Title :

Simultaneous photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction and phenol degradation over copper sulphide-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite under visible light irradiation: Performance and reaction mechanism

Author(s) :

Cherifi, Yacine [Auteur]
NanoBioInterfaces - IEMN [NBI - IEMN]
Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR 8520 [IEMN]
Barras, Alexandre [Auteur]
NanoBioInterfaces - IEMN [NBI - IEMN]
Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR 8520 [IEMN]
Addad, Ahmed [Auteur]
OUDDANE, Baghdad [Auteur]
Roussel, Pascal [Auteur]
Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide - UMR 8181 [UCCS]
Chaouchi, Ahcène [Auteur]
Szunerits, Sabine [Auteur]
NanoBioInterfaces - IEMN [NBI - IEMN]
Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR 8520 [IEMN]
Boukherroub, Rabah [Auteur]
NanoBioInterfaces - IEMN [NBI - IEMN]
Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR 8520 [IEMN]

Journal title :

Chemosphere

Pages :

128798

Publisher :

Elsevier

Publication date :

2021-04

ISSN :

0045-6535

English keyword(s) :

Cr(VI) removal
Phenol degradation
Photocatalysis
rGO/CuS nanocomposites.

HAL domain(s) :

Chimie/Catalyse
Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]
Physique [physics]/Matière Condensée [cond-mat]/Science des matériaux [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]

English abstract : [en]

The contamination of water by synthetic organic molecules and trace metals is a growing challenge, in spite of the enormous research efforts being made in the field of water treatment. In this study, reduced graphene ...
Show more >The contamination of water by synthetic organic molecules and trace metals is a growing challenge, in spite of the enormous research efforts being made in the field of water treatment. In this study, reduced graphene oxide-copper sulphide (rGO-CuS) nanocomposites of different rGO/CuS (2/1, 1/1, 1/2) molar ratios were fabricated via a facile one-step hydrothermal method. The nanocomposite materials, named hereafter as 2rGO-CuS, rGO-CuS and rGO-2CuS, were characterized using various analytical techniques, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and UV-visible spectrophotometry. The photocatalytic performance of the nanocomposites was assessed under visible light irradiation (λ > 420 nm) for the simultaneous photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) and phenol degradation. It was found that rGO-2CuS achieved a remarkable enhancement of the photocatalytic activity among the prepared nanocomposites for the degradation of phenol and reduction of Cr(VI). Therefore, the simultaneous photocatalytic phenol degradation and Cr(VI) reduction over rGO-2CuS sample was further investigated. The experimental results revealed that rGO-2CuS catalyst maintained good degradation efficacy of mixed pollutants after 6 runs and dissolved oxygen was found to be essential to promote Cr(VI) reduction and phenol degradation. A detailed photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation mechanism was proposed based on quenching experiments and fluorescence measurements.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Peer reviewed article :

Oui

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Collections :

• Institut d'Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie (IEMN) - UMR 8520

Source :

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