Use of Novel Cardanol-Porphyrin Hybrids and Their TiO2-Based Composites for the Photodegradation of 4-Nitrophenol in Water 英文参考文献.docVIP

Molecules 2011, 16, 5769-5784; doi:10.3390/molecule OPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 /journal/molecules Article Use of Novel Cardanol-Porphyrin Hybrids and Their TiO2-Based Composites for the Photodegradation of 4-Nitrophenol in Water Giuseppe Vasapollo 1,*, Giuseppe Mele 1, Roberta Del Sole 1, Iolanda Pio 1, Jun Li 2 and Selma Elaine Mazzetto 3 1 Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Arnesano Street, Lecce 73100, Italy 2 Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710069, China; E-Mail: junli@ (J.L.) 3 Laboratory of Products and Processes Technology (LPT), Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 6021, Brazil; E-Mail: selma@ufc.br (S.E.M.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: giuseppe.vasapollo@unisalento.it; Tel.: +39-0832-297281; Fax: +39-0832-297733. Received: 17 May 2011; in revised form: 24 June 2011 / Accepted: 1 July 2011 / Published: 7 July 2011 Abstract: Cardanol, a well known hazardous byproduct of the cashew industry, has been used as starting material for the synthesis of useful differently substituted “cardanol-based” porphyrins and their zinc(II), copper(II), cobalt(II) and Fe(III) complexes. Novel composites prepared by impregnation of polycrystalline TiO2 powder with an opportune amount of “cardanol-based” porphyrins, which act as sensitizers for the improvement of the photo-catalytic activity of the bare TiO 2, have been used in the photodegradation in water of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP), which is a toxic and bio-refractory pollutant, dangerous for ecosystems and human health. Keywords: cardanol; porphyrins; metalloporphyrins; heterogeneous photocatalysis; 4-nitrophenol; porphyrin-TiO2 photocatalysts  Molecules 2011, 16