Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Fabrication and characterization of ZnO particles with different morphologies for photocatalytic degradation of pentachlorophenol

  • Published:
Research on Chemical Intermediates Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

In this work, ZnO particles with different morphologies were successfully prepared by a simple solution route at low temperature. The products were characterized by SEM, EDS, XRD, TEM, HRTEM, SAED, TG–DTA and UV–Vis DRS. To further understand the formation processes of these ZnO particles, XRD analyses of the intermediates and concentration measurements of Zn(II) remaining in the reaction solution were made at regular intervals throughout the reactions. A possible formation mechanism is discussed. Photocatalytic activity of the as-prepared ZnO powders, evaluated by degradation of pentachlorophenol under UV irradiation, is found to be closely related to the particle morphology.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. J. Xue, J.L. Wang, J. Environ. Sci. 20, 1153 (2008)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. T. Umemura, S. Kai, R. Hasegawa, K. Sai, Y. Kurokawa, G.M. Williams, Carcinogenesis 20, 1115 (1999)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. R.J. Lewis, Sax’s Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials (Van Nostrand Reinhold, London, 1992)

    Google Scholar 

  4. M. Pera-Titus, V. García-Molina, M.A. Baños, J. Giménez, S. Esplugas, Appl. Catal. B 47, 219 (2004)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. J.-K. Kim, K. Choi, I.I.-H. Cho, H.-S. Son, K.-D. Zoh, J. Hazard. Mater. 148, 281 (2007)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. C. Jagadish, S. Pearton (eds.), Zinc Oxide Bulk, Thin Films and Nanostructures (Elsevier, Oxford, 2006)

    Google Scholar 

  7. S. Logothetidis, A. Laskarakis, A. Kassavetis, S. Lousinian, C. Gravalidis, G. Kiriakidis, Thin Solid Films 516, 1345 (2008)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. C. Hariharan, Appl. Catal. A 304, 55 (2006)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. S. Sakthivel, B. Neppolian, M.V. Shankar, B. Arabindoo, M. Palanichamy, V. Murugesan, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 77, 65 (2003)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. S. Chakrabarti, B.K. Dutta, J. Hazard. Mater. 112, 269 (2004)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. X. Quan, X.L. Ruan, H.M. Zhao, S. Chen, Y.Z. Zhao, Environ. Pollut. 147, 409 (2007)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. N. Uekawa, R. Yamashita, Y.J. Wu, K. Kakegawa, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 6, 442 (2004)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. P. Li, Y. Wei, H. Liu, X.K. Wang, Chem. Commun. 24, 2856 (2004)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. T. Kawano, H. Imai, Cryst. Growth Des. 6, 1054 (2006)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. W.J. Li, E.W. Shi, W.Z. Zhong, Z.W. Yin, J. Cryst. Growth 203, 186 (1999)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. H. Zhang, D.R. Yang, Y.J. Ji, X.Y. Ma, J. Xu, D.L. Que, J. Phys. Chem. B 108, 3955 (2004)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  17. Y.L. Wang, X.C. Jiang, Y.N. Xia, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125, 16176 (2003)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. G.R. Burnett, R. Atkin, S. Hicks, J. Eastoe, Langmuir 20, 5673 (2004)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. B. Cheng, E.T. Samulski, Chem. Commun. 8, 986 (2004)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  20. J. Gunlazuardi, W.A. Lindu, J. Photochem. Photobiol. A 173, 51 (2005)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  21. N. Daneshvar, D. Salari, A.R. Khataee, J. Photochem. Photobiol. A 162, 317 (2004)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  22. M.A. Behnajady, N. Modirshahla, R. Hamzavi, J. Hazard. Mater. B 133, 226 (2006)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  23. D. Li, H. Haneda, K. Kawano, N. Saito, J. Jpn. Soc. Powder Powder Metall. 48, 1044 (2001)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  24. D. Li, H. Haneda, Chemosphere 51, 129 (2003)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  25. Y. Yamaguchi, M. Yamazaki, S. Yoshihara, T. Shirakashi, J. Electroanal. Chem. 442, 1 (1998)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  26. M. Bowker, H. Houghton, K.C. Waugh, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 1, 2573 (1982)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. M. Bowker, H. Houghton, K.C. Waugh, T. Giddings, M. Green, J. Catal. 84, 252 (1983)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  28. V. Bolis, B. Fubini, E. Giamello, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 1, 855 (1989)

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21206026), the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (No. B2012402011), the Science and Technology Research Foundation of Hebei Education Department for Outstanding Young Teachers in University (No. Y2012028), and the Science and Technology Research and Development Projects of Handan City (Nos. 1128130092, 1223120094).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. College of Science, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, 056038, China

    Juan Xie, Yong Jing Hao, Xiao Cai Meng, Lan Yao & Li Bian

  2. College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China

    Zhao Zhou & Yu Wei

  3. Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nanomaterials of Hebei Province, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China

    Juan Xie, Zhao Zhou & Yu Wei

Authors
  1. Juan Xie
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Yong Jing Hao
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Zhao Zhou
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Xiao Cai Meng
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Lan Yao
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Li Bian
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Yu Wei
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Yu Wei.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Xie, J., Hao, Y.J., Zhou, Z. et al. Fabrication and characterization of ZnO particles with different morphologies for photocatalytic degradation of pentachlorophenol. Res Chem Intermed 40, 1937–1946 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-013-1091-6

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-013-1091-6

Keywords

Search

Navigation