxygen Vacancies. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139 (9), 3513-3521.
37. Li, J.; Zhao, K.; Yu, Y.; Zhang, L. Facet-Level Mechanistic Insights into General Homogeneous Carbon Doping for Enhanced Solar-to-Hydrogen Conversion. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2015, 25 (14), 2189-2201.
38. Wang, L.; Shang, J.; Hao, W.; Jiang, S.; Huang, S.; Wang, T.; Sun, Z.; Du, Y.; Dou, S.; Xie, T.; et al. A dye-sensitized visible light photocatalyst-Bi24O31Cl10. Sci. Rep. 2015, 4, 7384.
39. Meng, X.; Zhang, G.; Li, N. Bi24Ga2O39 for visible light photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI): Controlled synthesis, facetdependent activity and DFT study. Chem. Eng. J. 2017, 314, 249-256.
40. Li, J.; Wu, X.; Pan, W.; Zhang, G.; Chen, H. Vacancy-Rich Monolayer BiO2-x as a Highly Efficient UV, Visible, and Near-Infrared Responsive Photocatalyst. Angew. Chem. 2018, 130, 500-504.
41. Wang, C.-Y.; Zhang, X.; Qiu, H.-B.; Wang, W.-K.; Huang, G.-X.; Jiang, J.; Yu, H.-Q. Photocatalytic degradation of bisphenol A by oxygen-rich and highly visible-light responsive Bi12O17Cl2 nanobelts. Appl. Catal., B 2017, 200, 659-665.
42. Li, H.; Zhang, L. Oxygen vacancy induced selective silver deposition on the {001} facets of BiOCl single-crystalline nanosheets for enhanced Cr(vi) and sodium pentachlorophenate removal under visible light. Nanoscale 2014, 6 (14), 7805.
43. Li, J.; Zhan, G.; Yu, Y.; Zhang, L. Superior visible light hydrogen evolution of Janus bilayer junctions via atomic-level charge flow steering. Nat. Commun. 2016, 7, 11480.
44. Xiao, X.; Jiang, J.; Zhang, L. Selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol into benzaldehyde over semiconductors under visible light: The case of Bi12O17Cl2 nanobelts. Appl. Catal., B 2013, 142-143, 487-493.
45. Wen, X.-J.; Niu, C.-G.; Ruan, M.; Zhang, L.; Zeng, G.-M. AgI nanoparticles-decorated CeO2 microsheets photocatalyst for the degradation of organic dye and tetracycline under visible-light irradiation. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2017, 497, 368-377.
46. Wan, Z.; Zhang, G. Synthesis and facet-dependent enhanced photocatalytic activity of Bi2SiO5/AgI nanoplate photocatalysts. J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3 (32), 16737-16745.
47. Zhang, L.; Hu, C.; Ji, H. p-AgI anchored on {001} facets of n-Bi2O2CO3 sheets with enhanced photocatalytic activity and stability. Appl. Catal., B 2017, 205, 34-41.
48. Ning, S.; Lin, H.; Tong, Y.; Zhang, X.; Lin, Q.; Zhang, Y.; Long, J.; Wang, X. Dual couples Bi metal depositing and Ag@AgI islanding on BiOI 3D architectures for synergistic bactericidal mechanism of E. coli under visible light. Appl. Catal., B 2017, 204, 1-10.
49. Wang, C.-Y.; Zhang, X.; Qiu, H.-B.; Huang, G.-X.; Yu, H.-Q. Bi24O31Br10 nanosheets with controllable thickness for visible-light-driven catalytic degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride. Appl. Catal., B 2017, 205, 615-623.
50. He, G.; Xing, C.; Xiao, X.; Hu, R.; Zuo, X.; Nan, J. Facile synthesis of flower-like Bi12O17Cl2/β-Bi2O3 composites with enhanced visible light photocatalytic performance for the degradation of 4-tertbutylphenol. Appl. Catal., B 2015, 170-171, 1-9.
51. Huang, H.; Xiao, K.; He, Y.; Zhang, T.; Dong, F.; Du, X.; Zhang, Y. In situ assembly of BiOI@Bi12O17Cl2 p-n junction: charge induced unique front-lateral surfaces coupling heterostructure with high exposure of BiOI {001} active facets for robust and nonselective photocatalysis. Appl. Catal., B 2016, 199, 75-86.
52. Wang, T.; Quan, W.; Jiang, D.; Chen, L.; Li, D.; Meng, S.; Chen, M. Synthesis of redox-mediator-free direct Z-scheme AgI/WO3 nanocomposite photocatalysts for the degradation of tetracycline with enhanced photocatalytic activity. Chem. Eng. J. 2016, 300, 280-290.
53. Chen, F.; Yang, Q.; Sun, J.; Yao, F.; Wang, S.; Wang, Y.; Wang, X.; Li, X.; Niu, C.; Wang, D.; Zeng, G. Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Tetracycline by AgI/BiVO4 Heterojunction under Visible-Light Irradiation: Mineralization Efficiency and Mechanism. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8 (48), 32887-32900.
54. Hao, L.; Huang, H.; Guo, Y.; Du, X.; Zhang, Y. Bismuth oxychloride homogeneous phasejunction BiOCl/Bi12O17Cl2 with unselectively efficient photocatalytic activity and mechanism insight. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2017, 420, 303-312.
55. Cheng, H.; Wang, W.; Huang, B.; Wang, Z.; Zhan, J.; Qin, X.; Zhang, X.; Dai, Y. Tailoring AgI nanoparticles for the assembly of AgI/ BiOI hierarchical hybrids with size-dependent photocatalytic activities. J. Mater. Chem. A 2013, 1 (24), 7131-7136.
56. Wang, J.; Tang, L.; Zeng, G.; Deng, Y.; Liu, Y.; Wang, L.; Zhou, Y.; Guo, Z.; Wang, J.; Zhang, C. Atomic scale g-C3N4/Bi2WO6 2D/2D heterojunction with enhanced photocatalytic degradation of ibuprofen under visible light irradiation. Appl. Catal., B 2017, 209, 285-294.
57. Zhang, L.; Niu, C.-G.; Xie, G.; Wen, X.-J.; Zhang, X.-G.; Zeng, G. Controlled growth of BiOCl with large {010} facets for dye selfphotosensitization photocatalytic fuel cells application. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2017, 5, 4619.
58. Zhang, C.; Lai, C.; Zeng, G.; Huang, D.; Tang, L.; Yang, C.; Zhou, Y.; Qin, L.; Cheng, M. Nanoporous Au-based chronocoulometric aptasensor for amplified detection of Pb 2+ using DNAzyme modified with Au nanoparticles. Biosens. Bioelectron. 2016, 81, 61-67.
59. Zeng, G.; Zhang, C.; Huang, D.; Lai, C.; Tang, L.; Zhou, Y.; Xu, P.; Wang, H.; Qin, L.; Cheng, M. Practical and regenerable electrochemical aptasensor based on nanoporous gold and thymine-Hg2+-thymine base pairs for Hg2+ detection. Biosens. Bioelectron. 2017, 90, 542-548.
60. Deng, Y.; Tang, L.; Zeng, G.; Zhu, Z.; Yan, M.; Zhou, Y.; Wang, J.; Liu, Y.; Wang, J. Insight into highly efficient simultaneous photocatalytic removal of Cr(VI) and 2,4-diclorophenol under visible light irradiation by phosphorus doped porous ultrathin g-C3N4 nanosheets from aqueous media: Performance and reaction mechanism. Appl. Catal., B 2017, 203, 343-354.
61. Guo, C.; Xu, J.; Wang, S.; Zhang, Y.; He, Y.; Li, X. Photodegradation of sulfamethazine in an aqueous solution by a bismuth molybdate photocatalyst. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2013, 3 (6), 1603.
62. Dong, F.; Li, C.; He, G.; Chen, X.; Mao, X. Kinetics and degradation pathway of sulfamethazine chlorination in pilot-scale water distribution systems. Chem. Eng. J. 2017, 321, 521-532.
63. Chen, F.; Yang, Q.; Li, X.; Zeng, G.; Wang, D.; Niu, C.; Zhao, J.; An, H.; Xie, T.; Deng, Y. Hierarchical assembly of graphene-bridged Ag3PO4/Ag/BiVO4 (040) Z-scheme photocatalyst: An efficient, sustainable and heterogeneous catalyst with enhanced visible-light photoactivity towards tetracycline degradation under visible light irradiation. Appl. Catal., B 2017, 200, 330-342.
64. Chen, F.; Yang, Q.; Wang, S.; Yao, F.; Sun, J.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, C.; Li, X.; Niu, C.; Wang, D.; Zeng, G. Graphene oxide and carbon nitride nanosheets co-modified silver chromate nanoparticles with enhanced visible-light photoactivity and anti-photocorrosion properties towards multiple refractory pollutants degradation. Appl. Catal., B 2017, 209, 493-505.
65. Cheng, M.; Zeng, G.; Huang, D.; Lai, C.; Liu, Y.; Xu, P.; Zhang, C.; Wan, J.; Hu, L.; Xiong, W.; et al. Salicylic acid-methanol modified steel converter slag as heterogeneous Fenton-like catalyst for enhanced degradation of alachlor. Chem. Eng. J. 2017, 327, 686-693.
66. Chen, F.; Yang, Q.; Zhong, Y.; An, H.; Zhao, J.; Xie, T.; Xu, Q.; Li, X.; Wang, D.; Zeng, G. Photo-reduction of bromate in drinking water by metallic Ag and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) jointly modified BiVO 4 under visible light irradiation. Water Res. 2016, 101, 555-563.
67. Deng, Y.; Tang, L.; Zeng, G.; Feng, C.; Dong, H.; Wang, J.; Feng, H.; Liu, Y.; Zhou, Y.; Pang, Y. Plasmonic resonance excited dual Z-scheme BiVO4/Ag/Cu2O nanocomposite: synthesis and mechanism for enhanced photocatalytic performance in recalcitrant antibiotic degradation. Environ. Sci.: Nano 2017, 4, 1494.
68. Tian, N.; Zhang, Y.; Li, X.; Xiao, K.; Du, X.; Dong, F.; Waterhouse, G. I. N.; Zhang, T.; Huang, H. Precursor-reforming protocol to 3D mesoporous g-C3N4 established by ultrathin self-doped nanosheets for superior hydrogen evolution. Nano Energy 2017, 38, 72-81.