ZHOU Xian, DONG Shan-shan, DONG Shuang-shi etc. Photocatalytic Degradation of Indoor Formaldehyde by Er<sup>3+</sup>:YAlO<sub>3</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> Photocatalyst Under Visible Light Irradiation[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2015,36(7): 769-774
ZHOU Xian, DONG Shan-shan, DONG Shuang-shi etc. Photocatalytic Degradation of Indoor Formaldehyde by Er<sup>3+</sup>:YAlO<sub>3</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> Photocatalyst Under Visible Light Irradiation[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2015,36(7): 769-774 DOI: 10.3788/fgxb20153607.0769.
Photocatalytic Degradation of Indoor Formaldehyde by Er3+:YAlO3/TiO2 Photocatalyst Under Visible Light Irradiation
In order to develop the photocatalytic activity of TiO
2
under visible light as that under ultraviolet light to degrade indoor ormaldehyde pollution
a visible light response photocatalyst consisting of TiO
2
and upconversion luminescence agent Er
3+
:YAlO
3
was prepared using hydrothermal treatment method. The photocatalyst was characterized by X-ray diffractometer (XRD)
UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectrophotometer (DRS) and fluorescence spectrometer (FS).The prepared TiO
2
is anatase-dominant. Er
3+
:YAlO
3
can convert visible light to ultraviolet (UV) light to expand the absorption range of TiO
2
. The upconverted UV light can excite TiO
2
effectively to produce active materials with strong oxidation ability. The photocatalyst was applied to degrade gaseous formaldehyde in the sealed reactor
and the effect of initial formaldehyde concentration and photocatalyst dosage on the degradation efficiency of formaldehyde were investigated. The results show that the prepared photocatalyst can efficiently degrade the formaldehyde. The apparent first order reaction rate constant for gaseous formaldehyde degradation is positively correlated with the initial formaldehyde concentration
but increases first then decreases with the increasing of photocatalyst dosage from 0.061 2 g/L to 0.234 8 g/L. When the formaldehyde concentration is 0.058 mg/m
3
and the photocatalyst dosage is 0.122 4 g/L
the apparent first order reaction rate constant is the biggest of 3.6510
-3
min
-1
. The degradation follows Langmuir-Hinshelwood model
and the reaction rate constant is 510
-8
mg/(Lmin).
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