Properties of TiO2-SiO2 Mixed Oxides and Photocatalytic Oxidation of Heptane and Sulfur Dioxide

A series of TiO2-XSiO2[X denotes the molar fraction(%) of silica in the mixed oxides] with different n(Ti)/n(Si) ratios was prepared with ammonia water as a hydrolysis catalyst. The photocatalysts prepared were characterized by XRD, thermal analysis, FTIR, UV-Vis and SPS. The characterization results of FTIR and UV-Vis spectra show that Ti atoms were gradually changed from octahedral coordination to tetrahedral coordination with the addition of silica, which is not beneficial for obtaining strong Bronsted acidity and higher photocatalytic activity. The photocatalytic activity experiments, which were conducted by using heptane (or SO2) as the model reactant, showed that TiO2-SiO2 containing a suitable amount of silica can exhibit much higher photocataiytic activity than pure TiO2. The enhanced photocatalytic activity can be attributed tothree following factors.. (1) smaller crystalline size;(2) higher thermal stability; (3) the new strong Broensted acidity.     

纳米SnO_2@TiO_2的制备及其光催化性能

SnCl4和 Ti(OBu)4为原料,采用活性层包覆法制备了 SnO2@TiO2包覆型复合光催化剂,并用 XPS、 IR、 XRD、 TEM和 BET等手段进行了表征,以二甲基二氯乙烯基磷酸酯（简称 DDVP）稀释液为模拟废水,考察了 SnO2@TiO2的光催化活性及降解液初始浓度对反应动力学的影响 .结果表明：包覆粒子由锐钛矿型 TiO2和金红石型 SnO2组成;与纯 SnO2、 TiO2相比, SnO2@TiO2包覆粒子的光催化活性明显提高, DDVP稀释液被光催化降解属于零级反应,但反应表观速率常数与降解液初始浓度成正比 .     

纳米SnO2@TiO2包覆催化剂的制备及表征

采用活性层包覆法在自制细SnO2胶体粒子表面包覆TiO2,制备出SnO2@TiO2包覆型复合催化剂,以其对有机磷农药DDVP的降解效果作为评价光催化活性的标准,对制备条件进行了优化,并用XRD、TEM和BET等手段对样品进行了表征,结果表明,SnO2胶体乙醇溶液含水量20％,钛酸丁酯质量分数为34.5％。灼烧温度680℃时制得TiO2含量56.45％的包覆样品SnO2@TiO2为纳米级粒子,且其光催化活性最佳。     

Pt—TiO2光催化还原罗丹明B

报道了罗丹明B（RhB)在TiO2催化剂上的吸附过程及加氢反应结构。当草酸作为电给体时,光催化反应产生的氢气,可使RhB发生快速地氢反应,生成无色的加氢产物。该加氢过程与催化剂的种类、表面化学状态和担载催化剂的种类有密切关系。     

TiO2晶型对Au/TiO2上光催化分解臭氧的影响

以不同晶型TiO2为载体,采用沉积-沉淀法制备了Au/TiO2光催化剂,并用紫外-可见漫反射光谱、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和表面光电压谱(SPS)等手段进行了催化剂表征,详细考察了Ti O2晶型对Au/TiO2光催化分解臭氧活性的影响.结果表明,光催化分解臭氧的活性顺序为Au/P25>Au/Anatase>Au/Rutile,这与不同的单一Ti O2对光催化臭氧分解的活性顺序是一致的.但在TiO2上沉积金后,其对光催化臭氧的分解活性有了显著的提高.由催化剂的Au4fXPS分析发现,不同晶型Ti O2上的电荷向金簇迁移的能力有明显差异,加之载体本身对光催化臭氧分解活性不同,两者协同作用导致负载金催化剂光催化分解臭氧活性的不同.SPS信号强度与催化剂光催化活性有很好的对应关系,SPS信号越强,光生电子和空穴分离效率越高,光催化活性越好.     

掺杂Ce的TiO_2纳米粒子的光致光及其光催化活性

采用sol-gel法制备了纯的和掺杂不同量Ce的TiO_2纳米粒子，并利用XRD， TEM，BET，XPS和PL光谱对样品进行表征，主要考察焙烧温度和含量对掺杂Ce的 TiO_2纳米粒子性质以及光催化降解苯酚活性的影响，并探讨了Ce的掺杂对TiO_2相 变的作用机制以及PL光谱与光催化活性的关系，结果表明，掺杂的Ce~(4+)没有进 入到TiO_2晶格中，而是以小团簇的CeO_2化学态均匀地弥散在TiO_2纳米粒子中， 这可能导致了Ce的掺杂对TiO_2的相变有很大的抑制作用；Ce的掺杂没有引起新的 光致发光现象，而适量Ce的掺杂能够降低TiO_2纳米粒子PL光谱的强度，这是因为 掺杂的Ce~(4+)易于捕获光生电子而生成Ce~(3+);600℃处理的掺杂Ce的TiO_2纳米 粒子表现出较高的光催化活性，这说明600℃是比较合适的焙烧温度，而掺杂不同 量的Ce的TiO_2样品的光催化活性顺序是：3 mol%＞4 mol%＞2 mol%＞5 mol%＞1 mol%＞0 mol%，这与它们的PL光谱强度的顺序是相反的，即PL光谱强度越低，其 光催化活性越高，这说明PL光谱与其光催化活性间有着必然的联系，这是因为掺杂 剂Ce~(4+)能够捕获光生电子，在光致发光过程中使PL光谱强度下降，而在光催化 反应过程中使有机污染物加快氧化。     

TiO2薄膜光催化还原Hg2+的研究

采用溶胶法制备出TiO2、SO42-/TiO2、CdS/TiO2薄膜光催化剂,研究了TiO2薄膜光催化还原Hg2+的最佳实验条件以及SO42-/TiO2、CdS/TiO2薄膜与TiO2薄膜、TiO2粉体与薄膜之间的光催化活性差异.结果表明:当pH=5.34时,经30 min紫外光照射,Hg2+的还原率达到最大;Hg2+初始浓度越高,光致还原量越低;光源波长越短,Hg2+的还原率越高;当甲醇添加量达到15%(体积比)时,反应30 min后,Hg2+的还原率即达100%;CdS改性薄膜的光催化活性高于未改性薄膜;CdS/TiO2薄膜的光催化活性略高于粉体.     

纳米SnO2@TiO2的制备及其光催化性能

以SnCl4和Ti(OBu)4为原料,采用活性层包覆法制备了SnO2@TiO2包覆型复合光催化剂,并用XPS、IR、XRD、TEM和BET等手段进行了表征,以二甲基二氯乙烯基磷酸酯（简称DDVP）稀释液为模拟废水,考察了SnO2@TiO2的光催化活性及降解液初始浓度对反应动力学的影响.结果表明：包覆粒子由锐钛矿型TiO2和金红石型SnO2组成;与纯SnO2、TiO2相比,SnO2@TiO2包覆粒子的光催化活性明显提高,DDVP稀释液被光催化降解属于零级反应,但反应表观速率常数与降解液初始浓度成正比.     

构建NiS2/MoSe2 S型异质结高效光催化产氢

S-scheme heterojunction is a major breakthrough in the field of photocatalysis. In this study, NiS₂ and MoSe₂ were prepared by a typical solvothermal method, and compounded by an in situ growth method to construct an S-scheme heterojunction. The obtained composite showed excellent performance in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution; the hydrogen production rate was approximately 7 mmol·h^-1·g^-1, which was 2.05 times and 2.44 times those of pure NiS₂ and MoSe₂, respectively. Through a series of characterizations, it was found that NiS₂ and MoSe₂ coupling can enhance the light absorption intensity, which is vital for the light reaction system. The efficiency of electron-hole pair separation is also among the important factors restricting photocatalytic reactions. Compared with pure NiS₂ and MoSe₂, NiS₂/MoSe₂ exhibited a higher photocurrent density, lower cathode current, and lower electrochemical impedance, which proves that the NiS₂/MoSe₂ complex can effectively promote photogenerated electron transfer. Simultaneously, the lower emission intensity of fluorescence indicated effective inhibition of electron-hole recombination in the NiS₂/MoSe₂ complex, which is favorable for the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction. Further, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed that MoSe₂ is an amorphous sample surrounded by the NiS₂ nanomicrosphere, which greatly increased the contact area between the two, thus increasing the active site of the reaction. Secondly, as a photosensitizer, Eosin Y (EY) effectively enhanced the absorption of light by the catalyst in the photoreaction system. Meanwhile, during sensitization, electrons were provided to the catalyst, which effectively improved the photocatalytic reaction efficiency. The establishment of S-scheme heterojunctions contributed to improving the redox capacity of the reaction system and was the most important link in the photocatalytic hydrogen reduction of aquatic products. It was also the main reason for the improvement of the hydrogen evolution effect in this study. The locations of the conduction band and valence band of NiS₂ and MoSe₂ were determined by Mott-Schottky plots and photon energy curves, and further proved the establishment of the S-scheme heterojunction. This work provides a new reference for studying the S-scheme heterojunction to effectively improve the photocatalytic hydrogen production efficiency.      

1D Mn0.2Cd0.8S纳米棒/2D Ti3C2纳米片肖特基异质结的构建及光催化产氢性能研究

Sustainable photocatalytic H₂ evolution has attracted extensive attention in recent years because it can address both energy shortage and environmental pollution issues. In particular, metal sulfide solid-solution photocatalysts have been widely applied in photocatalytic hydrogen generation owing to their excellent light harvesting properties, narrow enough band gap, and suitable redox potentials of conduction and valance bands. However, it is still challenging to develop low-cost and high-efficiency sulfide solid-solution photocatalysts for practical photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Recently, 1D Mn_xCd_1-xS nanostructures have shown superior light absorption, charge separation, and H₂-evolution activity owing to their shortened diffusion pathway of carriers and high length-to-diameter ratios. Thus, 1D Mn_xCd_1-xS nanostructures have been applied in photocatalytic H₂ evolution. However, a single Mn_xCd_1-xS photocatalyst still has some disadvantages for photocatalytic H₂ evolution, such as the rapid recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs and low quantum efficiency. Herein, to further boost the separation of photogenerated charge carriers and H₂-evolution kinetics, an in situ solvothermal method was used to synthesize the 1D/2D Schottky-based heterojunctions between the Mn_0.2Cd_0.8S nanorods (MCS NRs) and Ti₃C₂ MXene nanosheets (NSs). Furthermore, various characterization methods have been used to investigate the crucial roles and underlying mechanisms of metallic Ti₃C₂ MXene NSs in boosting the photocatalytic H₂ evolution over the Mn_0.2Cd_0.8S nanorods. X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM), element mapping images, and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) results clearly demonstrate that hybrid low-cost Schottky-based heterojunctions have been successfully constructed for practical applications in photocatalytic H₂ evolution. Additionally, the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) was also carried out in a mixed solution of Na₂SO₃ and Na₂S using as the sacrificial agents. The highest hydrogen evolution rate of the optimized 1D/2D Schottky-based heterojunction is 15.73 mmol·g^-1·h^-1, which is 6.72 times higher than that of pure MCS NRs (2.34 mmol·g^-1·h^-1). An apparent quantum efficiency of 19.6% was achieved at 420 nm. The stability measurements of the binary photocatalysts confirmed their excellent photocatalytic stability for practical applications. More interestingly, the UV-Vis diffuse reflection spectra, photoluminescence (PL) spectrum, transient photocurrent responses, and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) Nyquist plots clearly confirmed the promoted charge separation between the MCS NRs and Ti₃C₂ MXene NSs. The linear sweep voltammetry also showed that the loading of MXene cocatalysts could greatly decrease the overpotential of pure MCS NRs, suggesting that the 2D Ti₃C₂ NSs could act as an electronic conductive bridge to improve the H₂-evolution kinetics. In summary, these results show that the 2D/1D hybrid Schottky-based heterojunctions between metallic Ti₃C₂ MXene NSs and MCS NRs can not only improve the separation of photogenerated electrons and holes but also decrease the H₂-evolution overpotential, thus resulting in significantly enhanced photocatalytic H₂ generation. We believe that this study will inspire new ideas for constructing low-cost Schottky-based heterojunctions for practical applications in photocatalytic H₂ evolution.      

TiO2和ZnO表面CO光催化氧化活性研究

在TiO2和ZnO表面CO光催化氧化研究中发现,365 nm紫外光照下TiO2表面无活性,而ZnO表面却有明显的CO光催化氧化活性.研究表明,主要是由于紫外光照下,ZnO光分解而TiO2没有光分解,从而在表面产生不同吸附形态的氧所致.而且,ZnO表面CO光催化氧化反应活性可在27 h内保持稳定,暗示气相光催化反应中,ZnO不会因为光腐蚀而使其催化活性降低.     

TiO2纳米粒子制备方法对其光催化活性的影响

分别用胶溶法、金属醇盐水解法和低温水解法制备了TiO2纳米粒子;采用XRD和BET技术,测试了TiO2粒子的粒径、晶型及表面积。以庚烷的气相光催化氧化为探针反应,考察了不同方法、不同温度处理的TiO2粒子的光催化活性。结果表明,以胶溶法和金属醇盐水解法制备的TiO2粒子,随焙烧温度的增加TiO2粒子长大,晶型由锐钛矿向金红石型转变,光催化活性降低。用低温水解法,可在低温下制得金红石型TiO2粒子,但其催化活性很低。说明由原料和制备方法所决定的TiO2粒子的物理化学性质,影响其光催化行为。锐钛矿型TiO2粒子催化活性较金红石型TiO2好。这是由于前者的表面羟基含量较高且带隙能较大的缘故。     

过渡金属掺杂二氧化钛光催化性能的研究

采用浸渍法制备了过渡金属掺杂的光催化剂MOx/TiO2(M=Cr、Mn、Fe、Co、Ni、Cu).以乙酸的光催化氧化降解反应为探针,研究了催化剂的光催化性能.研究结果表明,经过渡金属掺杂改性的二氧化钛,光催化性能都有所提高.掺杂量有一个最佳值,在最佳掺杂量时,催化剂光催化性能的提高程度与对应金属氧化物的生成焓有很好的一致性,还发现光催化性能与过渡金属离子稳定氧化态的电子亲和势与离子半径的比值间呈现火山型关系曲线.     

Photocatalytic properties and luminescent sensing of a new 2D layer coordination polymer

A 2D coordination polymer [Zn2(betc)(bip)2]·3H2O (1) has been synthesised by deploying mixed ligand strategy . The photoluminescence properties of 1 in different solvents have been investigated and its sensing properties to detect nitroaromatic compounds (NACs) have been explored. 1 displayed selective sensing for 4- nitrotoluene (4-NT) with lower limit of detection (LOD) 0.62 ppm. The probable mechanism for sensing of NACs by 1 ha s been addressed using quantum chemical calculations. Also photocatalytic properties of 1 to photo-decompose model aromatic dyes viz. methyl violet (MV) and 20 rhodamine B (Rh B) have been evaluated. The experiments indicated that 1 displayed better photocatalytic performance in photo-degrading MV than Rh B. The plausible mechanism through which 1 displayed photocatalytic degradation of aromatic dyes had been revealed using density of states (DOS) and partial DOS calculations.

The probable mechanism for the photocatalytic property and emission quenching of 1 has been proposed with the aid of density of states and partial density of states calculations.     

Visible-light driven Gd2Ti2O7/GdCrO3 composite for hydrogen evolution

A series of Gd(2)Ti(2)O(7)/GdCrO(3) composites are prepared by solid state combustion method using Gd(NO(3))(3), TiO(2), Cr(2)O(3) as metal source and urea as a fuel. The composites are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectra (DRUV-vis), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area measurements, photoluminescence spectra (PL), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic (XPS) studies, photocurrent measurements etc. The photocatalytic activity of the composites is examined towards hydrogen production without using any co-catalyst under visible light illumination. The rate of formation of hydrogen is measured by the photocatalytic activity measurement device and gas chromatography (GC). The highest efficiency is observed over the composite GTC (Cr:Gd:Ti = 1:1:1). On the basis of photocurrent measurements and PL, a mechanism for the enhanced photocatalytic activity has been discussed.     

焙烧温度对氧化锌纳米棒光催化生产H2O2活性的影响

过氧化氢作为一种对环境友好的、重要的化学原料,被广泛用于化学工业、漂白剂和废水处理等领域.近几十年来,过氧化氢主要通过蒽醌工艺生产.然而,该方法需要多步蒽醌加氢和氧化反应,导致较高的生产成本和能量消耗,同时伴随着大量的二氧化碳排放.另一种替代策略是在贵金属催化剂的辅助下,由氢气和氧气的混合气体在高温下直接合成.但是,氢气和氧气的混合气体在高温下存在爆炸的危险,从而限制了其大规模应用.因此,探索一种低能耗、温和条件下生产过氧化氢具有重要的意义.太阳能驱动光催化生产过氧化氢是解决上述问题的理想途径.通常认为,过氧化氢是由直接双电子还原(E(O2/H2O2)=0.68 V vs.NHE)或间接单电子O2还原(E(O2/?O2?)=-0.33 V vs.NHE)产生的.氧化锌半导体具有很的稳定性好、环保和成本低等优点,因此经常被用于二氧化碳的光催化还原、污水处理和气体传感器等领域.氧化锌的导带电势(ECB=-0.5 V vs.NHE)比氧还原电势更负,意味着它在热力学上满足光催化过氧化氢生产的要求.然而,目前关于氧化锌的光催化生产过氧化氢的研究尚未受到较多的关注.本文采用简单的水热法制备了一维氧化锌纳米棒,在不同温度下热处理后,对其形貌和结构、光学性质和电化学性质进行了表征.同时,系统地研究了以乙醇为牺牲剂光催化生产过氧化氢的性能.结果表明,随着焙烧温度的升高,氧化锌纳米棒内部的氧空位被空气中的氧气重新填充,其催化生成过氧化氢的活性先升高后降低.经300oC焙烧的氧化锌光催化产过氧化氢的活性最好,为285μmol L-1 h-1.同时,对过氧化氢的生成机理研究结果表明,该过程中为间接单电子O2还原过程.氧气先与一个电子反应生成超氧自由基,再与两个质子和一个电子反应生成过氧化氢分子.综上,本文为氧化锌纳米棒光催化产过氧化氢的机理研究提供了新认识,并提出了一种有前途的过氧化氢生产策略.     

Efficient degradation of toxic organic pollutants with Ni2O3/TiO(2-x)Bx under visible irradiation

To promote efficient use of solar energy, many studies have focused on the modification of TiO2 to extend its spectral response to visible region. Here we report a combined modification of TiO2 by two components: the nonmetal element boron and the metal oxide Ni2O3. The photocatalyst presents high photocatalytic activity in the visible region, which can efficiently degrade and mineralize toxic organic pollutants such as trichlorophenol (TCP), 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP), and sodium benzoate. The dechlorination and mineralization results indicate the photocatalytic pathway via visible light excitation. The study demonstrates that the modification of TiO2 both to extend its spectral response to the visible region and to improve its catalytic efficiency can be achieved by doping with boron, a nonmetal, and Ni2O3, a metal oxide.     

Photocatalytic activity of R3MO7 and R2Ti2O7 (R=Y, Gd, La; M=Nb, Ta) for water splitting into H2 and O2

The photocatalytic activities of R3MO7 and R2Ti2O7 (R=Y, Gd, La; M=Nb, Ta) strongly depended on the crystal structure. Overall, photocatalytic water splitting into H2 and O2 proceeded over La3TaO7 and La3NbO7, which have an orthorhombic weberite structure, Y2Ti2O7 and Gd2Ti2O7, which have a cubic pyrochlore structure, and La2Ti2O7, which has a monoclinic perovskite structure. All of these materials are composed of a network of corner-shared octahedral units of metal cations (TaO6, NbO6, or TiO6); materials without such a network were inactive. The octahedral network certainly increased the mobility of electrons and holes, thereby enhancing photocatalytic activity.     

Synthesis of Co2+-doped Fe2O3 photocatalyst for degradation of pararosaniline dye

In this paper, x (=2, 5, 7 and 10mol%) Co²⁺-doped Fe₂O₃ (xCo:Fe₂O₃) nanoparticles with enhanced photocatalytic activity have been reported. xCo:Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles were successfully prepared by co-precipitation followed thermal decomposition method. The structural, optical and morphological properties of the prepared samples were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), diffuse reflectance (DR) UV–visible absorption spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The obtained results revealed that Co²⁺ ions were well doped within the lattices of Fe₂O₃. Also, Co²⁺ ions suppress the formation of the most stable α- Fe₂O₃ and stabilize less stable γ-Fe₂O₃ at 450 °C. The photocatalytic activity of xCo:Fe₂O₃ was examined by using pararosaniline (PR) dye. It was found that photocatalytic degradation of PR depends on dopant concentration (Co²⁺ ions). Relatively, the highest photocatalytic activity was observed for 5%Co:Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles. The plausible photocatalytic degradation pathway of PR at xCo:Fe₂O₃ surface has also been proposed.     

The effects of solvent on photocatalytic properties of Bi2WO6/TiO2 heterojunction under visible light irradiation

Bi₂WO₆/TiO₂ heterojunction photocatalysts with two different microstructures were controllably fabricated via a facile two-step synthetic route. XRD, XPS, SEM, TEM, BET-surface, DRS, PL spectra, photoelectrochemical measurement (Mott-Schottky), and zeta-potential analyzer were employed to clarify structural and morphological characteristics of the obtained products. The results showed that Bi₂WO₆ nanoparticles/nanosheets grew on the primary TiO₂ nanorods. The TiO₂ nanorods used as a synthetic template inhibit the growth of Bi₂WO₆ crystals along the c-axis, resulting in Bi₂WO₆/TiO₂ heterostructure with one-dimensional (1D) morphology. The photocatalytic properties of Bi₂WO₆/TiO₂ heterojunction photocatalysts were strongly dependent on their shapes and structures. Compared with bare Bi₂WO₆ and TiO₂, Bi₂WO₆/TiO₂ composite have stronger adsorption ability and better visible light photocatalytic activities towards organic dyes. The Bi₂WO₆/TiO₂ composite prepared in EG solvent with optimal Bi:Ti ratio of 2:12 (S-TB2) showed the highest photocatalytic activity, which could totally decompose Rhodamine B within 10 min upon irradiation with visible light (λ > 422 nm), and retained the high photocatalytic performance after five recycles, confirming its stability and practical usability. The results of PL indicated that Bi₂WO₆ and TiO₂ could combine well to form a heterojunction structure which facilitated electron–hole separation, and lead to the increasing photocatalytic activity.