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Preparation of M2O3-CeO2 (M=La, Fe, and Al) Compoundoxide Catalyst and Its Degradation Performance

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As one of the most active rare earths, CeO2 has caused extensive concern due to its multifunctional properties. CeO2-based compound oxide of M2O3-CeO2 (M=La, Fe, and Al) were prepared by coprecipitation and impregnation methods. The photocatalytic performance of the samples for the degradation methylene blue was studied under UV and visible light irradiation. The effects of constituents on the properties of the CeO2-based catalysts were investigated by XRD, TEM, BET, and UV-Vis spectrophotometer. The highest degradation of methylene blue under 230W UV light was almost 100% at 50 min by La2O3/Fe2O3-CeO2/γ-Al2O3 catalyst and 99.42% at 50 min by Fe2O3-CeO2/γ-Al2O3 catalyst. The methylene blue removal efficiency under indoor natural light reaches 93.81% by La2O3/Fe2O3-CeO2/γ-Al2O3 catalyst and 92.34% by Fe2O3-CeO2/γ-Al2O3 catalyst at 50 min. The order of catalytic degradation activity is La2O3/Fe2O3-CeO2/γ-Al2O3>Fe2O3-CeO2/γ-Al2O3> La2O3-CeO2/γ-Al2O3>Al2O3, owing to their structural features. The doping of La3+ or Fe3+ onto CeO2/γ-Al2O produced much more oxygen vacancies under light irradiation and reduced the energy laps of CeO2 with value of 2.86 ev, which improved the photocatalytic redox performance of the composite oxide.

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    Youfeng Li  (李友凤), Jinliang Lin & Bo Xie

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    Guoqing Liu

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Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.41763008), the National Science Foundation of Hunan Province (No.2018JJ2112), the Qian Jiao He KY([2019]114), and the Talents of Qian Ke He Platform ([2017]5727-11)

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Li, Y., Lin, J., Xie, B. et al. Preparation of M2O3-CeO2 (M=La, Fe, and Al) Compoundoxide Catalyst and Its Degradation Performance. J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat. Sci. Edit. 35, 335–341 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11595-020-2261-1

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