Highly Enhanced Photocatalytic Performances of Composites Consisting of Silver Phosphate and N-Doped Carbon Nanomesh for Oxytetracycline Degradation

Shehua Tong, Zhibing Liu, Yan Lin and Chunping Yang ()
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Shehua Tong: College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, Hunan, China
Zhibing Liu: College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, Hunan, China
Yan Lin: College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, Hunan, China
Chunping Yang: College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, Hunan, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 22, 1-15

Abstract: Photocatalytic technology based on silver phosphate (Ag 3 PO 4 ) has excellent potential in removing antibiotic pollutants, but the low separation rate of photogenerated hole-electron pairs restricts the application of the photocatalyst. In this study, it was found that the combination of nitrogen-doped carbon (NDC) with carbon defects and Ag 3 PO 4 can significantly enhance the photocatalytic ability of Ag 3 PO 4 . After it was exposed to visible light for 5 min, the photocatalytic degradation efficiency of oxytetracycline (OTC) by the composite photocatalyst Ag 3 PO 4 @NDC could reach 100%. In addition, the structure of NDC, Ag 3 PO 4, and Ag 3 PO 4 @NDC was systematically characterized by SEM, TEM, XRD, Raman, and EPR. The XPS results revealed intense interface interaction between Ag 3 PO 4 and NDC, and electrons would transfer from Ag 3 PO 4 to the NDC surface. A possible mechanism for enhancing the photocatalytic reaction of the Ag 3 PO 4 @NDC composite catalyst was proposed. This study provides a highly efficient visible light catalytic material, which can be a valuable reference for designing and developing a new highly efficient visible light catalyst.

Keywords: visible light catalyst; carbon material; silver phosphate; oxytetracycline (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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