Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. ›› 2011, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (12): 2939-2945.doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB20112939

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Facile Synthesis of Assembly HAP Nanoribbon Spheres and the Synergized Action of Its Photocatalytic Properties

YANG Xiao-Hong2, LIU Chang1, LIU Jin-Ku1, ZHU Zi-Chun2   

  1. 1. Department of Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China;
    2. Department of Chemistry, Chizhou University, Chizhou 247000, Anhui Province, P. R. China
  • Received:2011-06-24 Revised:2011-09-21 Published:2011-11-25
  • Contact: LIU Jin-Ku E-mail:jkliu@ecust.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    The project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21071024), Science and Research Program of Anhui Province, China (10140702017), Key Project of Education Office of Anhui Provincem, China (KJ2010A244) and State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control, Resource Reuse Foundation, China (PCRRF09005).

Abstract: Hydroxyapatite (HAP) nanoribbon spheres with well-defined nanoscale structures and regular morphology were successfully synthesized using a bioactive cooperate template. The spheres are about 5-6 μm in diameter and they form from nanoribbons of 2.5 to 3 μm in length. The morphologies, structures, and surface areas of the products were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis. In addition, the products were used as carried materials for the synthesis of the HAP/ZnO composite catalyst. The degradation rate of rhodamine B (RhB) increased by 125% and the recovery increased by 23.1% when using the composite as a catalyst compared with the ZnO nanoparticles. Possible mechanisms for the formation of the HAP assembly microspheres and their synergistic action are also discussed.

Key words: HAP, ZnO, Assembly sphere, Photocatalysis, Synergized action