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Highly Efficient LaCoO 3 Nanofibers Catalysts for Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B
Author(s) -
Dong Bo,
Li Zhicheng,
Li Zhenyu,
Xu Xiuru,
Song Mingxin,
Zheng Wei,
Wang Ce,
AlDeyab Salem S.,
ElNewehy Mohamed
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.04124.x
Subject(s) - calcination , rhodamine b , photocatalysis , nanofiber , scanning electron microscope , electrospinning , materials science , catalysis , chemical engineering , transmission electron microscopy , degradation (telecommunications) , perovskite (structure) , nuclear chemistry , nanotechnology , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , telecommunications , polymer , computer science , engineering
Perovskite‐type oxide LaCoO 3 nanofibers have been fabricated by electrospinning and subsequent calcination technology. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and X‐ray diffraction were used to characterize the morphology and structure. Rhodamine B (RhB) was used to evaluate the ultraviolet photocatalytic activity of the as‐prepared nanofibers. The effect of calcination temperature and pH of the reaction solution on the decolorization of RhB were investigated. Results showed that the samples calcined at 600°C exhibited the best photocatalytic activity at pH 4. Additionally, the recycling experiments confirmed the attractive stability of the catalysts.