A method for preparing a porous nano-fiber heterostructure photocatalytic filter screen includes: preparing a noble metal nanostructure with tunable spectra and a heterostructure composite photocatalyst of a photocatalytic material; and preparing a large area and multilayer porous nano-fiber filter screen structure, while utilizing a scattering enhancement effect of metal nanoparticles in an porous optical fiber to realize repeated conduction of sunlight in the optical fiber and finally interact with the composite photocatalyst on a surface to improve photocatalytic efficiency. Preparation of the heterostructure composite photocatalyst with a wide spectral response of and tunable visible to infrared band spectra is realized, at the same time, with reference to high adsorbability, high light transmission of nanometer fiber and unique optical characteristics of metal nanoparticles, an air purification filter screen with a high sunlight utilization rate and a high catalytic degradation capability is creatively provided.

An object of the present invention is to provide a photocatalytic electrode for water splitting and a water splitting device excellent in the onset potential. The water splitting device of the present invention is a water splitting device which generates gases from a photocatalytic electrode for hydrogen generation and a photocatalytic electrode for oxygen generation by irradiating the photocatalytic electrode for hydrogen generation and the photocatalytic electrode for oxygen generation with light, and includes a bath to be filled with an electrolytic aqueous solution and the photocatalytic electrode for hydrogen generation and the photocatalytic electrode for oxygen generation each disposed in the bath. The photocatalytic electrode for hydrogen generation has a p-type semiconductor layer, an n-type semiconductor layer provided on the p-type semiconductor layer, and a co-catalyst provided on the n-type semiconductor layer. The p-type semiconductor layer is a semiconductor layer containing a CIGS compound semiconductor containing Cu, In, Ga, and Se, and a molar ratio of Ga to a total molar amount of Ga and In in the CIGS compound semiconductor is 0.4 to 0.8.

The invention provides a titanium carbide nanosheet/layered indium sulfide heterojunction and an application of the same in degrading and removing water pollutants. A simple electrostatic self-assembly method is used to uniformly absorb indium ions on the surfaces of Ti.sub.3C.sub.2 nanosheets, which effectively inhibits the stacking of the nanosheets and is beneficial to the uniform growth of In.sub.2S.sub.3 nanosheets on the surfaces of the Ti.sub.3C.sub.2. The present invent overcomes two disadvantages of too fast photogenerated carrier recombination rate of In.sub.2S.sub.3 and easy agglomeration of nano-scale In.sub.2S.sub.3, and effectively improves the separation efficiency and photocatalytic activity of photogenerated electron-hole of In.sub.2S.sub.3.

The invention provides a titanium carbide nanosheet/layered indium sulfide heterojunction and an application of the same in degrading and removing water pollutants. A simple electrostatic self-assembly method is used to uniformly absorb indium ions on the surfaces of Ti.sub.3C.sub.2 nanosheets, which effectively inhibits the stacking of the nanosheets and is beneficial to the uniform growth of In.sub.2S.sub.3 nanosheets on the surfaces of the Ti.sub.3C.sub.2. The present invent overcomes two disadvantages of too fast photogenerated carrier recombination rate of In.sub.2S.sub.3 and easy agglomeration of nano-scale In.sub.2S.sub.3, and effectively improves the separation efficiency and photocatalytic activity of photogenerated electron-hole of In.sub.2S.sub.3.

A composition for treating dye wastewater and method of synthesizing said composition, is disclosed. The composition is a catalyst composition used for ultrasound irradiation process. The composition comprises a copper sulfide and cobalt ferrite (Cu.sub.2S/CoFe.sub.2O.sub.4) nanocomposite material, and hydrogen peroxide (H.sub.2O.sub.2). Further, the present invention also discloses a method for treating dye wastewater using said nanocomposite catalyst composition. The composition according to the present invention, provides a novel, eco-friendly and economical method for the complete degradation of the organic dye pollutants from the industrial wastewater. Further, the sonocatalyst has enough stability, as its structure and degradation ability does not change even after multiple use. Further, the sonocatalyst could be easily separated and reused from a waste water, without any need for complex separation process.

A composition for treating dye wastewater and method of synthesizing said composition, is disclosed. The composition is a catalyst composition used for ultrasound irradiation process. The composition comprises a copper sulfide and cobalt ferrite (Cu.sub.2S/CoFe.sub.2O.sub.4) nanocomposite material, and hydrogen peroxide (H.sub.2O.sub.2). Further, the present invention also discloses a method for treating dye wastewater using said nanocomposite catalyst composition. The composition according to the present invention, provides a novel, eco-friendly and economical method for the complete degradation of the organic dye pollutants from the industrial wastewater. Further, the sonocatalyst has enough stability, as its structure and degradation ability does not change even after multiple use. Further, the sonocatalyst could be easily separated and reused from a waste water, without any need for complex separation process.

The present invention relates to a silica aerogel blanket for ultra-high temperature, a method for producing the same, and a method for constructing the same. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing a silica aerogel blanket, the method capable of suppressing the generation of a bad odor during construction by including a step of heat treatment after producing a hydrophobic silica aerogel blanket so as to remove a volatile organic compound (VOC), a silica aerogel blanket produced thereby, and a method for constructing a silica aerogel blanket for ultra-high temperature, the method capable of suppressing the generation of a bad odor during the construction of the silica aerogel blanket produced by the above-mentioned production method on an ultra-high temperature piping equipment, and at the same time, preventing the loss of heat insulation performance due to moisture in the air.

The present invention relates to a silica aerogel blanket for ultra-high temperature, a method for producing the same, and a method for constructing the same. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing a silica aerogel blanket, the method capable of suppressing the generation of a bad odor during construction by including a step of heat treatment after producing a hydrophobic silica aerogel blanket so as to remove a volatile organic compound (VOC), a silica aerogel blanket produced thereby, and a method for constructing a silica aerogel blanket for ultra-high temperature, the method capable of suppressing the generation of a bad odor during the construction of the silica aerogel blanket produced by the above-mentioned production method on an ultra-high temperature piping equipment, and at the same time, preventing the loss of heat insulation performance due to moisture in the air.

The present invention disclosed preparation method of a visible-light-driven CC@SnS.sub.2/SnO.sub.2 composite catalyst, and application thereof, comprising the following steps: preparing CC@SnS.sub.2 composite material in a solvent by using SnCl.sub.4.5H.sub.2O and C.sub.2H.sub.5NS as raw materials and carbon fiber cloth as a supporting material; calcining said CC@SnS.sub.2 composite material to obtain the visible-light-driven CC@SnS.sub.2/SnO.sub.2 composite catalyst. The present invention overcomes defects of the traditional methods of treating chromium-containing wastewater, including chemical precipitation, adsorption, ion exchange resin and electrolysis, and the photocatalytic technology can make full use of solar light source or artificial light source without adding adsorbent or reducing agent. In this case, the use of semiconductor photocatalyst to convert hexavalent chromium in chromium wastewater into less toxic and easily precipitated trivalent chromium greatly reduces the cost and energy consumption.

The present invention disclosed preparation method of a visible-light-driven CC@SnS.sub.2/SnO.sub.2 composite catalyst, and application thereof, comprising the following steps: preparing CC@SnS.sub.2 composite material in a solvent by using SnCl.sub.4.5H.sub.2O and C.sub.2H.sub.5NS as raw materials and carbon fiber cloth as a supporting material; calcining said CC@SnS.sub.2 composite material to obtain the visible-light-driven CC@SnS.sub.2/SnO.sub.2 composite catalyst. The present invention overcomes defects of the traditional methods of treating chromium-containing wastewater, including chemical precipitation, adsorption, ion exchange resin and electrolysis, and the photocatalytic technology can make full use of solar light source or artificial light source without adding adsorbent or reducing agent. In this case, the use of semiconductor photocatalyst to convert hexavalent chromium in chromium wastewater into less toxic and easily precipitated trivalent chromium greatly reduces the cost and energy consumption.