The hydrophobic ionic liquids/water two-phase system was developed to prepare CuO nano particles.The catalytic activity of the synthesized CuO was investigated by photodegradation of 4-nitrophenol(4-NP)in the presence...The hydrophobic ionic liquids/water two-phase system was developed to prepare CuO nano particles.The catalytic activity of the synthesized CuO was investigated by photodegradation of 4-nitrophenol(4-NP)in the presence of H_(2)O_(2) under visible light irradiation.The optical properties of the synthesized CuO were characterized by ultraviolet–visible(UV–Vis)diffuse reflectance spectroscopy(DRS).Experimental results indicated that the band gap energy(Eg),conduction band edge potential(ECB)and valence band edge potential(EVB)of the synthesized CuO were 1.37 e V,0.625 e V and 1.995 e V,respectively.A degradation efficiency of 4-NP(4.8 mmol L^(-1))as high as 95.3% could be achieved under the conditions of p H 6.0,0.48 g L^(-1)of CuO dosage,1.4% of H_(2)O_(2) dosage and 90 min of degradation time.The synthesized CuO exhibited poor catalytic activity under alkaline conditions due to the disassociation of 4-NP,which elevated the repulsion between CuO and the 4-NP anions.The synthesized CuO nano particles exhibited higher catalytic activity compared with the catalysts reported in literature.Furthermore,the synthesized CuO nano particles could be reused at least six times without decreasing their catalytic activity.Compared with the traditional hydrothermal method,mild operating conditions and time saving are the advantages of the developed method for the preparation of CuO.展开更多
基金supported by the Foundation of Henan Province(Nos.202102310614,182102310300,18A150028)the Foundation of Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials&Devices,Soochow University(No.KJS2016)the Foundation of Henan Polytechnic University(No.NSFRF200313)。
文摘The hydrophobic ionic liquids/water two-phase system was developed to prepare CuO nano particles.The catalytic activity of the synthesized CuO was investigated by photodegradation of 4-nitrophenol(4-NP)in the presence of H_(2)O_(2) under visible light irradiation.The optical properties of the synthesized CuO were characterized by ultraviolet–visible(UV–Vis)diffuse reflectance spectroscopy(DRS).Experimental results indicated that the band gap energy(Eg),conduction band edge potential(ECB)and valence band edge potential(EVB)of the synthesized CuO were 1.37 e V,0.625 e V and 1.995 e V,respectively.A degradation efficiency of 4-NP(4.8 mmol L^(-1))as high as 95.3% could be achieved under the conditions of p H 6.0,0.48 g L^(-1)of CuO dosage,1.4% of H_(2)O_(2) dosage and 90 min of degradation time.The synthesized CuO exhibited poor catalytic activity under alkaline conditions due to the disassociation of 4-NP,which elevated the repulsion between CuO and the 4-NP anions.The synthesized CuO nano particles exhibited higher catalytic activity compared with the catalysts reported in literature.Furthermore,the synthesized CuO nano particles could be reused at least six times without decreasing their catalytic activity.Compared with the traditional hydrothermal method,mild operating conditions and time saving are the advantages of the developed method for the preparation of CuO.
