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Construction and characterization of CoWO4/g-C3N4 composites for efficient sonocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B

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In this paper, CoWO4/g-C3N4 composites with efficient sonocatalytic activity were fabricated by a modified polyacrylamide gel route combined with a facile ultrasound-assisted process. A variety of characterization methods have been adopted to confirm the phase purity, charge state, morphology, optical property, and sonocatalytic activity of CoWO4/g-C3N4 composites. The sonocatalytic activities of as-prepared composites were evaluated by the degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB). The high sonocatalytic degradation efficiency (84.8%) was achieved over 1 g/L CoWO4/g-C3N4 (7 wt%) composites and 10 mg/L RhB solution under ultrasonic irradiation (180 W, 40 kHz) for 180 min. The degradation efficiency of RhB over CoWO4/g-C3N4 (7 wt%) sonocatalyst is 6.6 times as high as that of pure CoWO4. Trapping experiments reveal that the sonocatalytic decomposition of RhB was mainly due to the production of superoxide radicals. A possible sonodegradation mechanism was proposed based on the sonocatalytic experiments, and stability and reusability of CoWO4/g-C3N4 composites were also studied. The CoWO4/g-C3N4 composites as an efficient sonocatalyst for the catalytic degradation of RhB have great potential in wastewater treatment. This work will provide a valuable reference for the construction and application of composite sonocatalysts.

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This work was supported by the Science and Technology Research Program of Chongqing Education Commission of China (KJQN202001225), Project (YB2020C0402) supported by Chongqing Key Laboratory of Geological Environment Monitoring and Disaster Early-Warning in Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Chongqing Three Gorges University, the Talent Introduction Project (09826501).

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    Guangzhuang Sun, Yang Cai & Anrong Wang

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QG and GS designed this study. QG, RL, and YC performed material preparation and data collection. Qizhi Gao, Guangzhuang Sun, and Anrong Wang analyzed the data. Qizhi Gao and Guangzhuang Sun wrote the first draft of the manuscript and all authors revised the manuscript.

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Gao, Q., Sun, G., Ling, R. et al. Construction and characterization of CoWO4/g-C3N4 composites for efficient sonocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 25589–25602 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09257-8

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