PMID- 36721769
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230202
IS  - 1932-7447 (Print)
IS  - 1932-7455 (Electronic)
IS  - 1932-7447 (Linking)
VI  - 127
IP  - 3
DP  - 2023 Jan 26
TI  - Bimetallic FeO (x) -MO (x) Loaded TiO(2) (M = Cu, Co) Nanocomposite 
      Photocatalysts for Complete Mineralization of Herbicides.
PG  - 1388-1396
LID - 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c06796 [doi]
AB  - A series of monometallic and bimetallic cocatalyst(s), comprising FeO (x) , CuO 
      (x) , CoO (x) , FeO (x) -CuO (x) , and FeO (x) -CoO (x) loaded TiO(2) catalysts 
      prepared by the surface impregnation method, were investigated for the 
      photocatalytic mineralization of the widely used four herbicides: 
      2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP), 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP), 
      2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid 
      (2,4,5-T). It was found that FeO (x) -CoO (x) /TiO(2) showed the highest 
      photocatalytic efficiency toward mineralization of selected herbicides. FeO (x) 
      -CoO (x) /TiO(2) achieves 92% TOC removal in 180 min, representing nearly three 
      time activity of the benchmark PC50 TiO(2). From XPS analysis, FeOOH, CuO, and 
      CoO were determined to be loaded onto the TiO(2) surface. The outstanding 
      photocatalytic performance of the optimized FeO (x) -CoO (x) /TiO(2) sample for 
      herbicides mineralization is due to an increased charge separation and enhanced 
      hydroxyl radicals production monitored by diverse spectroscopies. Based on the 
      proposed charge transfer mechanism, FeO (x) -CoO (x) cocatalyst species 
      accelerate the transfer of photogenerated holes on TiO(2), thus facilitating 
      hydroxyl radicals production.
CI  - (c) 2023 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.
FAU - Shoneye, Ayoola
AU  - Shoneye A
AD  - Department of Chemical Engineering University College London Torrington Place, 
      London, WC1E 7JE, U.K.
FAU - Jiao, Haimiao
AU  - Jiao H
AD  - Department of Chemical Engineering University College London Torrington Place, 
      London, WC1E 7JE, U.K.
FAU - Tang, Junwang
AU  - Tang J
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2323-5510
AD  - Department of Chemical Engineering University College London Torrington Place, 
      London, WC1E 7JE, U.K.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230117
PL  - United States
TA  - J Phys Chem C Nanomater Interfaces
JT  - The journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces
JID - 101299949
PMC - PMC9884081
COIS- The authors declare no competing financial interest.
EDAT- 2023/02/02 06:00
MHDA- 2023/02/02 06:01
PMCR- 2023/01/28
CRDT- 2023/02/01 01:50
PHST- 2022/09/24 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/12/01 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/02/01 01:50 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/02/02 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/02/02 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2023/01/28 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c06796 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - J Phys Chem C Nanomater Interfaces. 2023 Jan 17;127(3):1388-1396. doi: 
      10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c06796. eCollection 2023 Jan 26.