The invention belongs to the technical field of photoelectrocatalysis, and particularly relates to a preparation method of a double-confinement hollow
photocathode and application of the double-confinement hollow
photocathode in synthesis of
ammonia from
nitrate wastewater through photoelectric reduction. According to the method, based on an
ion exchange and in-situ growth strategy, a FeMnO3 / CuFe2O4 / Ti hollow cube integrated
photocathode is constructed, hydroxyl functionalized
ionic liquid (OH-ILs) is further introduced through vacuum impregnation, and an ILs (at) FeMnO3 / CuFe2O4 / Ti
nanoreactor with a dual confinement effect is formed. Under
ultraviolet-visible-near
infrared (UV-Vis-NIR) illumination, the photocathode can remarkably promote separation of photo-induced
electron-hole pairs, the
charge transfer efficiency is improved, and high-selectivity and high-efficiency
ammonia synthesis is achieved. Experiments show that the photocathode can almost completely convert
nitrate in high-concentration
nitrate wastewater (50mM) within 2.5 hours, so that the
effluent reaches the drinking water standard of the
World Health Organization (WHO). In a flowing electrolytic tank, the
ammonia yield reaches 20.51 mg h <-1 > cm <-2 >, the
Faraday efficiency reaches up to 97.75%, and excellent catalytic performance is shown.