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Synthesis of ZnTiO3/Ni foam catalyst and its enhanced photocatalytic performance

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ZnTiO3/foam nickel photocatalyst is prepared by a facile coating method, which loads nanometer ZnTiO3 powder onto nickel foam on the basis of PTFE as adhesive and anhydrous ethanol as dispersant. Morphology and structure of the photocatalyst are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electrons microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy (Raman), UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectrum (UV–VIS DRS) and photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL). The photocatalytic properties of the materials are tested by using the Rhodamine B (Rh B) solution as the target pollutant. The results indicated that the ZnTiO3/Ni foam had higher photocatalytic activity than the powdered ZnTiO3, and its degradation rate was up to 97.19% under ultraviolet light. Moreover, the degradation rate remained over 90% after five consecutive photocatalytic reaction cycles, and the ZnTiO3/Ni foam still had good photocatalytic activity and stability.

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This research was funded by Support Program for Young Innovative Talents in Colleges and Universities of Heilongjiang Province (UNPYSCT-2018136).

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    Junsheng Li, Jialun Xu, Shiyou Yu, Meiyan Xu, Tianyu Guan, Zhi Xia, Liming Jiang, Chong Tan & Jinlong Zuo

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JSL and TYG performed conceptualization; ZX and MYX provided software; SYY performed formal analysis; MYX performed investigation; JLX (J.L. Xu) contributed to data curation and methodology and writing—original draft preparation; CT performed writing—review and editing; JLZ performed supervision; JSL contributed to resources, validation, project administration and funding acquisition. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Li, J., Xu, J., Yu, S. et al. Synthesis of ZnTiO3/Ni foam catalyst and its enhanced photocatalytic performance. Polym. Bull. 80, 4245–4261 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-022-04255-6

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