Synergy removal of Cr (VI) and organic pollutants over RP-MoS2/rGO photocatalyst

Abstract A novel RP-MoS 2 /rGO nanocomposite as low-cost, environmental sustanable, stability and high-performance photocatalyst was successfully fabricated for the first time through a facile two-step hydrothermal method. Even without a noble-metal cocatalyst, the introduction of MoS 2 /rGO hybrid made RP exhibit excellent photocatalytic performance, including photoreduction of Cr (VI) and photooxidation of different organic pollutants, owing to the increased number of excited electrons/holes and enhanced separation efficiency of charge carriers. Importantly, the synergy of photocatalytic reduction and oxidation, as well as photocatalysis and adsorption played an important role in enhancing photocatalytic activity and reaching a high efficiency. Besides, the chemical structure of the RP-MoS 2 /rGO with P–S and P O bands ensure the stability of the nanocomposite materials. Overall, the photocatalytic elimination of the Cr (VI)-Organic molecule coexistence system in this work shows promising application to treatment the reality wastewater.