Abstract
Learning from the important role of porphyrin-based chromophores in natural photosynthesis, a bionic photocatalytic system based on tetrakis (4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin-coupled TiO2 was designed for photo-induced treating low-concentration NOx indoor gas (550 parts per billion), achieving a high NO removal rate of 91% and a long stability under visible-light (λ ≥ 420 nm) irradiation. Besides the great contribution of the conventional •O2- reactive species, a synergic effect between a singlet oxygen (1O2) and mobile hydroxyl radicals (•OHf) was first illustrated for removing NOx indoor gas (1O2 + 2NO → 2NO2, NO2 + •OHf → HNO3), inhibiting the production of the byproducts of NO2. This work is helpful for understanding the surface mechanism of photocatalytic NOx oxidation and provides a new perspective for the development of highly efficient air purification systems.
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