Abstract
Photocatalysis is a promising way to eliminate organic pollution. Here a novel homogenous non-oxygen photocatalytic system was studied. Acetic acid was used as a model substrate to be decomposed into hydrogen, methane, ethane and carbon dioxide continuously by photo-excited Fe2+ and Fe3+ ions. Fluorescence spectra and ultraviolet visible spectra showed that Fe 2+ and Fe3+ were excited by ultraviolet light. The rate of acetic acid decomposition increased along with the increase of temperature, Fe2+ and acetic acid concentration. The photocatalytic mechanism and kinetics were proposed and the effects of pH value, reaction temperature, concentration of FeSO4 and CH3COOH were investigated.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1099-1103 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Catalysis Communications |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 14 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 25 Aug 2010 |
Keywords
- Acetic acid decomposition
- Activation energy
- Decarboxylic reaction
- Fe/Fe
- Photocatalytic