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Anchoring Co₃O₄ on BiFeO₃: achieving high photocatalytic reduction in Cr(VI) and low cobalt leaching

Authors: Xuefeng Shi, Shanyu Quan, Linmei Yang, Cong Liu, Fanian Shi

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 19/2019

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A novel Co₃O₄–BiFeO₃ nanocomposite was successfully prepared via a facile hydrothermal method followed by an impregnation process and well characterized with XRD, TEM, FTIR, XPS, UV–Vis DRS and PL spectrum. XPS and TEM analyses reveal that Co₃O₄ nanoparticles were successfully anchored on the BiFeO₃. The photocatalytic activities of prepared photocatalysts were evaluated by removal of Cr(VI) under visible light (300 W Xe lamp irradiation). The results indicate that the 0.8% CO₃O₄–BiFeO₃ (Co0.8Bi) sample calcined at 500 °C for 4 h showed the best performance, and the rate constant k of Cr(VI) reduction over Co0.8Bi is about 13.7- and 23.3-fold compared with pure BiFeO₃ and Co₃O₄, respectively. More importantly, the CO₃O₄-BiFeO₃ catalyst exhibited highly chemical stability with Co leaching of lower than 34.5 μgL⁻¹, which is attributed to a strong interaction between Bi and Co components in Co₃O₄–BiFeO₃. The effects of Co₃O₄ loading, calcination temperature and initial pH on catalytic activity and cobalt leaching were optimized.

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Title: Anchoring Co3O4 on BiFeO3: achieving high photocatalytic reduction in Cr(VI) and low cobalt leaching
Authors: Xuefeng Shi
Shanyu Quan
Linmei Yang
Cong Liu
Fanian Shi
Publication date: 05-07-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Materials Science / Issue 19/2019
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-03816-x

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