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Enhanced n-Hexane Degradation Performance of PCN/Bi0-BWO/Zn(CH3COO)2-ACF with Z-Scheme Heterojunction: Synergistic Effect of Photocatalysis and Adsorption

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PCN/Bi0-BWO/Zn(CH3COO)2-ACF composite was compounded for the removal of n-hexane in this paper. Characterization results show that the composite was successfully prepared and the light response ability of the catalyst was improved. The photocatalytic properties of the composite were also tested; the removal rate of PCN/Bi0-BWO/Zn(CH3COO)2-ACF composite can reach more than 85% in 360 min. The main reason for the improvement of the performance of the composites was that the addition of phosphorus and the formation of Z-scheme heterojunction increased the efficiency of electron–hole separation on the surface of the catalyst.

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This work was financially supported by the CNPC safety and environmental protection key technology research and promotion project (2017D-4613), subproject of the National Science and Technology major project (2016ZX05040-003).

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  1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China

    Fang Liu, Guoyang Ji, Yuxi Bi, Haidi Wei, Encheng Sun, Yadi Wang & Fenglei Han

  2. State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, 266580, China

    Fang Liu

  3. State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, Beijing, 102206, China

    Fang Liu

  4. Technology Inspection Center of ShengLi Oil Field, Dongying, 257000, China

    Encheng Sun

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Fang Liu: supervision, project administration, writing-review & editing, funding acquisition, manuscript inspection. Guoyang Ji: conceptualization, investigation, methodology, writing-original draft. Yuxi Bi: validation, investigation, data curation, material preparation. Haidi Wei: data curation, conceptualization. Encheng Sun: data curation. Yadi Wang: data collection, validation, material preparation. Fenglei Han: project administration.

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Liu, F., Ji, G., Bi, Y. et al. Enhanced n-Hexane Degradation Performance of PCN/Bi0-BWO/Zn(CH3COO)2-ACF with Z-Scheme Heterojunction: Synergistic Effect of Photocatalysis and Adsorption. Water Air Soil Pollut 234, 781 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-023-06813-8

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