Cu₂(OH)PO₄/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol under infrared light irradiation.

ABSTRACT: Sparked by the growing environmental crises, photocatalytic degradation of chlorophenols with inexhaustible solar energy is expected to be converted into actual applications. Here, we report the preparation of the nanocomposite of Cu₂(OH)PO₄ and reduced graphene oxide (Cu₂(OH)PO₄/rGO) through a one-step hydrothermal method and examined its infrared-light photocatalytic activity in the degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP). As evidenced by the absorption spectra and the degradation of 2,4-DCP, Cu₂(OH)PO₄/rGO exhibited enhanced infrared light-driven photocatalytic activity compared to pure Cu₂(OH)PO₄ and was very stable even after repeated cycling. More importantly, the introduction of hydrogen pero

SUBMITTER: Zhang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9077714 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature