Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2022, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (7): 1090-1097.DOI: 10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.210273

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Preparation of Uniformly Loaded Cu3P Nanoparticles in Porous Carbon Based on Copper Foam and Their Photocatalytic Performance for Dye Degradation

Sheng-Jie LIU, Yong-Jie YE, Yin-Yi LIU, Shu-Man LIN, Hao-Yuan XIE, Wen-Ting LIU, Wei-Qin XU()   

  1. Engineering Technology Development Center of Advanced Materials & Energy Saving and Emission Reduction in Guangdong Colleges and Universities,Department of Chemistry and Materials Science,Guangdong University of Education,Guangzhou 510303,China
  • Received:2021-06-07 Accepted:2021-08-31 Published:2022-07-01 Online:2022-07-11
  • Contact: Wei-Qin XU
  • About author:xuweiqin@gdei.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    the Basic and Applied Basic Research Project Guangzhou Basic Research Program(202102020537);the College Students′ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs(S202014278020)

Abstract:

To develop the photocatalyst with high activity and easy recyclability, uniformly loaded Cu3P NPs in N-doped porous carbon (NPC) supported by foamy copper (FC) was synthesized through a multi-step calcination method. FC was modified by in-situ growth of copper-based metal-organic framework (Cu-MOF) crystals, which was further calcinated to obtain Cu2O/Cu NPs loaded NPC on the surface of FC (Cu2O/Cu@NPC@FC-400). The desired photocatalyst Cu3P@NPC@FC-400 can be achieved after phosphate treatment. The composition and morphology of the obtained material were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (PXRD), infrared spectroscopy (IR), ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis DRS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The photocatalytic performance of Cu3P@NPC@FC-400 was studied in the simulated dye wastewater of Rhodamine B (Rh B), and the degradation mechanism was explored as well. It is found that the catalyst exhibits good photocatalytic activity for Rh B with a high dye removal up to 94% within 3 h. The photocatalyst is convenient for recovery, and its activity remains after 10 runs. Moreover, Cu3P@NPC@FC-400 shows excellent photodegradation performance for multi-component wastewater containing 7 dyes. The photocatalyst has the advantage of good stability and easy recovery, which can be used for treating wastewater of various dyes.

Key words: Metal-organic framework, Foamy copper, Phosphate treatment, Dye, Photocatalytic degradation

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