| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10242911 | Catalysis Communications | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Silver fine-particles loaded on BiVO4 photocatalyst by an impregnation method remarkably improve adsorptive and photocatalytic performance on the degradation of long-chain alkylphenols such as 4-n-nonylphenol (NP) and 4-n-octylphenol (OP). The Ag-loaded BiVO4 powders strongly adsorb NP and OP, which is attributable to silver oxides (Ag2O and/or AgO) partly covered on the silver surface. The specific adsorption property disappears when the surface silver oxides are reduced in a H2 stream. Degradation rates and CO2 mineralization yields for NP are increased by the Ag loading on BiVO4.
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Authors
Shigeru Kohtani, Junpei Hiro, Noritaka Yamamoto, Akihiko Kudo, Kunihiro Tokumura, Ryoichi Nakagaki,