Photocatalytic reductive defluorination of perfluorooctanoic acid in water under visible light irradiation: the role of electron donor
Wanjun Wang, Yu Chen, Guiying Li, Wenquan Gu, Taicheng An
Abstract
Visible light-driven defluorination of PFOA was achieved <italic>via</italic> a photo-reductive pathway by using Pt–Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> as a photocatalyst and KI as an electron donor.
Topics & Concepts
Perfluorooctanoic acidPhotocatalysisVisible spectrumIrradiationPhotochemistryChemistryElectronRadiochemistryNuclear chemistryMaterials scienceCatalysisEnvironmental chemistryOrganic chemistryPhysicsOptoelectronicsQuantum mechanicsNuclear physicsPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances researchFluorine in Organic ChemistryAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques