• 文献标题:   New insight into the photo-transformation mechanisms of graphene oxide under UV-A, UV-B and UV-C lights
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CAO XS, ZHAO J, WANG ZY, XING BS
  • 作者关键词:   graphene oxide, phototransformation, dissolved organic matter, mineralization, decarboxylation
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   0304-3894 EI 1873-3336
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  • 被引频次:   18
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123683
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Photo-transformation dominates the fate of graphene oxide (GO) in the environment. However, the photo-transformation mechanisms of GO under different UV bands remain unclear. Our results showed that UV bands played a crucial role in sunlight-induced GO transformation. UVA and UVB induced significant photo-reduction of GO as indicated by decreasing surface O/C ratio, which could be explained by an O-2-independent electron-hole pair-mediated mechanism (Mechanism I), and an O-2-dependent reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated reduction mechanism (Mechanism II). Mechanism II accounted for 62.7 % and 33.3 % of total GO photo-transformation under UVA and UVB, respectively. Different from UVA and UVB, UVC led to GO reduction under anaerobic condition via Mechanism I and Mechanism III (direct decarboxylation). However, under aerobic condition, UVC caused significant oxidation of GO, which was the combined effect of Mechanisms I-III and the oxidation of graphitic structure on GO with the assistance of O-2 (Mechanism IV). Moreover, it was demonstrated that the environmental factors (e.g., dissolved organic matter, phosphate) significantly enhanced the photo-transformation of GO in natural water. The information in the present work is useful for better understanding the fate of GO in aquatic environments.