Enhanced Activation of Persulfate by Co-Doped Bismuth Ferrite Nanocomposites for Degradation of Levofloxacin Under Visible Light Irradiation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis of BFO and Co-BFO Catalysts
2.2. Characterization of Catalysts
2.3. Experimental Procedure
2.4. Analytical Methods
3. Results
3.1. Catalyst Characterization
3.2. Photocatalytic Procedures
3.3. Effect of Experimental Factors
3.4. Identification of Reactive Species and Recycling Tests
3.5. Potential Degradation Mechanism of LFX by Co-BFO
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples | BET Surface Area (m2 g−1) | Pore Volume (cm3 g−1) | Pore Size (nm) | Ms (emμ g−1) |
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BFO | 11.8004 | 0.034523 | 3.80215 | 9.76 |
Co-BFO-1 | 29.9661 | 0.047210 | 3.90179 | 21.26 |
Co-BFO-2 | 58.1761 | 0.061675 | 4.24059 | 22.17 |
Co-BFO-3 | 78.8946 | 0.078730 | 3.99163 | 23.06 |
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Zhong, X.; Zou, Z.-S.; Wang, H.-L.; Huang, W.; Zhou, B.-X. Enhanced Activation of Persulfate by Co-Doped Bismuth Ferrite Nanocomposites for Degradation of Levofloxacin Under Visible Light Irradiation. Materials 2019, 12, 3952. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12233952
Zhong X, Zou Z-S, Wang H-L, Huang W, Zhou B-X. Enhanced Activation of Persulfate by Co-Doped Bismuth Ferrite Nanocomposites for Degradation of Levofloxacin Under Visible Light Irradiation. Materials. 2019; 12(23):3952. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12233952
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhong, Xin, Zheng-Shuo Zou, Hu-Lin Wang, Wei Huang, and Bin-Xue Zhou. 2019. "Enhanced Activation of Persulfate by Co-Doped Bismuth Ferrite Nanocomposites for Degradation of Levofloxacin Under Visible Light Irradiation" Materials 12, no. 23: 3952. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12233952