Issue 21, 2021

Self-induced synthesis under neutral conditions and novel visible light photocatalytic activity of Ag4V2O7 polyoxometalate

Abstract

The bifunction of strong proton acidity and oxidation renders polyoxometalates (POMs) with great potential in catalysis. Utilizing their excellent catalytic activity to tackle antibiotic residues in water is meaningful but challenging. In this work, the self-induced synthesis of Ag4V2O7 POM with a 3D nanorod-bundle structure was achieved by the local aggregation effect of the protons of sodium dodecyl sulfonate (SDS) under neutral conditions rather than an alkaline environment. The discovery of the bifunctionality of anionic surfactants provided a more convenient approach to synthesize materials for industry. The experimental results demonstrated that the degradation rate and reaction rate of Ag4V2O7 POM to Rhodamine B dye were 4.64 and 30.00 times higher than a pure AgVO3 catalyst, respectively. An increase in the A/V ratio of silver vanadium oxide (SVO) resulted in a negative shift of the valence band, accompanied by a decrease in the bandgap. Meanwhile, efficient separation and transmission of photogenerated carriers and increased surface hydroxyl density also intensified the photocatalytic activity of Ag4V2O7 POM. In particular, Ag4V2O7 POM was applied to antibiotic degradation creatively, resulting in an emerging class of catalysts for the degradation of antibiotics.

Graphical abstract: Self-induced synthesis under neutral conditions and novel visible light photocatalytic activity of Ag4V2O7 polyoxometalate

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Mar 2021
Accepted
24 Apr 2021
First published
27 Apr 2021

New J. Chem., 2021,45, 9569-9581

Self-induced synthesis under neutral conditions and novel visible light photocatalytic activity of Ag4V2O7 polyoxometalate

D. Zhou, Y. Chen, X. Yuan, Y. Lu, M. Zhang and J. Liu, New J. Chem., 2021, 45, 9569 DOI: 10.1039/D1NJ01390D

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