Photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange over metalloporphyrins supported on TiO2 Degussa P25

The photocatalytic activity of meso-tetraphenylporphyrins with different metal centers (Fe, Co, Mn and Cu) adsorbed on TiO(2) (Degussa P25) surface has been investigated by carrying out the photodegradation of methyl orange (MO) under visible and ultraviolet light irradiation. The photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), diffuse reflectance UV (DRS-UV-vis) and infrared spectra. Copper porphyrin-sensitized TiO(2) photocatalyst (CuP-TiO(2)) showed excellent activity for the photodegradation of MO whether under visible or ultraviolet light irradiation. Natural Bond Orbital (NBO) charges analysis showed that methyl orange ion is adsorbed easier by CuP-TiO(2) catalyst due to the increase of induced interactions.     

Cu2+/TiO2对甲基橙的光催化降解机理

以自制的掺铜离子的混晶型二氧化钛为光催化剂,考察了甲基橙光催化降解过程中pH值和光源的影响,提出了两种不同的光催化降解机理:在高压汞灯照射下,TiO2的价带电子被激发到导带,光生电子和空穴主要通过Cu2+ 的短路循环而复合,光催化剂的活性降低;在太阳光照射下,甲基橙发生自身光敏化氧化反应,受激电子从单线态或三线态的甲基橙分子跃迁到TiO2的导带,Cu2+起到电荷传递中继站的作用,加速了注入电子向H2O2的转移,从而促进了甲基橙的光催化降解。     

纳米二氧化钛负载棉织物的制备及性能

以棉织物为基体,通过紫外辐照和超声法将不同表面性质的TiO_2纳米粒子负载到棉织物上,制备自清洁材料.利用扫描电子显微镜、能谱分析、接触角、紫外-可见光谱及降解甲基橙溶液等手段分别对样品表面的结构形貌、元素分布、光催化活性、紫外屏蔽性能和耐久性等进行分析.结果表明,棉织物经紫外辐照后,TiO_2纳米粒子与其结合更牢固,耐久性更佳;TiO_2负载后的棉织物表现出超疏水性能及优异的光催化活性和紫外屏蔽性能;与未改性的TiO_2纳米粒子相比,由聚乙烯醇(PVA)改性的TiO_2纳米粒子制备的自清洁棉织物的可见光光催化活性更高,其可见光的光催化效率是前者的3.9倍.PVA改性的纳米TiO_2对290~400 nm范围内的紫外光有较好的吸收作用,其紫外屏蔽效果更佳.     

Li+掺杂纳米TiO2的制备及其光催化性能研究

采用溶胶-凝胶法和浸渍法制备了Li⁺掺杂纳米TiO₂光催化剂,并用XRD和TEM等技术进行了表征;用pH值漂移法测量了催化剂的零电位pH值(pHpzc).结果表明,500℃煅烧制得的催化剂均为锐钛矿相;Li⁺的掺杂抑制了TiO₂粒子的生长,提高了催化剂的分散性;催化剂的零电位pH值为6.6—8.1,其值取决于Li⁺的浓度和掺杂方式.分别以紫外光和太阳光为光源,孔雀石绿和甲基橙为降解物评价了催化剂的光催化活性;并用气相色谱测试了污染物降解产生的CO₂的含量.结果显示,对孔雀石绿的降解,浸渍法和溶胶-凝胶法掺Li⁺都能有效提高TiO₂的光催化活性,但浸渍法比溶胶-凝胶法效果更好,催化活性最高的为浸渍法制备的5%(摩尔分数)Li⁺掺杂TiO₂,其在紫外光和太阳光下的光催化活性分别比纯TiO₂提高了6—8倍和9—10倍;对甲基橙的降解,除溶胶-凝胶法制备的3%(摩尔分数)Li⁺掺杂TiO₂能稍提高光催化活性外,其它Li⁺的掺杂都不同程度降低了TiO₂的光催化活性;随污染物降解率的增加,最终降解产物CO₂的含量增加.实验结果表明,Li⁺掺杂改变了催化剂表面的电荷状态从而改变了催化剂的零电位pH值是造成催化剂降解不同污染物具有不同催化活性的主要原因.     

Sm掺杂对TiO2薄膜光催化性能的影响

 采用溶胶-凝胶法、浸渍-提拉法制备了不同形式和不同含量Sm掺杂的锐钛矿晶型TiO2的光催化剂薄膜. 采用X射线衍射、UV-Vis光谱及电化学实验对所制得的TiO2光催化剂薄膜进行了表征,并通过甲基橙溶液的光催化降解实验评价了其光催化活性. 结果表明,与未掺杂的TiO2薄膜相比,Sm掺杂的TiO2薄膜的UV-Vis吸收光波长向长波方向移动,并且光照开路电压也相应提高; 适量Sm掺杂可以明显提高TiO2薄膜的光催化活性,最佳Sm掺杂量为x(Sm3+)=0.5%; 在各种掺杂形式中以表层Sm掺杂的Sm-TiO2(S)薄膜的光催化活性最好. 讨论了Sm掺杂提高TiO2薄膜光催化活性的机理.     

溶胶-凝胶及水热法制备掺杂铁、铬离子的二氧化钛光催化剂

通过溶胶 凝胶法结合水热处理制备了掺杂铁或铬离子的纳米尺寸锐钛矿型TiO₂光催化剂.用XRD、BET、TEM、EPR和UV VisDRS对样品进行了系列表征.在对活性偶氮染料XRG的降解中,可见光激发下适量掺杂的TiO₂呈现出优于纯TiO₂和P25的活性,同时掺杂并未降低其在紫外光激发下的活性.     

Fe掺杂对纳米TiO2薄膜的结构与光催化性能的影响

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了Fe掺杂的TiO2薄膜,利用X射线光电子能谱、X射线衍射技术、显微共聚焦拉曼光谱、紫外可见光谱和原子力显微镜等对薄膜进行表征,以甲基橙为反应模型对光催化活性进行测试。 结果表明,在300~600 ℃焙烧时,TiO2以锐钛矿结构存在,700 ℃焙烧时出现金红石结构。 随掺铁量和焙烧温度的增加,Fe/TiO2薄膜的表面粗糙度和晶粒尺寸均逐渐增大;随镀膜层数的增加,Fe/TiO2薄膜光谱吸收向可见光方向移动;较低含量的铁掺杂改善了TiO2薄膜的光催化活性,而较高含量的铁掺杂则使TiO2薄膜的光催化活性下降,掺铁量为0.1%时Fe/TiO2薄膜的光催化活性最好。     

热分解法制备Fe2O3修饰的TiO2纳米管阵列及其光电性能研究

为提高TiO_2纳米管阵列(TiO_2-NTs)的可见光活性,通过阳极氧化和热分解法制备了Fe_2O_3纳米粒子修饰的TiO_2纳米管阵列(Fe_2O_3/TiO_2-NTs)。通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM),透射电子显微镜(TEM)和紫外-可见光漫反射光谱(UV-vis DRS)等对产物进行了相关表征,同时测试了产物的光电性能及其光催化降解甲基橙的性能。结果显示,Fe_2O_3/TiO_2-NTs的光电流强度和光催化降解率分别是是TiO_2-NTs的19倍和8.7倍。     

Pyrogenic iron(III)-doped TiO2 nanopowders synthesized in RF thermal plasma: phase formation, defect structure, band gap, and magnetic properties

Iron(III)-doped TiO(2) nanopowders, with controlled iron to titanium atomic ratios (R(Fe/Ti)) ranging from nominal 0 to 20%, were synthesized using oxidative pyrolysis of liquid-feed metallorganic precursors in a radiation-frequency (RF) thermal plasma. The valence of iron doped in the TiO(2), phase formation, defect structures, band gaps, and magnetic properties of the resultant nanopowders were systematically investigated using M?ssbauer spectroscopy, XRD, Raman spectroscopy, TEM/HRTEM, UV-vis spectroscopy, and measurements of magnetic properties. The iron doped in TiO(2) was trivalent (3+) in a high-spin state as determined by the isomer shift and quadrupole splitting from the M?ssbauer spectra. No other phases except anatase and rutile TiO(2) were identified in the resultant nanopowders. Interestingly, thermodynamically metastable anatase predominated in the undoped TiO(2) nanopowders, which can be explained from a kinetic point of view based on classical homogeneous nucleation theory. With iron doping, the formation of rutile was strongly promoted because rutile is more tolerant than anatase to the defects such as oxygen vacancies resulting from the substitution of Fe(3+) for Ti(4+) in TiO(2). The concentration of oxygen vacancies reached a maximum at R(Fe/Ti) = 2% above which excessive oxygen vacancies tended to concentrate. As a result of this concentration, an extended defect like crystallographic shear (CS) structure was established. With iron doping, red shift of the absorption edges occurred in addition to the d-d electron transition of iron in the visible light region. The as-prepared iron-doped TiO(2) nanopowders were paramagnetic in nature at room temperature.     

Bi3.25La0.75Ti3O12纳米线的可见光催化性能

研究了用一步水热法制备的掺镧钛酸铋(Bi_3.25La_0.75Ti₃O₁₂, BLT)纳米线的光学和可见光催化性能, 并对其晶体结构和微观结构用X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和高分辨透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)等手段进行了表征. 结果表明, 制备的纳米线为纯相的Bi_3.25La_0.75Ti₃O₁₂, 平均直径约为25 nm. 室温光致发光谱(PL)显示BLT纳米线在433和565 nm附近有较强的发射峰, 分别对应激子发射和表面缺陷发光. 紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis DRS)表明BLT样品的带隙能约为2.07 eV. 利用可见光(λ>420 nm)照射下的甲基橙降解实验评价了BLT样品的光催化性能. 结果表明, BLT的光催化活性比商用TiO₂催化剂P25、掺氮TiO₂和纯相钛酸铋(Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂, BIT)高得多. BLT光催化剂具有更高催化活性的原因是La³⁺离子掺杂拓展了BIT对可见光的吸收范围, 同时抑制了BIT的光生电子-空穴的复合.     

Extending photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanoparticles to visible region of illumination by doping of cerium

Cerium-doped Titanium dioxide (TiO(2)) nanoparticles are prepared by sol-gel method. Doping shifts the UV absorption edge of TiO(2) to the visible region, making it efficient for visible light photocatalysis. Incorporation of cerium decreases the effective band gap of TiO(2) and increases the Urbach energy levels. At the dopant concentrations of 0.015 and 0.025 mol the luminescence intensity increases compared to undoped TiO(2); however, the luminescence is quenched at 0.035 mol. Quenching of luminescence indicates efficient separation of charge carriers. Undoped TiO(2) is showing poor performance in the photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange under visible light. However, on cerium doping its photoactivity is increased, and is drastically enhanced at 0.035 mol of cerium. Further increase in Ce(3+) doping level to 0.045 mol results in the reduction of the photodegradation of the dye. On UV irradiation, entire samples show good photocatalytic activity up to 30 min, but their efficiency decreases when irradiation time is increased to 45 min. Irradiation for longer time results in negative charging of the TiO(2) surface with migrating electrons. The negatively charged surface repels the OH(-) ion and O(2) molecule from adsorbing on its surface thus decreasing the availability of hydroxyl and superoxide radical for dye degradation.     

Magnetically recoverable Cu2O/Fe3O4 composite photocatalysts：Fabrication and photocatalytic activity

A magnetically separable Cu2O/Fe3O4 magnetic composite photocatalyst was synthesized in large quantities by a fast and simple route. The as-prepared photocatalysts were characterized by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） and X-ray diffraction （XRD）. Furthermore, the Cu2O/Fe3O4 composite photocatalysts were tested using methyl orange （MO） degradation reaction under visible light irradiation （100 mW/cm2） and demonstrated to have a high photocatalytic efficiency toward the decomposition of MO under visible light irradiation with good recyclability.     

Characterizations of lanthanum trivalent ions/TiO2 nanopowders catalysis prepared by plasma spray

Lanthanum trivalent ions (La(3+)) doped titanium dioxide (TiO(2)) nanopowders in the range of 20-60 nm were prepared successfully by plasma spray in the self-developed plasma spray equipment. The photocatalytic activity of samples at different doping concentrations in photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange was discussed. The nanopowders prepared were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, ultraviolet-visible spectra, photoluminescence (PL) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results show that La(3+) doping increased the photocatalytic activity of TiO(2) greatly, the optimal doping concentration was 0.5 at%. The La(3+) doping decreases the particle size and the distribution of particle sizes becomes more uniform. The doped powders were the mixture of anatase and rutile phase. The contents of anatase phase decreased firstly and then increased with an increase in the contents of La(3+). The intrinsic absorption band of La(3+) doped TiO(2) nanopowders appears red shift from that of pure TiO(2) nanopowders. The intensity of PL spectra increases and then decreases with increasing the content of La(3+). The PL spectral intensity reaches its peak when the ratio of La(3+)/TiO(2) is 0.2 at%. There are O, Ti, C and La elements in the prepared La(3+) doped TiO(2) nanopowders, La element still exists in trivalent and Ti element always exists in tetravalent.     

Mechanistic studies of the photocatalytic oxidation of trichloroethylene with visible-light-driven N-doped TiO2 photocatalysts

Visible-light-driven TiO2 photocatalysts doped with nitrogen have been prepared as powders and thin films in a cylindrical tubular furnace under a stream of ammonia gas. The photocatalysts thus obtained were found to have a band-gap energy of 2.95 eV. Electron spin resonance (ESR) under irradiation with visible light (lambda > or = 430 nm) afforded the increase in intensity in the visible-light region. The concentration of trapped holes was about fourfold higher than that of trapped electrons. Nitrogen-doped TiO2 has been used to investigate mechanistically the photocatalytic oxidation of trichloroethylene (TCE) under irradiation with visible light (lambda > or = 420 nm). Cl and O radicals, which contribute significantly to the generation of dichloroacetyl chloride (DCAC) in the photocatalytic oxidation of TCE under UV irradiation, were found to be deactivated under irradiation with visible light. As the main by-product, only phosgene was detected in the photocatalytic oxidation of TCE under irradiation with visible light. Thus, the reaction mechanism of TCE photooxidation under irradiation with visible light clearly differs markedly from that under UV irradiation. Based on the results of the present study, we propose a new reaction mechanism and adsorbed species for the photocatalytic oxidation of TCE under irradiation with visible light. The energy band for TiO2 by doping with nitrogen may involve an isolated band above the valence band.     

Bi3.25Nd0.75Ti3O12纳米结构: 可控合成及其可见光催化活性

用水热法制备不同形貌的掺钕钛酸铋(Bi3.25Nd0.75Ti3O12,BNdT)纳米粉体.透射电子显微镜(TEM)结果表明,通过控制OH-浓度可以得到不同形貌的纳米粉体.基于不同条件下制备的样品微结构分析,提出了这些不同形貌的形成机制.紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis DRS)表明BNdT样品的带隙能(Eg)约为1.984 eV.利用可见光照射下甲基橙降解实验评价了BNdT样品的光催化性能.结果表明,BNdT的光催化活性比商用TiO2催化剂P25和掺氮TiO2高得多.OH-浓度为10 mol·L-1时制备的BNdT纳米线光催化效率最高,经可见光照射360min,浓度为0.01 mmol·L-1甲基橙溶液的降解率可达到93.0%,且循环使用4次后,其光催化活性并没有明显降低,表明BNdT是一种稳定有效的可见光催化剂.     

具有可见光响应的C、N共掺杂TiO2纳米管光催化剂的制备

为了提高二氧化钛对可见光的利用效率,采用等离子体电解方法对二氧化钛实现了C、N共掺杂.掺杂通过等离子体电解HCONH2、NaNO2、(NH2)2CO产生活性N、C实现.XPS结果表明,C、N掺杂进入了氧化钛晶格.紫外漫反射光谱分析表明,氧化钛对可见光(＞400 nm)的响应增强,其光催化降解能力也大大增强.C、N共掺杂TiO2是一种利用太阳能的理想的光催化剂.     

固相法制备PTh/TiO_2复合纳米粉可见光催化剂

利用Sol-gel法制备了TiO_2纳米颗粒,然后以无水三氯化铁为氧化剂,室温固相氧化聚合噻吩,得到聚噻吩(Polythiophene,PTh)敏化纳米TiO_2形成的PTh/TiO_2复合纳米粉.以XRD、TEM、DRS等方法对其相组成、形貌及其光谱特性进行了研究.结果表明,所得纳米TiO_2为纯锐钛矿晶型,平均颗粒尺寸为18 nm;PTh/TiO_2复合物具有20× 80 nm的棒状形貌;DRS中吸收限在605nm处.以甲基橙作为模型试验了产品的光催化性能,结果表明,在太阳光照射下,120 min时PTh/TiO_2对甲基橙降解率达85.6%,光催化性能优于纯TiO_2、PTh及商品Degussa P25 TiO_2光催化剂.探讨了PTh促进TiO_2光催化性能的机理.     

具有可见光响应的C、N共掺杂TiO2纳米管光催化剂的制备

为了提高二氧化钛对可见光的利用效率, 采用等离子体电解方法对二氧化钛实现了C、N共掺杂. 掺杂通过等离子体电解HCONH2、NaNO2、(NH2)2CO产生活性N、C实现. XPS结果表明, C、N掺杂进入了氧化钛晶格. 紫外漫反射光谱分析表明, 氧化钛对可见光(>400 nm)的响应增强, 其光催化降解能力也大大增强. C、N共掺杂TiO2是一种利用太阳能的理想的光催化剂.     

纳米TiO2复合薄膜光催化降解甲基橙的研究

本文通过Sol-Gel工艺在载玻片表面、多孔陶瓷表面及玻璃纤维表面制得了均匀透明的纳米TiO₂复合薄膜,以甲基橙为研究对象,紫外灯为光源,研究了甲基橙初始浓度、光照时间、催化剂载体比表面、初始溶液的pH值对甲基橙降解率的影响,并比较了半导体耦合薄膜的光催化降解能力.研究结果表明:SnO₂-TiO₂复合膜相对于其它耦合膜及金属(La)掺杂膜有较高的降解率.     

Ag@AgCl修饰TiO2-xCx光催化剂的制备及其可见光降解污染物性能

以钛酸丁酯和葡萄糖为原料用水热法制备了碳掺杂二氧化钛,再进一步对其进行Ag@AgCl表面修饰.用X射线衍射(XRD),X射线光电子能谱(XPS),透射电镜(TEM),BET比表面仪和紫外-可见(UV-Vis)漫反射光谱等手段对样品进行测试表征;在可见光辐射下(λ＞420 nm),以甲基橙和苯酚溶液的光催化降解实验来评价样品的活性.结果表明:经Ag@AgCl修饰后,样品的粒径增大,比表面积减小,对可见光的响应增强;可见光光催化效率有大幅度提高,对甲基橙和苯酚的降解效率分别是修饰前的5.5和3.4倍,且光催化剂经三次循环使用后活性基本保持不变.