Superior Degradation Performance of Nanoporous Copper Catalysts on Methyl Orange
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Microstructure Characterization
3.2. MO Degradation Behavior
3.3. MO Degradation Mechanism
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Catalyst | Cu | O | Mn | Ni | Al |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NPC1 | 98.25% | 1.02% | 0.73% | – | – |
NPC2 | 93.67% | 1.88% | 0.53% | 3.92% | – |
NPC3 | 93.36% | 5.73% | 0.49% | – | 0.42% |
Catalyst | Additive Amount (mg) | MO Concentration (mg L−1) | Degradation Ratio (%) | Time (min) | Degradation Efficiency (mg g−1 min−1) | Light or Lamp | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NPC1 | 40 | 20 | 90.8 | 60 | 3.78 | sunlight | this work |
NPC2 | 40 | 20 | 92.0 | 80 | 2.88 | sunlight | this work |
NPC3 | 40 | 20 | 92.0 | 30 | 7.67 | sunlight | this work |
Cu@Cu2O | 6 | 20 | 90 | 35 | 4.29 | sunlight | [10] |
Cu2O@Cu | 30 | 10 | 90 | 120 | 0.14 | Tungsten | [35] |
AgCl@Ag | 10 | 10 | 90 | 60 | 0.75 | Xe | [36] |
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Wang, J.; Yang, S. Superior Degradation Performance of Nanoporous Copper Catalysts on Methyl Orange. Metals 2021, 11, 913. https://doi.org/10.3390/met11060913
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Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Jinyi, and Sen Yang. 2021. "Superior Degradation Performance of Nanoporous Copper Catalysts on Methyl Orange" Metals 11, no. 6: 913. https://doi.org/10.3390/met11060913