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CeO2/CdS heterojunction decorated cotton fabric as a recyclable photocatalyst for efficient light driven degradation of methylene blue

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In this work, visible light response CeO2/CdS decorated cotton fabrics as durable and facile recyclable composite photocatalysts were fabricated for photo-degradation of methylene blue (MB). First of all, amino-functionalized CeO2/CdS heterojunctions were synthesized through a fast, efficient and low-cost co-precipitation method. Subsequently, the as-prepared CeO2/CdS heterojunctions were immobilized on aldehyde-functionalized cotton fabric surfaces as composite photocatalysts via "amine-aldehyde" chemical reaction. The surface microstructure and chemical composition of the CeO2/CdS decorated cotton fabric (CeO2/CdS-CF) were characterized by SEM, FTIR and XPS, respectively. The results showed that CeO2/CdS heterojunctions were successfully anchored and uniformly distributed on the surface of cotton fabric. Since the CeO2/CdS heterostructure with efficient photo-generated charge transfer and separation, the as-prepared CeO2/CdS-CF exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity, degrading MB under simulated sunlight irradiation with a degradation efficiency of 93.8% within 90 min. In addition, the degradation efficiency remained above 90.3% even after five successive degradation cycles, indicating the outstanding stability and recyclability of the obtained CeO2/CdS-CF. This work opened up a facile preparation way for the fabrication of durable and recyclable composite photocatalysts, and has a promising application in treating dye contaminated wastewater.

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This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52003171), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (No. YJ201823), the Science and Technology Cooperation Project between Sichuan University and Zigong City (No. 2019CDZG-23) and Sichuan Province Science and Technology Support Program, China (No. 2020YJ0316). The authors would like to thank the Analytical & Testing Center of Sichuan University for XPS and SEM measurements. We also thank Dr. Mi Zhou, Dr. Sha Deng and Erhui Ren for experimental assistance.

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    Rui Zou, Linhua Li, Lin Yang, Jianwu Lan, Hongyu Liu, Baojie Dou, Jiaojiao Shang & Shaojian Lin

  2. National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, People’s Republic of China

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Zou, R., Li, L., Yang, L. et al. CeO2/CdS heterojunction decorated cotton fabric as a recyclable photocatalyst for efficient light driven degradation of methylene blue. Cellulose 28, 11081–11096 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-021-04203-z

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