The phenomena and mechanism for the enhanced adsorption and photocatalytic decomposition of organic dyes with Ag3PO4/graphene oxide aerogel composites

Maosheng Deng, Ying Huang

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Abstract

Ag3PO4/graphene oxide aerogel composites were fabricated by a hydrothermal method. The structure of Ag3PO4 and graphene oxide aerogel was investigated by XRD and Raman spectrum. The specific surface area of Ag3PO4, graphene oxide aerogel, and Ag3PO4/graphene oxide aerogel composites was investigated by the BET method. The adsorption and photocatalytic properties of Ag3PO4/graphene oxide aerogel composites were studied in Methylene Blue solution. The results showed that the existence of graphene oxide aerogel among Ag3PO4 could increase the specific surface area, adsorption performance, and photocatalytic performance of the composites. A higher percentage of graphene oxide aerogel resulted in higher adsorption capacity of Ag3PO4/graphene oxide aerogel composites, while an optimum percentage of graphene oxide aerogel was required for the maximum photocatalytic performance of the composites.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2565-2570
Number of pages6
JournalCeramics International
Volume46
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2020

Keywords

  • Adsorption
  • AgPO
  • Graphene oxide aerogel
  • Hydrothermal synthesis
  • Methylene blue
  • Photocatalytic

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