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Nanocrystalline PbBi2Nb2O9 was successfully prepared by a modified sol-gel method. The as-prepared nanocrystalline PbBi2Nb2O9 was an active visible-light-driven photocatalyst for the photoreduction of 4-nitroaniline to p-phenylenediamine in aqueous solution upon purging with N2. Its photocatalytic activity was determined by the balance between the surface area and crystallinity. The best sample was obtained after calcination at 650 °C, giving 4-nitroaniline conversion of ∼100% and p-phenylenediamine selectivity of ∼99% after irradiation for 150 min, which was much higher than those of bulk PbBi2Nb2O9 and TiO 2-xNx photocatalysts. Further experiments revealed that oxalate anion (as a hole scavenger) was indispensable for the photocatalytic reduction of 4-nitroaniline. Moreover, on the basis of the electron spin resonance analysis result, a mechanism was proposed to explain the photoreduction of 4-nitroaniline over nanocrystalline PbBi2Nb 2O9. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Journal of Catalysis
ISSN: 0021-9517
Year: 2012
Volume: 290
Page: 13-17
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