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Fluorescent light enhanced graphitic carbon nitride/ceria with ultralow-content platinum catalyst for oxidative decomposition of formaldehyde at ambient temperature

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The complete decomposition of formaldehyde (HCHO) at ambient temperature is the most potential strategy for HCHO elimination from indoor environment. Herein, extra low content of Pt nanoparticles (0.025 wt%) supported on water-solubility carbon nitride/ceria (Pt/g-C3N4@CeO2) was prepared for gaseous HCHO removal at ambient temperature in a simulated indoor environment. Fluorescent light (8 W) illumination could visibly boost the complete decomposition of HCHO into CO2 over Pt/g-C3N4@CeO2. The cooperative effect in the distinct heterostructure and plenty of surface reactive oxygen species contribute primarily to the enhanced catalytic performance of Pt/g-C3N4@CeO2. Moreover, the possible mechanism of HCHO oxidation over Pt/g-C3N4@CeO2 assisted by the fluorescent light irradiation was proposed based on the physicochemical and optical characterization as well as the result of in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectra. This work might shed some light on the potential application of the versatile catalysts for ambient-temperature catalytic decomposition of HCHO by making full use of the indoor energies.

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室温催化氧化甲醛 (HCHO) 是去除室内环境中 HCHO 最有潜力的方法. 本工作将制备的水溶性氮化碳/氧化铈负载超低含量铂 (0.025 wt%) 复合催化剂 (Pt/g-C3N4@CeO2) 用于模拟室内环境中HCHO的去除. 结果发现, 荧光灯 (8 W) 照射可明显促进 HCHO 在 Pt/g C3N4@CeO2 上完全分解为 CO2 和 H2O. Pt/g-C3N4@CeO2 催化性能的增强主要得益于其独特的异质结结构和丰富的表面活性氧物种间的协同作用. 根据催化剂的理化性质和光学性能表征及原位红外漫反射光谱结果, 提出了荧光灯辅助增强 Pt/g-C3N4@CeO2 催化氧化甲醛的可能机理. 这项工作为充分利用室内能源, 开发具有应用前景的室温催化分解 HCHO 的多功能催化剂提供了思路.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21871111) and the Excellent Youth Foundation of Hubei Province of China (No. 2019CFA078).

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    Gang Huang, Zhi-Hua Xu, Zhao-Xiong Yan & Meng Zhang

  2. Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Fume and Dust Pollution Control, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, China

    Zhao-Xiong Yan

  3. Materials Analysis Center, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China

    Ting-Ting Luo

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Huang, G., Xu, ZH., Luo, TT. et al. Fluorescent light enhanced graphitic carbon nitride/ceria with ultralow-content platinum catalyst for oxidative decomposition of formaldehyde at ambient temperature. Rare Met. 40, 3135–3146 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-021-01756-7

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