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Nanocrystalline PbBi 2Nb 2O 9 was successfully prepared by a modified sol-gel method. The as-prepared nanocrystalline PbBi 2Nb 2O 9 was an active visible-light-driven photocatalyst for the photoreduction of 4-nitroaniline to p-phenylenediamine in aqueous solution upon purging with N 2. 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 PbBi 2Nb 2O 9 and TiO 2-xN x 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 PbBi 2Nb 2O 9. © 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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