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- Title
Photo-assisted SCR removal of NO by upconversion CeO<sub>2</sub>/Pr<sup>3+</sup>/attapulgite nanocatalyst.
- Authors
Li, Xiazhang; Zhang, Haiguang; Lü, Huihong; Zuo, Shixiang; Zhang, Yuying; Yao, Chao
- Abstract
The emission of nitrogen oxides has caused severe harm to the ecosystem; thus, the development of low-cost and high-efficiency denitrification catalysts and new methods are of great significance. In this work, a co-precipitation method was employed to prepare Pr-doped CeO2/attapulgite (CeO2/Pr3+/ATP) nanocomposites. X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminance spectroscopy (PL), ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance (UV-Vis), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) were utilized to characterize the products. Results showed that the CeO2/Pr3+ nanoparticles were uniformly coated on the surface of ATP and demonstrated outstanding upconversion effect which converted the visible light to ultraviolet light. The upconversion luminescence of CeO2/Pr3+/ATP was strongest when the molar doping amount of Pr was 1 mol%, and the photo-SCR denitrification achieved the highest of 90% conversion and 95% selectivity when the loading amount of CeO2/Pr3+ was 40 wt%. The ATP and CeO2/Pr3+ constructed an indirect Z-type heterojunction structure mediated by oxygen vacancy which benefited the separation of charge carriers and enhanced the reduction-oxidation potentials, both are responsible for the remarkable denitrification performance.
- Subjects
NITROGEN oxides emission control; NITROGEN oxides &; the environment; DENITRIFICATION; FULLER'S earth; X-ray diffraction
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2019, Vol 26, Issue 13, p12842
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-019-04802-1