Citation: XIAO Bo, LIU Shou-Qing. Photocatalytic Oxidation of Ammonia via an Activated Carbon-Nickel Ferrite Hybrid Catalyst under Visible Light Irradiation[J]. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, ;2014, 30(9): 1697-1705. doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB201407111 shu

Photocatalytic Oxidation of Ammonia via an Activated Carbon-Nickel Ferrite Hybrid Catalyst under Visible Light Irradiation

XIAO Bo ,
LIU Shou-Qing

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Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Biology and Material Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China

Received Date: 18 April 2014
Available Online: 11 July 2014
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The nickel atoms in a metal ferrite lattice inhibit photocatalytic activity with hydrogen peroxide. However, activated carbon bonded on nickel ferrite (AC-NiFe₂O₄) induces photocatalytic activity of nickel ferrite with hydrogen peroxide, enabling photo-Fenton catalytic oxidation of ammonia under visible-light irradiation in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. The AC-NiFe₂O₄ catalyst was characterized using X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and a vibrating sample magnetometer at room temperature. The photocatalytic tests showed that the ammonia degradation efficiency approached 91.0% in the presence of the AC-NiFe₂O₄ catalyst, whereas the efficiency was only 24.0% without the catalyst under similar conditions over 10 h. Another test showed that the single NiFe₂O₄ catalyst achieved a degradation efficiency of only 30.0% under similar conditions, indicating that activated carbon can accelerate the rate of ammonia oxidation. Exploration of the oxidation mechanism showed that the oxidation pathway involves an HONH₂ intermediate, forming nitrite ions. Kinetic studies showed that the oxidation of ammonia follows a pseudo-first order kinetic law, with a rate constant of 3.538×10^-3 min^-1. The catalyst was used in eight runs, and shown to be stable, recoverable, separable, and reusable, suggesting that it has potential applications in the disposal of ammonia.
- Nickel ferrite,
- Activated carbon,
- Hybrid,
- Photo-Fenton catalyst,
- Ammonia oxidation
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