Insight into the role of copper in the promoted photocatalytic removal of NO using Zn 2-x Cu x Cr-CO 3 layered double hydroxide

In this work the ability of Zn Cu Cr-CO layered double hydroxides (LDHs) as highly efficient DeNOx photocatalysts was studied. LDHs with x = 0, 0.2 and 0.4 were prepared using a coprecipitation method. The samples were characterized by different techniques such as XRD, XPS, FT-IR, ICP-MS, TG, SBET,...

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Published in:Chemosphere (Oxford) 2021-07, Vol.275, p.130030
Main Authors: Fragoso, J, Oliva, M A, Camacho, L, Cruz-Yusta, M, de Miguel, G, Martin, F, Pastor, A, Pavlovic, I, Sánchez, L
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Summary:In this work the ability of Zn Cu Cr-CO layered double hydroxides (LDHs) as highly efficient DeNOx photocatalysts was studied. LDHs with x = 0, 0.2 and 0.4 were prepared using a coprecipitation method. The samples were characterized by different techniques such as XRD, XPS, FT-IR, ICP-MS, TG, SBET, SEM and Diffuse reflectance (DR). The increased amount of copper ions in the LDH layers gave rise to slight changes in the structure and morphology and an important variation of the optical properties of the LDHs. The prepared ZnCuCr-CO photocatalysts exhibited favourable conversion efficiency (51%) and an extraordinary selectivity (97%) for the photochemical NO abatement. The photochemical mechanism was elucidated from DOS, EPR, Femtosecond transient absorption and in-situ DRIFTS studies. The results suggested that the presence of Cu ions in the LDH framework introduced new states in the valence band states, thus favouring the production and mobility of e /h charge carriers and a greater production of ⋅O and ⋅OH.
ISSN:1879-1298