Photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride over rugby-like β-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> with a 3D hierarchically assembled porous structure for environmental remediation
Lingxing Zeng, Jiaqi Wang, Qingrong Qian, Qinghua Chen, Xinping Liu, Yongjin Luo, Hun Xue, Zhaohui Li
Abstract
A novel rugby ball-like β-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> photocatalyst with a 3D hierarchically assembled porous structure was constructed <italic>via</italic> a facile precipitation–calcination method. The as-synthesized Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> exhibits a high photocatalytic efficiency compared to commercial Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and Degussa P25.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisCalcinationPorosityEnvironmental remediationMaterials scienceDegradation (telecommunications)CatalysisTetracycline HydrochloridePrecipitationPorous mediumChemical engineeringNanotechnologyTetracyclineChemistryContaminationComputer scienceOrganic chemistryComposite materialPhysicsEngineeringMeteorologyBiochemistryAntibioticsTelecommunicationsBiologyEcologyGa2O3 and related materialsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesZnO doping and properties