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Introduction (Akurati et al., 2008; Ho et al., 2004; Kansal et al., 2008), have
been developed to enhance TiO2 photocatalytic performance.
TiO2 has been extensively investigated to remove various Ag@AgX have also been widely explored as plasmonic
organic pollutants because this substance is cost effective, resonance photocatalysts because nano-silver and silver
nontoxic, stable, and highly photocatalytic (Lee et al., 2013; halide can polarize photo-induced charges. Polarization then
Ren et al., 2013; Yurdakal et al., 2008; Yu and Xu, 2007). facilitates the separation of photoelectron–hole pairs, which
However, TiO2 with a large band gap can be activated under can broaden visible light absorption and provide efficient
ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation. As such, its practical appli- plasmonic resonance through Ag nanoparticles deposited on
cations are impeded. Therefore, other methods, such as semiconductor surfaces (Begum et al., 2012; Ma et al., 2012;
nonmetal doping (Li et al., 2008; Xu et al., 2008; Yu et al., Wang et al., 2013; Zhu et al., 2016a, 2016b). A new plasma
2009), metal deposition (Lukac et al., 2007; Paramasivalm et photocatalyst of Ag–AgCl@TiO2 with a highly efficient cata-
al., 2008; Teoh et al., 2007), and semiconductor coupling lytic activity to degrade 4-chlorophenol and reduce Cr (VI) has
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also been successfully prepared with a one-step synthesis Co., Ltd., China), tert-butanol (TBA, Sinopharm Group Chemical
method. This highly efficient photocatalytic activity can be Reagent Co., Ltd., China), TiO2 (Shanghai Susen Industrial Co.,
attributed to the surface plasma resonance effect of nanopar- Ltd., China), HNO3 (Tianjin Bodi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.,
ticles, such as Ag nanoparticles, scattered on the Ag–AgCl@TiO2 China), and sepiolite (Neixiang County Xinglei sepiolite Co., Ltd.,
surface (Guo et al., 2012). Novel visible light-driven plasma China). Solutions were prepared with deionized water.
photocatalyst Ag–AgCl@TiO2 nanotube arrays also possess a
high photocatalytic activity for the photocatalytic degradation 1.2. TiO2/sepiolite preparation
of Methyl Orange. This activity is contributed by the effect of
silver exposed to visible light and the rapid separation between TiO2 was deposited on the sepiolite surface via a sol–gel method,
charges and electrons (Yu et al., 2009). Natural materials with a as described in a previous study (Liu et al., 2016). Solution A with
large scale and a high cation exchange capacity have been used absolute ethyl alcohol and deionized water was dripped into
as carriers (Mcevoy et al., 2014; Yang et al., 2012). Sepiolite is an solution B with ethanol, butyl titanate, and acetyl acetone. The
excellent catalytic support because of its fibrous structure and pH of the mixture was adjusted to 5 with 67% HNO3 and stirred for
open porous network. Microcosmic skeleton is a cage structure 1 hr at 25°C. In a water bath at 50°C, PEG was added to the mixture
composed of a nanoscale hollow fiber and characterized by a as a surface surfactant before sepiolite was added under
molecular sieve, large internal channels, large specific surface continuous stirring for 1 hr. After 24 hr of activation at room
area (125–210 m2/g), and excellent adsorption, storage, and temperature, the solution was evaporated in a water bath at 80°C
assisted catalytic functions (Barrera et al., 2009). Modified to nearly dry. Solids were dried in an oven at 80°C. TiO2/sepiolite
sepiolite contains numerous adsorption sites for pollutants was obtained after the solids were calcinated for 2 hr at 500°C to
and causes the adsorbed pollutants to migrate to the degrada- eliminate organic matter.
tion center located on a semiconductor surface. Therefore,
sepiolite has been used as an effective carrier. However, other 1.3. Ag@AgCl–TiO2/sepiolite preparation
catalysts, such as modified sepiolite supported by Ag–AgCl,
have been rarely evaluated. Ag@AgCl was deposited onto TiO2/sepiolite via a two-step
In this study, an acid-activated sepiolite was used as a synthesis method. Sepiolite and PVP were added to 80 mL of
supporter for Ag–AgCl and sol–gel synthesis to deposit TiO2 on water–ethanol solution stirred for 30 min. AgNO3 was added
the sepiolite surface. A visible-light-response Ag@AgCl-doped to form solution A and further stirred for 30 min. The solution
TiO2/sepiolite (Ag@AgCl–TiO2/sepiolite) was synthesized suc- A was then transferred to a 100 mL Polytetrafluoroethylene
cessfully and then characterized through X-ray diffraction (PTFE-lined) stainless steel high-pressure reactor and then
(XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersion heated for 3 hr in 130°C. After the solution A was cooled to
X-ray fluorescence (EDX), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy room temperature, 20 mL of solution B which contained NaCl,
(XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and was added into solution A drop by drop. The pH of the mixture
ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) diffuse reflectance spectroscopy was adjusted to 2.5 with 36 wt.% HCl and the mixture was
(DRS). The photocatalytic degradation activity of Ag@AgCl– continuously stirred in the dark for 24 hr. The obtained
TiO2/sepiolite was evaluated on the basis of the photocatalytic mixture was irradiated for 30 min with a 500 W Xe lamp to
degradation of Methylene Blue solutions under visible light deoxidize Ag+ to Ag0. The solids were centrifuged, washed,
irradiation. The photoelectrochemical properties and photo- and dried for 8 hr at 80°C. The molar ratio of Ag+ is 1.18% and
catalytic mechanism were also discussed. metallic Ag is 2.11%.
For comparison, pure Ag@AgCl was synthesized with the
same method, but TiO2/sepiolite was not used.
1.1. Chemicals The XRD of the sample powder was obtained by using a Bruker
D8 (D8, Bruker, Germany) Cu-Kα X-ray single crystal diffrac-
The following chemical reagents were used in this study: tion tester. The 2θ ranged from 10 to 80°. The SEM images of
butyl titanate (Tianjin Dengke Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd., the samples were collected with a JSM-6700F scanning
China), absolute ethyl alcohol (Yantai City Double Chemical electron microscope (Japanese Electronics Company JEOL,
Co., Ltd., China), acetone (Tianjin Dengke Chemical Reagent Japan). FT-IR spectra (400–4000 cm−1) were obtained by using
Co., Ltd., China), acetylacetone (Tianjin Dengke Chemical a Magna-IR 750 (Nicolet, America) infrared-performing testing
Reagent Co., Ltd., China), ethanol (Yantai City Double Chem- device. XPS spectrum was carried on a ESCALAB 250 X-ray
ical Co., Ltd., China), polyethylene glycol (PEG, Tianjin Bodi photoelectron spectrometer (Thermo-VG Scientific, America)
Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., China), silver nitrate (Sinopharm with Al Kɑ (hυ = 1486.6 eV) source. A DRS spectrum was
Group Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd.,), polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP, recorded by utilizing a duv-3700 spectrophotometer (Japanese
Tianjin Dengke Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd., China), NaCl Shimadzu, Japan) from 220 to 800 nm and barium sulfate was
(Yantai City Double Chemical Co., Ltd., China), HCl (Tianjin used as the control group. Photoelectric measurement was
Bodi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., China), NaOH (Tianjin Bodi conducted on an electrochemical workstation (LK2006a,
Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., China), potassium iodide (KI, Tianjin Lanlike Chemical Electronic High Technology Co.,
Sinopharm Group Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd., China), Ltd., China) under visible light irradiation. A glass film
P-benzoquinone (PBQ, Sinopharm Group Chemical Reagent composed of the as-prepared catalyst samples, a platinum
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Fig. 2 – SEM images of the as-prepared sample: (a) sepiolite, (b) TiO2/sepiolite, and (c) Ag@AgCl–TiO2/sepiolite. SEM: scanning
electron microscopy.
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Fig. 4 – XPS spectrum of Ag@AgCl–TiO2/sepiolite: (a) survey scan, (b) Ag 3d, (c) Cl 2p, and (d) Ti 2p. XPS: X-ray photoelectron
spectroscopy.
The photocatalysts used in this study were needle tubes with a synthesis can be applied to deposit TiO2 thin film and Ag@AgCl
diameter of 1 μm. A large morphological difference was observed particles onto the sepiolite surface efficiently.
from the images of sepiolite, TiO2/sepiolite, and Ag@AgCl–TiO2/
sepiolite. A thin film layer was coated onto the sepiolite surface 2.3. EDX analysis
(Fig. 2b). Consequently, the surface became rough. A number of
Ag@AgCl cubic structures were deposited onto the TiO2/sepiolite The EDX of Ag@AgCl–TiO2/sepiolite is shown in Fig. 3, which
surface (Fig. 2c). Therefore, sol–gel method and two-step shows O, Si, Ti, Ag, C, Ca, Cl, F, and Mg. Ag and Cl came from
AgCl. The EDX peaks of Ti, O, Si, C, Ca, Mg, and F were from
sepiolite. The EDX spectral peaks were detected at 3 and
2.7 keV. Therefore, these peaks are attributed to Ag and Cl
(Devi et al., 2016).
Fig. 6 – (a) UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectra of TiO2/sepiolite, Ag@AgCl–TiO2/sepiolite and Ag@AgCl; (b) Plots of (αhυ)2 versus
energy (hυ) for the band gap energy of TiO2/sepiolite, Ag@AgCl–TiO2/sepiolite and Ag@AgCl. UV–vis: ultraviolet–visible.
gap energies of TiO2/sepiolite, Ag@AgCl–TiO2/sepiolite, and Ag@ The reaction rate constant increases from 0.001 to 0.014 min−1
AgCl were approximately 3.12, 3.08, and 2.51 eV, respectively. when the dosage of Ag@AgCl–TiO2/sepiolite increases from 0.01
This trend may be caused by the formed plasmon resonance of to 0.15 g. Therefore, the reaction site increased as the catalyst
(Ag-NP) nanoparticles on the TiO2/sepiolite surface under visible dosage increased; consequently, more free radicals are likely
light irradiation. produced and reaction efficiency is improved.
Fig. 8 – Influence of initial pH on photocatalytic degradation Fig. 9 – Influence of different catalysts on photocatalytic
of Methylene Blue (MB). degradation of Methylene Blue (MB).
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Fig. 12 – Photocurrent responses: (a) Ag@AgCl–TiO2/sepiolite Fig. 14 – Photocatalytic degradation of Methylene Blue (MB)
and (b) TiO2/sepiolite under visible light irradiation. over the Ag@AgCl-doped TiO2/sepiolite under different
conditions with exposure to visible light.
photocatalysis are illustrated in Fig. 14. After the samples were
exposed to visible light for 120 min, the catalytic degradation rate reaction. Active sepiolite is characterized by a large specific
of Methylene Blue without a trapping agent was 77.68%. The surface area because of its strong adsorption ability. This material
degradation rates of Methylene Blue in the presence of 2 mmol/L can provide more adsorption sites for pollutants. The adsorbed
TBA, PBQ, and KI were 58.52%, 29.64%, and 7.99%, respectively. Methylene Blue can be transferred to the degradation center on
In this experiment, TBA captured UOH produced during the catalyst surface and thus degrade pollutants.
photocatalysis, and this observation indicated that few UOH When exposed to visible light, Ag nanotube and TiO2 absorbed
were produced. Therefore, UOH is the main active substance in photons were excited to produce photo-induced electron–hole
photocatalysis. After PBQ was added to the reaction solution, the pairs (Fig. 15). The photo-induced electrons on the valence band
photocatalysis was significantly inhibited, and the degradation of TiO2 transferred to Ag nanoparticles under the action of the
rate of Methylene Blue exposed to visible light was 29.64%. PBQ Schottky barrier and recombined with photo-induced holes,
captured UO−2. This observation showed that abundant UO−2 were which were retained on Ag nanoparticles. The energy gap of
produced and implicated in photocatalysis. Thus, UO−2 is the main TiO2 was 3.2 eV. The electrons injected to the valence band of
active substance in photocatalysis. KI also inhibited photo- AgCl were captured by O2 adsorbed on the AgCl surface because
catalysis, and the photocatalytic degradation rate was 7.99% AgCl was not excited by visible light; consequently, UO−2 is
when the samples were exposed to visible light for 120 min. This produced (Xu et al., 2011). The energy gap of AgCl was 3.25 eV.
phenomenon demonstrated that catalysts in photocatalysis are AgCl could not be excited by visible light, but the low valence
excited to produce abundant electron–hole pairs after photons band produces band potentials (0.06 vs. Normal Hydrogen
are absorbed. The holes on the valence band directly participated Electrode (NHE)) to transfer photo-induced electrons from Ag to
in degrading Methylene Blue and occupied the dominant role in CB in AgCl. The photo-induced holes on the valence band of Ag
photocatalysis. Hence, the free radical capture experiment nanoparticles were transferred and injected onto the AgCl
revealed that UO−2 and holes are the main active substances in surface and consequently reduced Cl− to Cl0; thus, Cl−/Cl0 redox
photocatalysis, and these substances play a dominant role in this couples are formed (Wang et al., 2010). These active species can
help induce MB on the composite surface.
3. Conclusions
Fig. 15 – Proposed mechanism of photocatalytic degradation for Ag@AgCl-doped TiO2/sepiolite under visible light.
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