CN111545197A - Ru-ZnO photocatalyst and preparation method and application thereof - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a Ru-ZnO photocatalyst and a preparation method and application thereof, belonging to the technical field of photocatalysts. The preparation method of the Ru-ZnO photocatalyst provided by the invention comprises the following steps: mixing zinc salt, oxalic acid and water, and carrying out precipitation reaction to obtain zinc oxalate; carrying out first annealing on the zinc oxalate to obtain ZnO; mixing the ZnO, ruthenium chloride and water, and carrying out redox reaction to obtain a precursor; and carrying out second annealing on the precursor to obtain the Ru-ZnO photocatalyst. The preparation method provided by the invention can obtain the Ru-ZnO photocatalyst which can efficiently catalyze and degrade methane under simulated sunlight and shows excellent performance of photocatalytic purification of low-concentration methane in air at normal temperature and normal pressure; the 0.1-Ru-ZnO photocatalyst shows good cycling stability in ten-cycle degradation tests.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of photocatalysts, in particular to a Ru-ZnO photocatalyst and a preparation method and application thereof.
Background
Methane is a colorless and odorless gas at normal temperature and pressure, and is a typical nonpolar molecule. The C-H bond energy in methane is as high as 434KJ/mol, so that methane is very stable at room temperature, difficult to adsorb and difficult to activate and degrade. The traditional method for degrading methane is generally to realize the catalytic oxidation of methane under high temperature conditions by using a noble metal catalyst. Although the method is efficient, the cost of the noble metal is too high, and the method for degrading methane at high temperature needs to be carried out at the temperature of over 800 ℃, under the condition, the noble metal nano catalyst is easy to aggregate and grow, so that the catalyst is inactivated; the noble metal catalyst is easy to catalyze and oxidize nitrogen to generate oxynitride under the condition of high temperature, thereby causing secondary pollution. From an economic and practical point of view, the traditional thermocatalytic method is difficult to be used for the treatment of methane in the atmosphere.
Fujishima and Honda utilized TiO since 19722Semiconductor photocatalysis has received wide attention in the energy and environmental fields since single crystal photodissociation of water. The semiconductor photocatalysis technology can completely oxidize and decompose pollutants in the atmosphere only by utilizing solar energy, does not form secondary pollutants, and has the advantages of environmental protection, so that the semiconductor photocatalysis technology has wide application prospect in catalyzing and degrading low-concentration methane in the atmosphere at normal temperature and normal pressure. Three conditions need to be met for semiconductor materials that photocatalytically degrade/convert methane: (1) the semiconductor absorbs sunlight to generate electron and hole pairs; (2) the electrons and holes are separated and migrate to the semiconductor surface; (3) electrons and holes migrating to the semiconductor surface and CH adsorbed on the semiconductor surface4A redox reaction occurs. Therefore, the required catalyst can absorb wider sunlight; electrons and holes on the surface of the catalyst are not easy to recombine; and has good adsorbability to methane.
At present, aboutActivation of methane C-H and oxidation studies of methane are mainly based on TiO2On a base semiconductor and a molecular sieve, the research mainly focuses on photocatalytic conversion and photocatalytic oxidation of high-concentration methane, and reports on photocatalytic oxidation of low-concentration methane are rare. And TiO2The band gap of the solar energy-absorbing material is 3.2eV, and the solar energy-absorbing material can only absorb 5% of ultraviolet light in sunlight, so that the full utilization of the solar energy is limited, and the efficiency of degrading methane by photocatalysis is reduced. And other catalysts such as: CeO (CeO)2,Ga2O3,MoO3,V2O5And the like, can not realize the photocatalytic oxidation of low-concentration methane at normal temperature and normal pressure. Further, the catalysts for activating methane C-H and oxidizing methane have a problem of poor cycle stability. Therefore, the development of efficient, good and stable photocatalyst which can degrade the methane with low concentration in the atmosphere at normal temperature and normal pressure has great application value.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a preparation method of a Ru-ZnO photocatalyst which is efficient, has good circulation stability and can degrade low-concentration methane in the atmosphere at normal temperature and normal pressure.
The invention provides a preparation method of a Ru-ZnO photocatalyst, which comprises the following steps:
(1) mixing zinc salt, oxalic acid and water, and carrying out precipitation reaction to obtain zinc oxalate;
(2) performing first annealing on the zinc oxalate obtained in the step (1) to obtain ZnO;
(3) mixing the ZnO obtained in the step (2) with ruthenium chloride and water, and carrying out redox reaction to obtain a precursor;
(4) and (4) carrying out second annealing on the precursor obtained in the step (3) to obtain the Ru-ZnO photocatalyst.
Preferably, the zinc salt in step (1) is zinc nitrate and/or zinc acetate.
Preferably, the mass ratio of the zinc salt to the oxalic acid in the step (1) is (1:1) - (1: 2).
Preferably, the temperature of the first annealing in the step (2) is 250 to 550 ℃.
Preferably, the time of the first annealing in the step (2) is 1-10 h.
Preferably, the mass ratio of the ruthenium element to ZnO in the ruthenium chloride in the step (3) is (0.05:100) to (1: 100).
Preferably, the temperature of the second annealing in the step (4) is 30-350 ℃.
Preferably, the time of the second annealing in the step (4) is 0-6 h.
The invention also provides the Ru-ZnO photocatalyst obtained by the preparation method of the technical scheme, which comprises a ZnO matrix and Ru loaded on the surface of the ZnO matrix.
The invention also provides the application of the Ru-ZnO photocatalyst obtained by the preparation method in the technical scheme in catalyzing and purifying methane in air, wherein the concentration of the methane in the air is 1 ppb-10000 ppm.
The invention provides a preparation method of a Ru-ZnO photocatalyst, which comprises the steps of mixing zinc salt, oxalic acid and water, and carrying out precipitation reaction to obtain zinc oxalate; carrying out first annealing on the zinc oxalate to obtain ZnO; mixing the ZnO, ruthenium chloride and water, and carrying out redox reaction to obtain a precursor; and carrying out second annealing on the precursor to obtain the Ru-ZnO photocatalyst. The Ru-ZnO photocatalyst prepared by the preparation method provided by the invention is beneficial to adsorbing methane in air, ZnO can absorb sunlight to generate electron and hole pairs, the electron and the hole are separated and transferred to the surface of a semiconductor, and the electron and the hole transferred to the surface of the semiconductor and CH adsorbed on the surface of ZnO4Oxidation-reduction reaction occurs, so that the photoelectrocatalysis efficiency is improved; the composition of ZnO and Ru forms a heterostructure, so that the Ru-ZnO photocatalyst has good cycling stability. Experimental results show that the 0.1-0.5-Ru-ZnO provided by the invention can efficiently catalyze and degrade methane under simulated sunlight, and shows excellent performance of photocatalytic purification of low-concentration methane in air; the 0.1-Ru-ZnO photocatalyst shows good cycling stability in ten-cycle degradation tests. Therefore, the Ru-ZnO catalyst provided by the invention has high-efficiency catalytic performance and circulation stability on low-concentration methane under simulated sunlight, namely, the photocatalytic purification is largeThe low-concentration methane in the gas has good photocatalytic activity and circulation stability.
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FIG. 1 is a diagram of the performance of Ru-ZnO catalysts prepared in examples 1-6 in different proportions for photocatalytic degradation of methane under simulated sunlight;
FIG. 2 is a graph showing the cyclic stability of the 0.1-Ru-ZnO catalyst prepared in example 1 in the catalytic degradation of methane under simulated sunlight.
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The invention aims to provide a preparation method of a Ru-ZnO photocatalyst which is efficient, has good circulation stability and can degrade low-concentration methane in the atmosphere at normal temperature and normal pressure.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a preparation method of a Ru-ZnO photocatalyst, comprising the steps of:
(1) mixing zinc salt, oxalic acid and water, and carrying out precipitation reaction to obtain zinc oxalate;
(2) performing first annealing on the zinc oxalate obtained in the step (1) to obtain ZnO;
(3) mixing the ZnO obtained in the step (2) with ruthenium chloride and water, and carrying out redox reaction to obtain a precursor;
(4) and (4) carrying out second annealing on the precursor obtained in the step (3) to obtain the Ru-ZnO photocatalyst.
The zinc oxalate is obtained by mixing zinc salt, oxalic acid and water and carrying out precipitation reaction. The mixing operation of the zinc salt, oxalic acid and water is not particularly limited in the invention, and the mixing technical scheme known to those skilled in the art can be adopted. In the present invention, the zinc salt is preferably mixed with oxalic acid and water by dissolving the zinc salt and water completely under stirring, followed by adding oxalic acid. The stirring speed and time are not specially limited, and the components are uniformly mixed.
In the present invention, the mass ratio of the zinc salt to oxalic acid is preferably (1:1) to (1:2), more preferably 1: 2; the mass ratio of the zinc salt to the water is preferably 10g (80-100) mL, and more preferably 10g to 100 mL. In the present invention, the water is capable of dissolving the zinc salt, and the ratio of the mass of the zinc salt to the volume of the water is limited in the above range to ensure more sufficient precipitation reaction.
In the present invention, the zinc salt is preferably zinc nitrate and/or zinc acetate, more preferably zinc acetate dihydrate. In the present invention, the oxalic acid is preferably oxalic acid dihydrate. The sources of the zinc salt and the oxalic acid are not particularly limited in the present invention, and commercially available products well known to those skilled in the art may be used.
In the invention, the temperature of the precipitation reaction is preferably room temperature, and more preferably 23-25 ℃. In the invention, the zinc salt is mixed with oxalic acid and water, and the mixture is stirred at room temperature to generate precipitation reaction to obtain the zinc oxalate.
In the invention, the precipitation reaction is preferably carried out under stirring, and the stirring time is preferably 0-60 min, more preferably 20-40 min, and most preferably 30 min. The stirring speed is not specially limited, and the components can be uniformly mixed. In the invention, because the precipitation reaction is accompanied with the formation of the precipitate, the diffusion and mass transfer are slower and slower along with the formation of the precipitate, and the stirring can promote the uniform mixing of the components and the more complete reaction of the reactants.
After the precipitation reaction is completed, the product obtained by the precipitation reaction is preferably washed, dried and ground in sequence to obtain the zinc oxalate. The washing, drying and grinding operations are not particularly limited in the present invention, and washing, drying and grinding schemes known to those skilled in the art can be adopted.
In the present invention, the washing detergent is preferably deionized water or ethanol, and more preferably deionized water. In the present invention, the drying is preferably constant temperature drying; the drying temperature is preferably 40-100 ℃, and more preferably 60-90 ℃; the drying time is preferably 2-5 h. The drying equipment is not particularly limited in the present invention, and a constant temperature drying oven known to those skilled in the art may be used.
In the present invention, the grinding is preferably performed by mortar grinding, and the time for the grinding is not particularly limited, and the zinc oxalate obtained by the precipitation reaction may be dispersed after washing and drying. In the present invention, since the precipitate is washed and dried to cause aggregation, the grinding can disperse the aggregated zinc oxalate.
After obtaining the zinc oxalate, the invention carries out first annealing on the zinc oxalate to obtain ZnO. In the present invention, zinc oxalate is converted into zinc oxide during the first annealing.
In the invention, the temperature of the first annealing is preferably 250-550 ℃, more preferably 300-400 ℃, and most preferably 350 ℃; the time of the first annealing is preferably 1 to 10 hours, more preferably 5 to 7 hours, and most preferably 6 hours. The equipment for the first annealing is not particularly limited in the present invention, and annealing equipment known to those skilled in the art may be used.
After ZnO is obtained, the ZnO, ruthenium chloride and water are mixed for oxidation-reduction reaction to obtain a precursor. The operation of mixing the ZnO, the ruthenium chloride and the water is not particularly limited in the invention, and a mixing technical scheme well known to those skilled in the art can be adopted. In the present invention, the ZnO is preferably mixed with ruthenium chloride and water: the zinc oxide was dispersed uniformly in water with stirring and then ruthenium chloride was added. The stirring speed and time are not specially limited, and the components are uniformly mixed.
In the present invention, the mass ratio of the ruthenium element to the ZnO in the ruthenium chloride is preferably (0.05:100) to (1:100), and more preferably (0.1:100) to (0.5: 100). In the invention, when the mass ratio of the ruthenium element in the ruthenium chloride to the ZnO is in the range, the obtained catalyst has higher efficiency of catalyzing and degrading methane and better stable cyclicity. The source of the ruthenium chloride is not particularly limited in the present invention, and commercially available products known to those skilled in the art may be used.
In the invention, the temperature of the redox reaction is preferably room temperature, and more preferably 23-25 ℃. In the present invention, the redox reaction is preferably performed by stirring and then standing. In the invention, the stirring time is preferably 1-6 h, more preferably 3-4 h, and most preferably 3 h; the standing time is preferably 1-2 h, and more preferably 1 h. In the present invention, the stirring is preferably mechanical stirring. The stirring speed is not specially limited, and the components are uniformly mixed. The stirring device of the present invention is not particularly limited, and a stirring device known to those skilled in the art may be used. In the invention, the stirring and standing are performed firstly to ensure that the reaction system is uniform, promote the reaction between ruthenium in the ruthenium chloride and ZnO, and fully perform the oxidation-reduction reaction.
After the redox reaction is completed, the invention preferably sequentially filters and dries the products of the redox reaction to obtain the precursor. The operation of filtration and drying is not particularly limited in the present invention, and a filtration and drying scheme known to those skilled in the art may be employed. In the present invention, the filtration is preferably suction filtration. In the invention, the drying temperature is preferably 40-70 ℃, and more preferably 50-60 ℃; the drying time is preferably 8-10 h.
After the precursor is obtained, the precursor is subjected to second annealing to obtain the Ru-ZnO photocatalyst. In the invention, the second annealing temperature is preferably 30-350 ℃, more preferably 150-250 ℃, and most preferably 200 ℃; the second annealing time is preferably 0-6 h, and more preferably 0.5 h. In the invention, the second annealing has the function of stabilizing ruthenium on ZnO to obtain the Ru-ZnO photocatalyst with stable structure.
The Ru-ZnO photocatalyst prepared by the preparation method provided by the invention is beneficial to adsorbing methane in air, ZnO can absorb sunlight to generate electron and hole pairs, the electron and the hole are separated and transferred to the surface of a semiconductor, and the electron and the hole transferred to the surface of the semiconductor and CH adsorbed on the surface of ZnO4Oxidation-reduction reaction occurs, so that the photoelectrocatalysis efficiency is improved; the composition of ZnO and Ru forms a heterostructure, so that the Ru-ZnO photocatalyst has good cycling stability.
The invention also provides the Ru-ZnO photocatalyst prepared by the technical scheme, which comprises a ZnO matrix and Ru loaded on the surface of the ZnO matrix.
In the invention, the specific surface area of the Ru-ZnO photocatalyst is preferably 30-55 m2(ii)/g, more preferably 45 to 55m2(ii)/g; the particle size of the Ru-ZnO photocatalyst is preferably 14-100 nm, and more preferably 14-20 nm.
The invention also provides the Ru-ZnO photocatalyst prepared by the preparation method of the technical scheme or the application of the Ru-ZnO photocatalyst in catalyzing and purifying methane in air. In the present invention, the concentration of methane in the air is preferably 1ppb to 10000ppm, more preferably 100ppb to 1000 ppm.
The method for applying the Ru-ZnO catalyst in catalytic purification of methane in air is not particularly limited, and the method well known in the field can be selected. In the invention, the application method of the Ru-ZnO catalyst in catalyzing and purifying methane in air is preferably a catalytic performance test for carrying out photocatalytic degradation on trace methane gas in atmosphere by using the Ru-ZnO catalyst under simulated sunlight.
In the embodiment of the invention, the implementation process of the catalytic performance test for photocatalytic degradation of trace methane gas in the atmosphere by using the Ru-ZnO catalyst under simulated sunlight is as follows: the Ru-ZnO catalyst is paved at the bottom of a quartz reactor, and the reactor is sealed; then injecting methane gas by adopting a valve-type micro-injector, and placing the reactor in a dark place to ensure that the methane gas achieves adsorption-desorption balance on the surface of the photocatalyst; and then, turning on a simulated sunlight light source of a xenon lamp for illumination, sampling every 1 minute, and detecting the concentration of methane in the reactor at any time by using a gas chromatograph.
The Ru-ZnO photocatalyst provided by the invention is applied to catalyzing and purifying methane in air, can efficiently catalyze and degrade low-concentration methane in air under the conditions of simulating sunlight and normal temperature and pressure, shows excellent performance of catalyzing and purifying the low-concentration methane in the air by photocatalysis, and shows good circulation stability.
The technical solution of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the embodiments of the present invention. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, and not restrictive of the full scope of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Example 1
Adding 10g of zinc acetate dihydrate into 100mL of deionized water, stirring until the zinc acetate dihydrate is completely dissolved, adding 20g of oxalic acid dihydrate into the solution under stirring (wherein the weight ratio of the zinc acetate dihydrate to the oxalic acid dihydrate is 1:2, stirring for 30min to obtain a zinc oxalate precipitate, then carrying out suction filtration on the zinc oxalate precipitate, washing the zinc oxalate with sufficient water, drying the zinc oxalate at 100 ℃ for 5h, grinding the zinc oxalate into powder, and annealing in air at 350 ℃ for 6h to obtain ZnO powder.
1g of the above ZnO powder was ultrasonically dispersed in 75mL of deionized water and stirred until a uniformly dispersed suspension was formed. Then, the prepared ruthenium chloride solution (0.0964mol/L) was added in an amount of 102.69. mu.L (the weight ratio of Ru element to ZnO in the added ruthenium chloride was 0.1: 100). After addition of the ruthenium chloride solution, stirring was carried out for 3h and subsequently standing for 1h, the precipitate obtained was filtered off with suction and dried at 60 ℃ for 10 h. Grinding the dried product into powder, and annealing in air at 200 ℃ for 30min to obtain the 0.1-Ru-ZnO.
Example 2
ZnO was prepared using the method of example 1.
1g of the above ZnO powder was ultrasonically dispersed in 75mL of deionized water and stirred until a uniformly dispersed suspension was formed. Then, the prepared ruthenium chloride solution (0.0964mol/L) was added in an amount of 51.34. mu.L (the weight ratio of Ru element to ZnO in the added ruthenium chloride was 0.05: 100). After addition of the ruthenium chloride solution, stirring was carried out for 3h and subsequently standing for 1h, the precipitate obtained was filtered off with suction and dried at 60 ℃ for 10 h. Grinding the dried product into powder, and annealing in air at 200 ℃ for 30min to obtain the 0.05-Ru-ZnO.
Example 3
ZnO was prepared using the method of example 1.
1g of the above ZnO powder was ultrasonically dispersed in 75mL of deionized water and stirred until a uniformly dispersed suspension was formed. Then, the prepared ruthenium chloride solution (0.0964mol/L) was added in an amount of 205.38. mu.L (the weight ratio of Ru element to ZnO in the added ruthenium chloride was 0.2: 100). After addition of the ruthenium chloride solution, stirring was carried out for 3h and subsequently standing for 1h, the precipitate obtained was filtered off with suction and dried at 60 ℃ for 10 h. Grinding the dried product into powder, and annealing in air at 200 ℃ for 30min to obtain the 0.2-Ru-ZnO.
Example 4
ZnO was prepared using the method of example 1.
1g of the above ZnO powder was ultrasonically dispersed in 75mL of deionized water and stirred until a uniformly dispersed suspension was formed. Then, the prepared ruthenium chloride solution (0.0964mol/L) was added in an amount of 308.07. mu.L (the weight ratio of Ru element to ZnO in the added ruthenium chloride was 0.3: 100). After addition of the ruthenium chloride solution, stirring was carried out for 3h and subsequently standing for 1h, the precipitate obtained was filtered off with suction and dried at 60 ℃ for 10 h. Grinding the dried product into powder, and annealing in air at 200 ℃ for 30min to obtain the 0.3-Ru-ZnO.
Example 5
ZnO was prepared using the method of example 1.
1g of the above ZnO powder was ultrasonically dispersed in 75mL of deionized water and stirred until a uniformly dispersed suspension was formed. Then, the prepared ruthenium chloride solution (0.0964mol/L) was added in an amount of 410.76. mu.L (the weight ratio of Ru element to ZnO in the added ruthenium chloride was 0.4: 100). After addition of the ruthenium chloride solution, stirring was carried out for 3h and subsequently standing for 1h, the precipitate obtained was filtered off with suction and dried at 60 ℃ for 10 h. Grinding the dried product into powder, and annealing in air at 200 ℃ for 30min to obtain the 0.4-Ru-ZnO.
Example 6
ZnO was prepared using the method of example 1.
1g of the above ZnO powder was ultrasonically dispersed in 75mL of deionized water and stirred until a uniformly dispersed suspension was formed. Then, the prepared ruthenium chloride solution (0.0964mol/L) was added in an amount of 513.45. mu.L (the weight ratio of Ru element to ZnO in the added ruthenium chloride was 0.5: 100). After addition of the ruthenium chloride solution, stirring was carried out for 3h and subsequently standing for 1h, the precipitate obtained was filtered off with suction and dried at 60 ℃ for 10 h. Grinding the dried product into powder, and annealing in air at 200 ℃ for 30min to obtain 0.5-Ru-ZnO.
Application examples 1 to 6
1) The Ru-ZnO catalysts (0.05-Ru-ZnO, 0.1-Ru-ZnO, 0.2-Ru-ZnO, 0.3-Ru-ZnO, 0.4-Ru-ZnO and 0.5-Ru-ZnO) prepared in the examples 1-6 are subjected to a catalytic performance test for photocatalytic degradation of trace methane gas in the atmosphere under simulated sunlight:
the implementation process is as follows: respectively weighing 0.3g of the Ru-ZnO catalyst prepared in the examples 1-6, paving the Ru-ZnO catalyst at the bottom of a quartz reactor with the volume of 240mL, and sealing the reactor; then, 24. mu.L of methane gas was injected using a valve-type microinjector so that the concentration of methane in the reactor became 100 ppm. Placing the reactor for 1 hour in a dark place to ensure that methane gas reaches adsorption-desorption balance on the surface of the photocatalyst; and then, turning on a simulated sunlight light source of a 300W xenon lamp for illumination, sampling once every 1 minute, and detecting the concentration of methane in the reactor at any time by using a gas chromatograph.
The test results are shown in FIG. 1, wherein the curves 0.05-Ru, 0.1-Ru, 0.2-Ru, 0.3-Ru, 0.4-Ru and 0.5-Ru represent the catalysts 0.05-Ru-ZnO, 0.1-Ru-ZnO, 0.2-Ru-ZnO, 0.3-Ru-ZnO, 0.4-Ru-ZnO and 0.5-Ru-ZnO prepared in examples 1-6, respectively. As can be seen from the figure, under the simulated sunlight irradiation, for the curve 0.05-Ru, the methane concentration in the reactor is lower than 1% after 5 minutes, and the degradation can be considered to be finished; while the curves 0.1-Ru, 0.2-Ru, 0.3-Ru, 0.4-Ru and 0.5-Ru only need 4 minutes to completely degrade the methane in the reactor, and the photocatalyst in the concentration range shows excellent performance of degrading the methane by photocatalysis. Therefore, 0.1-0.5-Ru-ZnO shows excellent performance of photocatalytic purification of low-concentration methane in air under simulated sunlight, and has strong practical application value.
2) And (3) testing the cycling stability:
the 0.1-Ru-ZnO photocatalyst prepared in example 1 was subjected to ten photocatalytic degradation experiments continuously under the same conditions as described above according to the procedure in application example 1, and the 0.1-Ru-ZnO photocatalyst was used for the next test without any treatment after the test was performed once. The cyclic stability result is shown in fig. 2, and as can be seen from fig. 2, the 0.1-Ru-ZnO photocatalyst shows good stability in ten cyclic degradation tests, and provides good guarantee for the practical application of the photocatalyst.
The embodiment shows that the Ru-ZnO catalyst provided by the invention has high-efficiency catalytic performance and stability on methane under the condition of simulating sunlight, namely, has good photocatalytic activity and stability on the photocatalytic purification of methane at normal temperature and normal pressure.
The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, various modifications and decorations can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these modifications and decorations should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims (10)
1. A preparation method of a Ru-ZnO photocatalyst comprises the following steps:
(1) mixing zinc salt, oxalic acid and water, and carrying out precipitation reaction to obtain zinc oxalate;
(2) performing first annealing on the zinc oxalate obtained in the step (1) to obtain ZnO;
(3) mixing the ZnO obtained in the step (2) with ruthenium chloride and water, and carrying out redox reaction to obtain a precursor;
(4) and (4) carrying out second annealing on the precursor obtained in the step (3) to obtain the Ru-ZnO photocatalyst.
2. The preparation method according to claim 1, wherein the zinc salt in the step (1) is zinc nitrate and/or zinc acetate.
3. The production method according to claim 1, wherein the mass ratio of the zinc salt to the oxalic acid in the step (1) is (1:1) to (1: 2).
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the temperature of the first annealing in the step (2) is 250 to 550 ℃.
5. The method according to claim 1 or 4, wherein the time for the first annealing in the step (2) is 1 to 10 hours.
6. The production method according to claim 1, wherein the mass ratio of the ruthenium element to the ZnO in the ruthenium chloride in the step (3) is (0.05:100) to (1: 100).
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the temperature of the second annealing in the step (4) is 30 to 350 ℃.
8. The method according to claim 1 or 7, wherein the time for the second annealing in the step (4) is 0 to 6 hours.
9. The Ru-ZnO photocatalyst prepared by the preparation method of any one of claims 1-8 comprises a ZnO matrix and Ru loaded on the surface of the ZnO matrix.
10. The use of the Ru-ZnO photocatalyst of claim 9 for catalytically purifying methane in air, wherein the concentration of methane in air is 1ppb to 10000 ppm.
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