Fabrication of Ag-Ag2O/reduced TiO2 nanophotocatalyst and its enhanced visible light driven photocatalytic performance for degradation of diclofenac solution

• Published in: Applied catalysis. B, Environmental Vol. 206; pp. 136 - 145
• Main Authors: Cui, Yuqi, Ma, Qiuling, Deng, Xiaoyong, Meng, Qi, Cheng, Xiuwen, Xie, Mingzheng, Li, Xiaoli, Cheng, Qingfeng, Liu, Huiling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 05.06.2017
• Subjects: Ag-Ag2O/reduced TiO2; Diclofenac; Photocatalysis; Potassium borohydride; Visible light; Visible light; Potassium borohydride; Ag-Ag2O/reduced TiO2; Photocatalysis; Diclofenac

[Display omitted] •Ag-Ag2O/r-TiO2 photocatalyst was fabricated through solution reduction strategy.•Ag-Ag2O/r-TiO2 exhibited higher photoinduced charge separation efficiency.•Contribution of each species to the degradation of diclofenac was distinguished.•The enhanced visible light driven (VLD) PC m...