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Novel ZnO/Zn–Cr hydrotalcite-like anionic clay as a high-performance and recyclable material for efficient photocatalytic removal of organic dye under simulated solar irradiation

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Reusable ZnO/Zn–Cr hydrotalcite-like anionic clays (ZnO/Zn–Cr HACs) were synthesized by a co-precipitation method and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, N2 adsorption–desorption analysis, elemental mapping patterns, scanning electronic microscope, and UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectra. Its adsorption and photocatalytic activity towards organic pollutant (congo red as a model pollutant) were evaluated. The Langmuir isotherm was used to fit the equilibrium experiments. Saturated adsorption capacity of ZnO/Zn–Cr HACs was 426.29 mg g−1 at 308 K. The model pollutant exhibited fast and highly efficient removal from aqueous solution by ZnO/Zn–Cr HACs under simulated solar light irradiation. The experiments of cycles demonstrated that there was no evident change in the removal efficiency of Congo red (CR) solution by ZnO/Zn–Cr HACs the fifth time under simulated solar light irradiation, which indicates that ZnO/Zn–Cr HACs can be reused and will be favorable for effective elimination of toxic organic compounds in wastewater. Therefore, it is expected that ZnO/Zn–Cr HACs with layered structures and high surface areas can be potentially used as effective and reusable materials for large-scale environmental purification.

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This research was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Grant Nos. LY14B070011 and LY15E080002) and the Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51208331), the Foundation of China Scholarship Council (Grant No. 201308330411) and Special Funds of Innovative Research Team on Plant Evolutionary Ecology.

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  1. Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation, Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000, People’s Republic of China

    H.-Y. Zhu, R. Jiang, J. Yao & F.-Q. Fu

  2. Department of Environmental Engineering, Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000, People’s Republic of China

    H.-Y. Zhu, R. Jiang & J. Yao

  3. Environmental Engineering Program, University of Northern British Columbia, 3333 University Way, Prince George, BC, V2N 4Z9, Canada

    H.-Y. Zhu & J.-B. Li

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Zhu, HY., Jiang, R., Yao, J. et al. Novel ZnO/Zn–Cr hydrotalcite-like anionic clay as a high-performance and recyclable material for efficient photocatalytic removal of organic dye under simulated solar irradiation. Res Chem Intermed 42, 4359–4372 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-015-2280-2

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