Preparation and Photocatalytic Performance of Hollow Structure LiNb3O8 Photocatalysts

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Hollow structure LiNb3O8 photocatalysts were prepared by a hydrothermal method assisting sintering process. The particles’ aggregation to form hollow structures with obvious cavities can be attributed to the Li element volatilization during calcination process. All the LiNb3O8 powders show high photocatalytic efficiency of degradation of methylene blue (MB), especially for the sample calcined at 700 °C (LNO700), with only 3 h to completely decompose MB. The photo-degradation of MB follows the pseudo-first-order kinetics, and the obtained first-order rate is 0.97/h. The larger degradation rate of LNO700 can be attributed to its hollow structure which provides a larger specific surface area and more active sites to degrade the MB molecules. The cycling test of photo-degradation and adsorption of MB over LNO700 powder indicates that the hollow structure of the LiNb3O8 photocatalyst is stable and the LiNb3O8 photocatalyst is an efficient photocatalyst with good reusability, confirmed by the XRD and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy tests before and after photo-degradation of MB.

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Zhai, H., Qi, J., Zhang, X., Li, H., Yang, L., Hu, C., … Yang, J. (2017). Preparation and Photocatalytic Performance of Hollow Structure LiNb3O8 Photocatalysts. Nanoscale Research Letters, 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-017-2291-6

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