Spectroscopic investigations on the simulated solar light induced photodegradation of 4-nitrophenol by using three novel copper(II) porphyrin–TiO2 photocatalysts
作者:Xiang-fei Lü、Wan-jun Sun、Jun Li、Wei-xia Xu、Feng-xing Zhang
DOI:10.1016/j.saa.2013.02.021
日期:2013.7
Three porphyrins containing different functional groups (-OH, -CO2C2H5, -COOH), 5-(4-hydroxy) phenyl-10,15,20-triphenyl porphyrin (1a), 5-(4-ethylacetatatomethoxy) phenyl-10,15,20-triphenyl porphyrin (1b), 5-(4-carboxylatomethoxy) phenyl-10,15,20-triphenyl porphyrin (1c), were synthesized and characterized spectroscopically. The CuPp(2a, 2b, 2c)-TiO2 photocatalysts were then prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-vis-DRS), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The photocatalytic activities of the photocatalysts were investigated by carrying out the photodegradation of 4-nitrophenol in aqueous solution under simulated solar irradiation. It was found that the CuPp(2a, 2b, 2c)-TiO2 enhanced the photocatalytic efficiency of bare TiO2 in photo-degrading the 4-NP due to the interaction between CuPp(2a, 2b, 2c) and TiO2, resulted in the enhancement of the photogenerated electron-hole separation. The reasons of this enhanced photocatalytic activity were also discussed. Based on the present study, it could be considered as a promising photocatalyst for the further industrial application. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.