In situ synthesis of “brick and mortar”-type lignin-derived carbon/TiO2 composite with a remarkable photocatalytic performance

Binpeng Zhang; Dongjie Yang; Wensheng Lin; Huan Wang; Yong Qian; Xueqing Qiu

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.97, 216-225, May, 2021

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2021.01.040 Export Citation

In situ synthesis of “brick and mortar”-type lignin-derived carbon/TiO2 composite with a remarkable photocatalytic performance

Binpeng Zhang^{1, 2}, Dongjie Yang^{1, †}, Wensheng Lin¹, Huan Wang¹, Yong Qian^{1, 3}, and Xueqing Qiu^{4, 3, †}

¹School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Green Fine Chemicals, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510641, China
²School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Technology, No. 100 Lianhua Street, Zhengzhou High-Tech Development Zone, Henan 450001, China
³State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510641, China
⁴School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, 100 Waihuan Xi Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou 510006, China

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Alkali lignin (AL), an industrial waste from pulping black liquor, is mainly applied as a low-grade combustible energy source. Design and preparation of high value-added materials with AL is still a challenge. In this work, we firstly introduced ammonium group into AL and prepared quaternized alkali lignin (QAL) for improving the solubility in acidic aqueous solution. Then a facile sol.gel and carbonization process was developed to fabricate lignin-derived carbon/TiO2 (LC/TiO2) composite photocatalyst using QAL as the carbon precursor. The microstructural characteristics and optical property of the LC/TiO2 composite were systematically characterized. Composite exhibited a “brick (TiO2 nanoparticles) and mortar (LC)”-type construction, and TiO2 nanoparticles were coated with LC. The introduction of LC endowed TiO2 with extended photoabsorption region and enhanced separation of photo-generated charge carriers. LC/TiO2 obtained at a carbonization temperature of 650 °C presented the highest photocatalytic activity for the degradation of organic dye, which was about 3.4 times that of bare TiO2. Moreover, LC/TiO2 also presented good recyclability. This facile strategy not only offers great opportunities for the high value-added application of industrial lignin, but also promotes the practical application of TiO2 photocatalyst.

Keywords:Alkali lignin;Lignin-derived carbon;TiO2;Composite photocatalyst;Photodegradation

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