Ce-doped perovskite-type catalyst derived from Ti-bearing blast furnace slag for photocatalytic removal of gaseous toluene under visible light
Haofei Ma, Ziqi Wang, Peng Yuan, Boxiong Shen, Jie Xu
Abstract
Since the yield of titanium-bearing blast furnace slag (TF) during the smelting of vanadium titanium magnetite is large, it is urgent to find ways to recycle it and implement its value-added utilization. In this study, a perovskite-rich photocatalyst was prepared by acid-washing of TF, and then Ce was doped to modify it for photocatalytic removal of gaseous toluene under the irradiation of visible light. XRD , XRF and XPS analyses demonstrated that the perovskite phase was enriched after the acid-washing, and the content of CaTiO 3 in the acid-washed slag (AS) also increased after Ce doping. The combined N 2 adsorption-desorption, UV Vis DRS, EIS, PL , and ESR analysis results indicated that the photocatalytic performance of the mentioned photocatalyst was related to the Ce dopant content. The AS doped with 20% Ce (20% Ce-AS) had a lower band gap and larger specific surface area than the others catalysts. Under visible light radiation, more active radicals were produced, and the removal efficiency of toluene reached 92.08% for 20% Ce-AS. In addition, the results of the in situ DRIFTS tests indicated that toluene was gradually degraded by the Ce-doped perovskite-type photocatalyst to alcohols and aldehydes and mineralized to H 2 O and CO 2 . This study is expected to provide a new approach for the technical development of the value-added utilization of TF coupled with the efficient removal of toluene.