TY - JOUR
T1 - Photo-corrosion inhibition of Ag3PO4 by polyaniline coating
AU - Zhang, Yunfan
AU - Selvaraj, Rengaraj
AU - Kim, Younghun
AU - Sillanpää, Mika
AU - Tai, Cheuk Wai
PY - 2015/6/24
Y1 - 2015/6/24
N2 - In this paper, polyaniline-coated silver phosphate has been successfully prepared via a facile chemisorption method in order to improve the stability of Ag3PO4 under light irradiation. The crystalline phase, band gap energy, and microstructure of the obtained PANI/Ag3PO4 composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, UV–vis diffuse reflection spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy, respectively. The photocatalytic degradation of methlylene blue was performed to test the activities of PANI/Ag3PO4 composites with different coating amounts and the results indicate that the stabilities of PANI/Ag3PO4 composites were successfully enhanced. The correlation between photocatalytic performance and the properties of PANI/Ag3PO4 composites is discussed in detail.
AB - In this paper, polyaniline-coated silver phosphate has been successfully prepared via a facile chemisorption method in order to improve the stability of Ag3PO4 under light irradiation. The crystalline phase, band gap energy, and microstructure of the obtained PANI/Ag3PO4 composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, UV–vis diffuse reflection spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy, respectively. The photocatalytic degradation of methlylene blue was performed to test the activities of PANI/Ag3PO4 composites with different coating amounts and the results indicate that the stabilities of PANI/Ag3PO4 composites were successfully enhanced. The correlation between photocatalytic performance and the properties of PANI/Ag3PO4 composites is discussed in detail.
KW - Ag<inf>3</inf>PO<inf>4</inf>
KW - Photo-corrosion inhibition
KW - Photocatalyst
KW - Polyaniline
KW - Structural characterization
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U2 - 10.1080/19443994.2015.1058194
DO - 10.1080/19443994.2015.1058194
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84935523154
JO - Desalination and Water Treatment
JF - Desalination and Water Treatment
SN - 1944-3994
ER -