TY - JOUR
T1 - Photoreduction of 4-Nitrophenol in the presence of carboxylic acid using CdS nanofibers
AU - Hernández-Gordillo, Agileo
AU - Acevedo-Peña, Próspero
AU - Bizarro, Monserrat
AU - Rodil, Sandra E.
AU - Gómez, Ricardo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/5/1
Y1 - 2018/5/1
N2 - The photocatalytic reduction of 4-Nitrophenol was assisted with blue light irradiation using CdS semiconductor nanofiber. The kinetic study of the blue-photoreduction of 4-Nitrophenol to 4-Aminophenol was performed by using Na2SO3 as “hole scavenger” in the presence of middle carboxylic acids (acetic, oxalic and citric acid). The effect of photocatalyst load, the carboxylic acid concentration and of the pH solution (acid, neutral and alkaline media) were investigated. The maximum 4-Nitrophenol photoreduction rate was reached in neutral media and it is related to the enhanced “hole scavenging” effect caused by the SO32− or HSO32− ions in the presence of carboxylic acid. Electrochemical characterization of CdS nanofiber was made in the presence of 4-NP and citric acid. The 4-NP photoreduction reaction follows a zero order reaction and a possible mechanism to explain the fast electron transfer process is discussed as a consequence of the carboxylic acid adsorbed on the CdS surface.
AB - The photocatalytic reduction of 4-Nitrophenol was assisted with blue light irradiation using CdS semiconductor nanofiber. The kinetic study of the blue-photoreduction of 4-Nitrophenol to 4-Aminophenol was performed by using Na2SO3 as “hole scavenger” in the presence of middle carboxylic acids (acetic, oxalic and citric acid). The effect of photocatalyst load, the carboxylic acid concentration and of the pH solution (acid, neutral and alkaline media) were investigated. The maximum 4-Nitrophenol photoreduction rate was reached in neutral media and it is related to the enhanced “hole scavenging” effect caused by the SO32− or HSO32− ions in the presence of carboxylic acid. Electrochemical characterization of CdS nanofiber was made in the presence of 4-NP and citric acid. The 4-NP photoreduction reaction follows a zero order reaction and a possible mechanism to explain the fast electron transfer process is discussed as a consequence of the carboxylic acid adsorbed on the CdS surface.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10854-018-8724-x
DO - 10.1007/s10854-018-8724-x
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0957-4522
VL - 29
SP - 7345
EP - 7355
JO - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
JF - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
IS - 9
ER -