Boosting the photocatalytic degradation of ethyl acetate by a Z-scheme Au–TiO<sub>2</sub>@NH<sub>2</sub>-UiO-66 heterojunction with ultrafine Au as an electron mediator
Hongli Liu, Xiaoyi Chang, Xiaoxun Liu, Guiying Li, Weiping Zhang, Taicheng An
Abstract
A Z-scheme Au–TiO 2 @NH 2 -UiO-66 photocatalyst with ultrafine Au as electron mediator was synthesized, which exhibited an exceptionally high mineralization efficiency of 85% at 94.6% ethyl acetate removal under visible light irradiation.
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PhotocatalysisHeterojunctionMaterials scienceMineralization (soil science)Degradation (telecommunications)IrradiationVisible spectrumNuclear chemistryMediatorChemical engineeringPhotochemistryInorganic chemistryChemistryCatalysisOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsPhysicsEngineeringInternal medicineComputer scienceMedicineNitrogenTelecommunicationsNuclear physicsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis