Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2020, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (3): 107-111.doi: 10.11962/1006-4990.2019-0251

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Study on photocatalytic performance of silver carbonate

An Weijia,Xie Wanli   

  1. North China University of Science and Technology,Tangshan 063210,China
  • Received:2019-09-13 Online:2020-03-10 Published:2020-03-31

Abstract:

Silver-based photocatalysts have attracted extensive attention due to their good photocatalytic effects under visible light irradiation,which have simple preparation method and narrow band gap.Using Rhodamine B as a degradant,the photolytic degradation experiment was carried out by using silver carbonate(Ag2CO3) under simulated visible light to characterize its photocatalytic performance.The photocatalytic performance of Ag2CO3 and TiO2 under the same conditions was compared.The photocatalytic activities of Ag2CO3 under the different pH,degradation concentration and Ag2CO3 mass were investigated and the mineralization degree was analyzed by using TOC.Ag2CO3 was characterized and its crystal phase composition was analyzed by X-ray diffractometry(XRD),laser Raman spectroscopy(RRS),Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR) and ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy(UV-Vis).Results showed Ag2CO3 had the better photolytic degradation rate than TiO2 under the same conditions.Under the conditions,such as solution pH of less than 7 and the Ag2CO3 dosage of 1 g/L,the photocatalytic degradation effect of catalyst on Rhodamine B with the mass concentration of 5 mg/L was the best.After 100 min of UV lamp irradiation,the degradation rate of Rhodamine B dye was above 98%,and the final mineralization rate was 66%.

Key words: Ag2CO3, Rhodamine B, photocatalyst

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