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      Solid-phase photocatalytic degradation of polystyrene plastic with goethite modified by boron under UV–vis light irradiation

      Liu, Guanglong; Zhu, Duanwei; Zhou, Wenbing; Liao, Shuijiao; Cui, Jingzhen; Wu, Kang; Hamilton, David P.
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       10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.10.102
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      Liu, G., Zhu, D., Zhou, W., Liao, S., Cui, J., Wua, K. & Hamilton, D. P. (2010). Solid-phase photocatalytic degradation of polystyrene plastic with goethite modified by boron under UV–vis light irradiation. Applied Surface Science, 256(8), 2546–2551.
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      Abstract
      A novel photodegradable polyethylene-boron-goethite (PE-B-goethite) composite film was prepared by

      embedding the boron-doped goethite into the commercial polyethylene. The goethite catalyst was

      modified by boron in order to improve its photocatalytic efficiency under the ultraviolet and visible light

      irradiation. Solid-phase photocatalytic degradation of the PE-B-goethite composite film was carried out

      in an ambient air at room temperature under ultraviolet and visible light irradiation. The properties of

      composite films were compared with those of the pure PE films and the PE-goethite composite films

      through performing weight loss monitoring, scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis, FT-IR

      spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The photo-induced degradation of PE-Bgoethite

      composite films was higher than that of the pure PE films and the PE-goethite composite films

      under the UV-irradiation, while there has been little change under the visible light irradiation. The

      weight loss of the PE-B-goethite (0.4 wt.%) composite film reached 12.6% under the UV-irradiation for

      300 h. The photocatalytic degradation mechanism of the composite films was briefly discussed.
      Date
      2010
      Type
      Journal Article
      Publisher
      Elsevier
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