Visible light induced sonophotocatalytic degradation of Reactive Red dye 198 using dye sensitized TiO2

In this paper we are reporting the accelerated sonophotocatalytic degradation of Reactive Red (RR) 198 dye under visible light using dye sensitized TiO(2) activated by ultrasound. The effect of sonolysis, photocatalysis and sonophotocatalysis under visible light has been examined to study the influence on the degradation rates by varying the initial substrate concentration, pH and catalyst loading to ascertain the synergistic effect on the degradation techniques. Ultrasonic activation at 47kHz contributes through cavitation leading to the splitting of H(2)O(2) produced by both photocatalysis and sonolysis. This results in the formation of oxidative species, such as singlet oxygen ((1)O(2)) and superoxide (O2-*) radicals in the presence of oxygen. Sonication increases the amount of reactive radical species, inducing faster oxidation of the substrate and degradation of intermediates and also the deaggregation of the photocatalyst which are responsible for the observed synergy. Further, the photocatalytic activity of RR 198 dye sensitized TiO(2) is demonstrated by the degradation of phenol under visible light and ultrasound. A comparative study using TiO(2), Hombikat UV 100 and ZnO was also carried out.     

Study of the sonophotocatalytic degradation of basic blue 9 industrial textile dye over slurry titanium dioxide and influencing factors

The sonophotocatalytic degradation of basic blue 9 industrial textile dye has been studied in the presence of ultrasound (20 kHz) over a TiO(2) slurry employing an UV lamp (15 W, 352 nm). It was observed that the color removal efficiency was influenced by the pH of the solution, initial dye concentration and TiO(2) amount. It was found that the dye degradation followed apparent first order kinetics. The rate constant increased by decreasing dye concentration and was affected by the pH of the solution with the highest degradation obtained at pH 7. The first order rate constants obtained with sonophotocatalysis were twofold and tenfold than those obtained under photocatalysis and sonolysis, respectively. The chemical oxygen demand was abated over 80%.     

Ultrasonic effects on electroorganic processes--Part 20. Photocatalytic oxidation of aliphatic alcohols in aqueous suspension of TiO2 powder

Ultrasonic effects in a suspension system were examined using the photocatalytic oxidation of 2-propanol to acetone and of ethanol to acetaldehyde in the aqueous suspension of TiO2 powder as a model reaction. The formation rate of acetone was significantly increased under ultrasonic irradiation. The oxidation reaction under ultrasonic irradiation was affected in a different manner from that in silence by reaction conditions such as ultrasonic power, stirring speed, amount of TiO2, concentration of 2-propanol, and pretreatment of the TiO2 powder. Furthermore, it was also observed that the particle size of the TiO2 photocatalyst powder was increased due to the particle agglomeration by ultrasonic irradiation, and consequently it was suggested that ultrasound activates the surface of the catalyst. These results are discussed on the basis of not only the activation of the photocatalyst but also ultrasonic enhancement of mass transport of 2-propanol molecules.     

Removal of dinitrotoluenes and trinitrotoluene from industrial wastewater by ultrasound enhanced with titanium dioxide

Oxidative degradation of dinitrotoluenes (DNTs) and 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) in wastewater was conducted using ultrasonic irradiation combined with titanium dioxide (TiO(2)). The batch-wise experiments were carried out to elucidate the influence of various operating parameters on the sonolytic behavior, including power intensity, TiO(2) dosage, acidity of wastewater, reaction temperature and oxygen dosage. It is worthy to note that the nitrotoluene contaminants could be almost completely eliminated by sonochemical oxidation enhanced significantly with the addition of TiO(2) due to the supply of adsorbent and/or excess nuclei. High destruction rate of nitrotoluenes could be achieved by increasing the acidity of wastewater and decreasing the reaction temperature. According to the result given by pyrolysis/gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (Pyrolysis/GC-MS), it is postulated that DNTs adsorbed on TiO(2) preliminarily undergo denitration pathway to o-mononitrotoluene (MNT) or oxidation pathway to 1,3-dinitrobenzene (DNB), respectively. Further, based on the spectra obtained from GC-MS, it is proposed that DNTs dissolved in wastewater proceed with similar reaction pathways as those adsorbed on TiO(2). Besides, oxidative degradation of 2,4,6-TNT results in the formation of 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene (TNB). Apparently, the sonolytic technique established is promising for direct treatment of wastewater from TNT manufacturing process.     

RuO2/TiO2/漂珠复合光催化剂的制备及性能

"利用RuO2/TiO2前驱体溶胶,采用溶胶-凝胶-浸渍法在漂珠(FP)表面沉积RuO2/TiO2膜,经120 ℃干燥、500 ℃焙烧制备复合光催化剂RuO2/TiO2/FP,并通过SEM、XRD以及FT-IR分别对其结构进行了表征． 结果表明,RuO2/TiO2膜的平均厚度(三层)约1 1m,膜材料中TiO2主要呈现锐钛矿型结构,而RuO2是以非晶态高度分散在粒子表面．以高效氯氰菊酯杀虫剂的光催化降解为模型反应,研究了RuO2/TiO2/FP的光催化性能,探讨了影响催化剂活性的因素及采用太阳光做光源处理     

脉冲放电等离子体/TiO2协同体系中氧自由基的光谱分析

基于脉冲放电等离子体/TiO2的协同作用效果,研究利用脉冲放电过程中产生的紫外光效应,建立以玻璃珠负载的TiO2膜作为光催化剂的脉冲放电等离子体/TiO2协同体系,并从氧自由基(·O)光谱分析的角度说明脉冲放电等离子体/TiO2光催化的协同作用机理.研究结果表明,·O主要在777 um处形成特征发射光谱,对应跃迁为3p...     

Sonocatalytic degradation of methylene blue with TiO2 pellets in water

A series of experiments were carried out to study the degradation of methylene blue by the irradiation of ultrasound onto TiO(2) in aqueous solution. A statistically significant decrease in the concentration of methylene blue was observed after 60 min irradiation. While the reduction was 22% of the initial concentration without H(2)O(2), addition of H(2)O(2) significantly enhanced the degradation of methylene blue for the TiO(2) containing system (85% reduction of the initial concentration). The addition of H(2)O(2) had no effect on the methylene blue degradation when the system contained Al(2)O(3). The degradation ratio of methylene blue was dependent on the amount of TiO(2) and also the specific surface area of TiO(2) in the solution. The effects of radical scavenging agents on the degradation of methylene blue were also investigated for the system with TiO(2). It was found that the radical scavenging agents dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), methanol, and mannitol suppressed the degradation, with DMSO being the most effective. The effect of pH on the degradation of methylene blue was further investigated. An U-shaped change in the concentration of methylene blue in the presence of TiO(2) was observed along with the change in pH values (pH 3-12), and the highest degradation ratio was observed at around pH 7. In conclusion, ultrasound irradiation of TiO(2) in aqueous solution resulted in significant generation of hydroxyl radicals, and this process may have potential for the treatment of organic dyes in wastewater.     

CdS/TiO2/漂珠复合光催化剂制备及其降解高效氯氰菊酯研究

采用溶胶-凝胶-浸渍法制备了Cds/TiO2/漂珠复合光催化剂,通过SEM,XRD对其结构进行了表征.以高效氯氰菊酯(BEC)杀虫剂的光催化降解为模型反应,研究了CdS/TiO2/漂珠的光催化性能,探讨了影响催化剂活性的因素及采用太阳光作光源处理BEC的可行性.结果表明,CdS/TiO2/漂珠投加量为3 000mg·L-1,初始浓度为45 mg·L-1、初始pH为6.5,通气量为200 mL·min-1时间为60 min,BEC降解率分别为92.1%(125W高压汞灯)和79.3%(5 W紫外灯),采用太阳光照射300 min,BEC降解率可达93.4%.BEC的降解反应遵从L-H动力学模型,测得反应速率常数9.80 mg·(L·min)-1,吸附常数4.36×10-3 L·mg-1.     

Effect of irradiation distance on degradation of phenol using indirect ultrasonic irradiation method

Ultrasound is used as degradation of hazardous organic compounds. In this study, indirect ultrasonic irradiation method was applied to the degradation process of phenol, the model hazardous organic compound, and the effects of irradiation distance on radical generation and ultrasonic power were investigated. The chemical effect estimated by KI oxidation dosimetry and ultrasonic power measured by calorimetry fluctuated for the irradiation distance, and there was a relationship between the period of the fluctuation of ultrasonic effect and the wavelength of ultrasound. The degradation of phenol was considered to progress in the zero-order kinetics, before the decomposition conversion was less than 25%. Therefore, the simple kinetic model on degradation of phenol was proposed, and there was a linear relation in the degradation rate constant of phenol and the ultrasonic power inside the reactor. In addition, the kinetic model proposed in this study was applied to the former study. There was a linear relation in the degradation rate constant of phenol and ultrasonic energy in the range of frequency of 20-30 kHz in spite of the difference of equipment and sample volume. On the other hand, the degradation rate constant in the range of frequency of 200-800 kHz was much larger than that of 20-30 kHz in the same ultrasonic energy, and this behaviour was agreed with the former investigation about the dependence of ultrasonic frequency on chemical effect.     

含水量对TiO_2纳米管形貌控制参数的影响

以不同含水量的乙二醇溶液为电解液,采用阳极氧化法制备TiO2纳米管阵列。通过记录反应过程中电导率、粘度及回路电流随时间的变化曲线,研究含水量对电解液粘度、电导率及电流等过程参数的影响,分析了纳米管形貌尺寸与TiO2溶蚀所耗电荷量的关系。粘度初始值和初始电导率均与含水量呈三次关系,相关系数分别为0.992 5和0.977 8。在反应过程中,溶液粘度值有缓慢增加的趋势。由于不同含水量的电解液粘度的不同,H+和OH-数量不同,F-迁移速率不同,电导率-时间曲线及电流-时间曲线具有不同的变化趋势,并对其进行了理论分析。当水体积分数为4%,5%,6%和10%时,纳米管的形貌较为有序并且TiO2纳米管阵列表面的碎片较少,纳米管直径变化范围为50nm至72nm,长度变化范围为0.85~1.90μm。F-腐蚀氧化膜时所消耗电量与TiO2氧化膜被腐蚀掉的体积呈一次函数关系,即腐蚀电量越大,腐蚀掉的体积越大,为制备一定形貌尺寸的纳米管提供了一定的控制方法。