Efficient elimination of the pollutants in eutrophicated water with carbon strengthened expanded graphite based photocatalysts: Unveiling the synergistic role of metal sites

Journal of Hazardous Materials(2021)

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Metal sites (Ni, Bi or Ag) were introduced into carbon strengthened expanded graphite (CEG) based photocatalysts, and performed as a novel strategy to enhance the elimination of Microcystis aeruginosa and microcystin-LR from water. Results show that metal doping can efficiently improve the adsorption of harmful algae and enhance the photocatalytic activities in inactivation of harmful algae and degradation of MC-LR. Among the CEG catalysts, Ni-CEG can achieve the highest removal rate up to 90.6% for algal cells with 5 h visible light irradiation, while Bi-CEG catalyst provides the best performance for MC-LR degradation with the removal rate of 80.9% in 6 h visible light irradiation. In general, considering the coexistence of algal cells and microcystin-LR, Bi-CEG is proved to be an excellent candidate for the remediation of eutrophicated waters since it can achieve the efficient removal of both harmful algae and MC-LR. DFT calculations indicate that metal doping can transform the photocatalysts into n-type semiconductor, and provide the mid-gap state. In addition, the partial charge density distribution near Fermi level was mainly composed by the metal dopants, which can enhance the interaction with harmful algae and MC-LR.
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Doping,Carbon materials,Photocatalysis,Algae,MC-LR
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