文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Investigation of photoelectrocatalytic degradation mechanism of methylene blue by α-Fe2O3 nanorods array

作者：Liu, Yaqiao[1]; Hu, Shuozhen[1]; Zhang, Xinsheng[1]; Sun, Shigang[2]

机构：[1] State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China; [2] State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China

年份：2023

卷号：57

起止页码：162

外文期刊名：Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering

收录：EI(收录号：20231613896634)

语种：英文

外文关键词：Aromatic compounds - Degradation - Electrocatalysis - Hematite - Liquid chromatography - Mass spectrometry - Nanocomposites - Nanorods - Tin oxides - Wastewater treatment

摘要：Efficiently and thoroughly degrading organic dyes in wastewater is of great importance and challenge. Herein, vertically oriented mesoporous α-Fe2O3 nanorods array (α-Fe2O3-NA) is directly grown on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass and employed as the photoanode for photoelectrocatalytic degradation of methylene blue simulated dye wastewater. The Ov sites on the α-Fe2O3-NA surface are the active sites for methylene blue (MB) adsorption. Electrons transfer from the adsorbed MB to Fe-O is detected. Compared with electrocatalytic and photocatalytic degradation processes, the photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) process exhibited the best degrading performance and the largest kinetic constant. Hydroxyl, superoxide free radicals, and photo-generated holes play a jointly leading role in the PEC degradation. A possible degrading pathway is suggested by liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy analysis. This work demonstrates that photoelectrocatalysis by α-Fe2O3-NA has a remarkable superiority over photocatalysis and electrocatalysis in MB degradation. The in-depth investigation of photoelectrocatalytic degradation mechanism in this study is meaningful for organic wastewater treatment. ? 2022 The Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China, and Chemical Industry Press Co., Ltd