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Preparation of Cu2O/AC photocatalysts and their photocatalytic activity in degradation of pyrocatechol

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Cu2O on active carbon (Cu2O/AC) catalysts were prepared by impregnation of support with aqueous solutions of CuSO4 in various concentrations and then treated with a mixture of glucose and NaOH. Photocatalytic activity of the prepared catalysts was investigated in the photocatalytic degradation of pyrocatechol. The catalyst prepared by dipping of 0.5 g of AC into 25 ml of 0.04 mol/l CuSO4 was found to exhibit the best activity. The effects of the reaction time and the amount of catalyst on the photocatalytic degradation of pyrocatechol were also studied.

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui Province, 235000, China

    Gao Xiaoyan, Huang Yabei, Yu Zhang & Zi Yanqin

  2. Department of Chemistry and Biology Science, Suzhou University, Suzhou, 234000, China

    Zhang Xiaojie

  3. Huaibei Occupational Disease Prevention and Cure Hospital, Huaibei, Anhui Province, 235000, China

    Tang Yincai

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Xiaoyan, G., Xiaojie, Z., Yincai, T. et al. Preparation of Cu2O/AC photocatalysts and their photocatalytic activity in degradation of pyrocatechol. Kinet Catal 52, 672–677 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0023158411050077

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