阳极氧化制备TiO2纳米管及其光催化性能

采用电化学阳极氧化法在纯Ti表面制备出结构整齐有序的TiO₂纳米管阵列, 研究了不同溶液体系对TiO₂纳米管尺寸和形貌的影响. 利用X射线衍射仪和场发射扫描电镜表征所制备的TiO₂纳米管. 20 V反应15 h, 0.5 wt% HF＋1 mol/L (NH₄)H₂PO₄溶液中TiO₂纳米管直径为70～90 nm, 长度约2.2 μm, 在500 ℃的空气气氛下退火1 h, 纳米管薄膜以锐钛矿结构为主, 在该条件下所制备TiO₂纳米管的光电流密度达到3.2 mA/cm². 以该纳米管薄膜为光阳极, 施加0.45 V (vs. SCE)的外加偏压, 在125 W紫外光照射5 h后, 初始摩尔浓度为20×10^－6 mol/L的酸性红G (C₁₈H₁₃N₃Na₂₀₈S₂)在pH＝3时, 降解率达到92.4%.     

Parasitic Light Absorption,Rate Laws and Heterojunctions in the Photocatalytic Oxidation of Arsenic(III) Using Composite TiO2/Fe2O3

Composite photocatalyst-adsorbents such as TiO₂/Fe₂O₃ are promising materials for the one-step treatment of arsenite contaminated water. However, no previous study has investigated how coupling TiO₂ with Fe₂O₃ influences the photocatalytic oxidation of arsenic(III). Herein, we develop new hybrid experiment/modelling approaches to study light absorption, charge carrier behaviour and changes in the rate law of the TiO₂/Fe₂O₃ system, using UV-Vis spectroscopy, transient absorption spectroscopy (TAS), and kinetic analysis. Whilst coupling TiO₂ with Fe₂O₃ improves total arsenic removal by adsorption, oxidation rates significantly decrease (up to a factor of 60), primarily due to the parasitic absorption of light by Fe₂O₃ (88 % of photons at 368 nm) and secondly due to changes in the rate law from disguised zero-order kinetics to first-order kinetics. Charge transfer across this TiO₂-Fe₂O₃ heterojunction is not observed. Our study demonstrates the first application of a multi-adsorbate surface complexation model (SCM) towards describing As(III) oxidation kinetics which, unlike Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetics, includes the competitive adsorption of As(V). We further highlight the importance of parasitic light absorption and catalyst fouling when designing heterogeneous photocatalysts for As(III) remediation.     

K/Cl掺杂g-C_(3)N_(4)的制备及其光催化性能研究北大核心CSCD

采用湿化学方法制备了K/Cl掺杂石墨相氮化碳(g-C_(3)N_(4))纳米材料.以三聚氰胺、KCl作为前驱体,经过溶解、沉淀和焙烧过程,使K/Cl元素在g-C_(3)N_(4)结构上均匀分布.K/Cl掺杂的引入并不影响g-C_(3)N_(4)物相的形成,而是使样品的比表面积增加至18.36 m^(2)·g^(-1),是纯g-C_(3)N_(4)的1.7倍.利用光催化降解气态污染物来表征材料的光催化性能,结果表明,全光谱光照下CN-K/Cl-0.07的性能是纯g-C_(3)N_(4)的2.0倍.光催化性能的提升归因于K/Cl双原子掺杂,不但提升了材料的光吸收能力,而且有利于光生电子-空穴的分离.4次循环试验后,CN-K/Cl-0.07光催化降解异丙醇的性能没有明显降低,证明其具有良好的稳定性.K/Cl掺杂g-C_(3)N_(4)光催化活性高且使用性能好,将会在气体污染物降解领域产生广泛的应用.     

C/Cr2O3/TiO2复合材料的制备及其光催化性能研究

本文以制革含铬革屑为原材料,基于矿物鞣剂复鞣的原理,将Ti(IV)均匀、稳定地负载到含铬革屑上,在氮气氛围下,经高温热解制备得到C/Cr₂O₃/TiO₂光催化剂,并研究了其对四环素(TC)的光催化降解效果及机理。结果表明,C/Cr₂O₃/TiO₂光催化剂具有明显的介孔结构,比表面积较大,为277.47 m²·g^-1,Cr₂O₃和TiO₂已实现复合并负载在生物炭(C)上。通过光催化降解发现,在模拟自然光照下,当催化剂用量为0.04 g,TC初始浓度为50 mg·L^-1,溶液pH为2时,TC的去除率可高达99.99%。结合自由基捕获实验发现,C/Cr₂O₃/TiO₂光催化剂对TC的降解作用主要依靠反应体系中产生的大量·O₂^-,·OH和h⁺。     

Enhanced photocatalytic activity,mechanism and potential application of Idoped-Bi4Ti3O12 photocatalysts

In this study, we have introduced iodine into Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂ (BTO) crystals with the aim of improving their photocatalytic activities in decomposing organic pollutants. The as-prepared I_doped-BTO photocatalysts were systematically analyzed by various techniques (e.g. X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, ultraviolet–visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy), as well as density functional theory calculation. It is confirmed that I element is successfully doped, as an I^? oxidation state, in the BTO crystals by substituting the O in the perovskite-like (Bi₂Ti₃O₁₀)^2? blocks. The photocatalytic activities between the I_x-BTO (x = 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, and 0.8) samples were compared by the photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) under simulated-sunlight irradiation, revealing that I_0.4-BTO is the optimal photocatalyst having a photocatalytic activity about 3.0 times higher than that of parent BTO. Based on the experimental data and density functional theory calculation, the enhanced photocatalytic mechanism for the I_doped-BTO photocatalysts was proposed and discussed. To promote the potential application of the optimal I_0.4-BTO photocatalyst, its photocatalytic performances were further investigated by the photodegradation of ciprofloxacin, tetrabromobisphenol A, tetracycline hydrochloride and methyl orange/rhodamine B (RhB)/MB mixture dyes; moreover, the effect of inorganic anions and pH values on the MB photodegradation was also investigated.     

部分氧化碳化硅提高钯催化氧还原反应性能

燃料电池具有能量转换效率高的优点,是能量转换与储存的高效器件之一.目前,燃料电池阴极氧还原反应(ORR)动力学缓慢,并且催化ORR大量使用铂碳(Pt/C)催化剂,由于Pt储量少,价格高,载体碳材料易发生碳蚀导致催化剂稳定性降低,限制了其进一步商业化应用.钯(Pd)与Pt为同族元素,具有相似的电子结构和化学性质,其储量是Pt的50倍,同时,Pd具有良好的抗甲醇毒性和抗一氧化碳毒性,因此,被视为燃料电池中阴极Pt催化剂的潜在替代品.但商用Pd/C催化剂的ORR活性较Pt/C差,因此,大量的研究工作集中在提高Pd基ORR催化剂的活性方面:将Pd与具有3d轨道的金属形成合金或将Pd负载到不同的载体上.通过选择合适的载体影响Pd的电子结构,从而提高催化剂活性和稳定性,是一种较简单的、有利于规模化生产Pd基ORR催化剂的方法.碳化硅(SiC)具有良好的电化学稳定性、热稳定性、机械强度和较强的供电子能力,可被用作ORR的金属催化剂载体.然而,由于金属与SiC作用较弱,需要制备特殊形貌的SiC或将SiC表面改性;通常,这些SiC基载体的制备过程复杂并且成本高.而在有氧条件下制备、保存或使用SiC时,其表面不可避免地被氧化,这种在温和条件下生成的表面具有含氧官能团的SiC,由于制备过程简便,可以大规模生产,且与金属有强的相互作用,是一种很有前景的ORR的Pd基催化剂载体.对于用于替代Pt基催化剂的负载型Pd基ORR催化剂的开发和大规模制造来说,对载体表面改性的深入了解是一个重要并且具有挑战性的课题.目前尚未发现关于SiC表面的含氧基团对ORR性能影响的报道.因此,详细考察SiC载体上含氧基团在ORR中的作用对于理解、设计和开发具有优异ORR性能的SiC负载催化剂至关重要.本文采用沉积沉淀法在表面部分氧化的碳化硅(O-SiC)均匀负载了平均直径为5.2 nm的Pd纳米颗粒.与20 wt%商业Pt/C相比,制备的2.5 wt%Pd/O-SiC催化剂显示出较好的ORR活性(半波电位正向移动10 mV),较好的稳定性(10 h后,电流密度损失3.5%vs.34.9%),和较高的抗甲醇毒性.结构表征及密度泛函理论(DFT)计算结果表明,与Pd/C相比,Pd/O-SiC具有优异的ORR性能主要是由于O-SiC载体对Pd纳米颗粒具有电子调控作用,使Pd带负电.富电子Pd增强了ORR关键中间体OOH的吸附,降低了反应的吉布斯自由能,从而提高了ORR活性.另外,O-SiC载体对Pd纳米颗粒具有大的结合能和较好的SiC稳定性,增强了Pd/O-SiC催化剂的抗甲醇毒性及稳定性.DFT计算结果表明,SiC表面部分氧化后,仍保持对Pd的较高结合能,同时大幅增强了催化剂对中间体的吸附,降低了ORR关键电化学步骤吉布斯自由能,从而提高了氧还原性能.因此,本工作明确了SiC表面氧化的作用,同时提供了一种简易大规模制备高效负载型铂基替代ORR催化剂的策略.     

Carbon-Fiber Cloth Decorated with 3D Flower-Like GO/WO3 Quantum Dots/TiO2 Microsphere with High Photocatalytic Activity under Natural Sunlight

Nanopowder photocatalyst suffers two serious problems (low photocatalytic efficiency, easy aggregation, and difficult recycling) in water treatment. For solving these issues, a 3D flower-like graphene oxide (GO)/WO₃ quantum dots (QDs)/TiO₂ microsphere (FWGT) with excellent photocatalytic property is synthesized by a hydrothermal method which can degrade 100% Rhodamine B (RhB) within 10 min under solar light irradiation. Meanwhile, a carbon-fiber cloth/FWGT (CF/FGT) membrane is constructed by decorating the FWGT microsphere on the surface of the carbon-fiber cloth. CF/FGWT membrane displays better photocatalytic activity compared with carbon-fiber cloth/flower-like GO/TiO₂ microsphere (CF/FGT) membrane, which the reaction rate constants of CF/FGWT membrane are 3.52 times higher than that of CF/FGT membrane. Moreover, the CF/FGWT membrane shows a little quality loss (about 1.7%) after several recycles, indicating the novel flexible photocatalytic membrane has great potential for purifying water.     

Stability of TiO2 forms (anatase–rutile) in the Y2O3?Ti(OBu)4?Rb2CO3 system prepared by sol–gel process

Three different sol–gel routes were used in order to study the stability and the crystallinity of the ternary system Y₂O₃, Ti(OBu)₄, Rb₂CO₃. Different techniques such as FTIR, ¹³C NMR TGA, DTA and XRD were used to characterize xerogels and final products. Results demonstrated that using hexanoic acid during the sol step preparation influences structural changes in the precursor gel. The effect of heat treatment to eliminate the organic material from xerogels was investigated by thermal gravimetry and differential thermalanalysis. According to the ratio of acetic acid to hexanoic acid, the phase structure of TiO₂, viz. anatase to rutile phase, could tailored. The photocatalytic activity of the prepared catalysts, under sunlight irradiation, was evaluated using 2‐naphthol as a pollutant model. Results showed a great enhancement in the photocatalytic efficiency for doped TiO₂ sample prepared in the presence of 30acet–70hex. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Cu掺杂TiO2及其纳米管的制备、表征与光催化性能

通过溶胶-凝胶法和水热法制备了Cu掺杂TiO₂纳米粉末及其纳米管,并通过XRD、TEM、FE-SEM、EDS、UV-Vis/DRS等手段分析了样品的结构。发现以Cu掺杂TiO₂纳米粉末为水热反应原料制备的纳米管中不含Cu,对其原因进行了分析讨论并通过Zn掺杂TiO₂纳米粉末证实：以金属掺杂TiO₂纳米粉末为原料,通过水热法制备TiO₂纳米管中不含有相应金属离子,这是由于金属离子在强碱水热条件下形成金属配离子,使金属离子溶解于水中而不能形成金属掺杂TiO₂纳米管。对所得样品进行了光催化性能测试,发现：Cu掺杂TiO₂粉末的光催化产氢效率为0.75 μmol·(g·h)^-1,高于由其本身及P25通过水热法制备的TiO₂纳米管(分别为：0.42 μmol·(g·h)^-1,0.25 μmol·(g·h)^-1)的光催化产氢效率。