Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 35, Issue 5, 581(2020)
Ethylene is the main factor of postharvest spoilage of fruits and vegetables. Therefore, how to reduce or remove the ethylene released during the storage of fruits and vegetables is a problem to be solved. In this study, a series of nickel foam supported TiO2/WO3 were prepared by Sol-Gel method. The samples were characterized by different methods. The photocatalytic degradation activity of ethylene under ultraviolet light irradiation was investigated. The results show that TiO2/WO3 film is successfully supported on the nickel foam, and there formed heterojunction between TiO2 and WO3, which efficiently enhanced the separation and transfer rates of photogenerated electron and hole. The narrowed band-gap also leads to a red shift of optical absorbance and high photoactivity. The photocatalytic activity and stability of TiO2/WO3 were excellent under UV light irradiation. When the mass percentage of WO3 is 6% of TiO2, the photocatalytic ethylene degradation of the TiO2/WO3 composite film reaches maximum, and the degradation rate constant is almost 9.8 times as that of TiO2. The mechanism of photocatalytic degradation of ethylene by TiO2/WO3 supported on nickel foam under ultraviolet light irradiation was also discussed.
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Bang JI, Wenfeng ZHAO, Jieli DUAN, Lizhe MA, Lanhui FU, Zhou YANG.
Category: RESEARCH PAPER
Received: May. 20, 2019
Accepted: --
Published Online: Mar. 1, 2021
The Author Email: YANG Zhou (yangzhou@scau.edu.cn)