Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2019, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (10): 2205.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20190187

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Photocatalytic Performance of Fe-complexes Prepared Using Cotton Fiber Modified with Different Dicarboxylic Acids

GAN Lu1,DONG Yongchun1,2,*()   

  1. 1. School of Textiles Science & Engineering
    2. Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Composite of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China
  • Received:2019-03-29 Online:2019-10-08 Published:2019-06-01
  • Contact: DONG Yongchun E-mail:dye@tjpu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    † Supported by the Innovation & Pioneering Talents Plan of Jiangsu Province, China(No.2015-340);the Tianjin University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program, China(No.201810058097)

Abstract:

Three dicarboxylic acids(DCAs), tartaric acid(TA), malic acid(MA) and succinic acd(SA), were used for the modification of cotton fiber to introduce carboxyl groups, respectively, which then coordinated with Fe 3+ ions to prepare the modified cotton fiber Fe complexes, Fe-DCA-Cotton. Effects of cha-racteristic structure and concentration of dicarboxylic acids on carboxyl group content(QCOOH) of the modified cotton fiber and Fe content(QFe) of the resulting Fe complexes were investigated. The catalytic activities of three Fe-DCA-cotton complexes as photocatalysts for the oxidative degradation of organic dye and Cr(Ⅵ) reduction were evaluated and compared. The results indicated that QCOOH of the modified cotton fiber increased with concentration of carboxylic acid increasing. SA without hydroxyl group could give cotton fiber more carboxyl groups than the two hydroxyl dicarboxylic acids, TA and MA. However, the Fe complexes prepared with Fe 3+ ions and two hydroxyl dicarboxylic acids showed higher QFe values. The three Fe-DCA-cotton complexes exhibited significant photocatalytic performance for the oxidative degradation of organic dye and Cr(Ⅵ) reduction. Increasing QFe and irradiation could enhance their catalytic activity. Fe-TA-cotton complex has a better photocatalytic activity than the two complexes. Besides, the three complexes could not only reduce Cr(Ⅵ) into Cr(Ⅲ) ion, but also partially remove it through adsorption effect. Fe-MA-cotton complex showed relatively high Cr removal efficiency.

Key words: Dicarboxylic acid, Fe complex, Photocatalyst, Dye degradation, Cr(Ⅵ) reduction

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