Abstract:
Based on Al
2O
3 modified expanded perlite (mEP), floating visible-light responsive photocatalysts Ag
2CrO
4-g-C
3N
4-TiO
2/mEP were prepared via a sol-gel-impregnation deposition method. The synthesized photocatalysts were characterized using XRD, N
2 adsorption/desorption, FESEM-EDS, XPS and UV-vis DRS. The results show that the concentration of Ag
2CrO
4 has influence on the crystal structure and specific surface area of the photocatalysts. High concentration of Ag
2CrO
4 could form agglomerated particles on the surface of the photocatalyst which are not conductive to the adsorption and photocatalytic inactivation of algae. When the theoretical molar ratio of Ag
2CrO
4/TiO
2 is 0.05 and the initial algal cell concentration of Microcystis aeruginosa is 2.75×10
6 cells/mL, the removal rate of algal after adsorption for 8 h was 10.3%. Under the synergistic effect of adsorption and photocatalysis, the removal rate of algal could reach 81.88%. The inactivation of algae cell mainly ascribed to the attack by the photo-generated holes (h
+). The removal rate of algae could reach to 72.19% after three successive cycles which indicated the stability of the photocatalst.