Molecules 2013, 18(2), 1457-1463; doi:10.3390/molecules18021457
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Degradation of Methyl Blue Using Fe-Tourmaline as a Novel Photocatalyst

Xuesen Bian 1,2 , Jianqiu Chen 1,3,* email and Rong Ji 1,* email
1 State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China 2 Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China, Nanjing 210042, China 3 Department of Environmental Science & Department of Analytical Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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Received: 10 December 2012; in revised form: 8 January 2013 / Accepted: 14 January 2013 / Published: 24 January 2013
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Abstract: This study investigated the photocatalytic activity of tourmaline by itself. Under irradiation of a 13 W, 254 nm UV lamp, 50% of methyl blue disappeared in the presence of 130 mg·L−1 tourmaline. The reaction was inhibited by the addition of ethanol, Cl−, SO42− and Cu2+, and promoted a little by addition of 50 mg/L Mg2+, which supports the inference of involvement of •OH radicals. This is the first proposal of tourmaline as a single photocatalyst without the need to add any artificial chemical products. Results from this study might contribute to the broadened usage of this mineral to approach the goals of saving energy and eliminate direct or indirect environmental pollution.
Keywords: tourmaline; methyl blue; photocatalysis; affecting factors

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Bian, X.; Chen, J.; Ji, R. Degradation of Methyl Blue Using Fe-Tourmaline as a Novel Photocatalyst. Molecules 2013, 18, 1457-1463.

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Bian X, Chen J, Ji R. Degradation of Methyl Blue Using Fe-Tourmaline as a Novel Photocatalyst. Molecules. 2013; 18(2):1457-1463.

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Bian, Xuesen; Chen, Jianqiu; Ji, Rong. 2013. "Degradation of Methyl Blue Using Fe-Tourmaline as a Novel Photocatalyst." Molecules 18, no. 2: 1457-1463.

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