Ti-MOF Derived N-Doped TiO2 Nanostructure as Visible-light-driven Photocatalyst

Nanostructured N-doped TiO₂ photocatalyst has been prepared via a new approach from Ti-based MOF[NH₂-MIL-125(Ti)] precursor. The success of N doping enhances light absorption and narrows the bandgap. Moreover, the as-prepared nanostructure is constructed with tiny nanoparticles and resembles a pie-like morphology inherited from the MOF, which accelerates electron transfer. Hence, as a photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue(MB) under visible light irradiation, the N-doped TiO₂(N-TiO₂) nanostructure shows higher photocatalytic activity with a reaction rate constant of 0.018 min^-1 than that of the TiO₂-P25 and TiO₂ under the visible light.     

铋掺杂介孔二氧化钛的制备及光催化动力学

以介孔分子筛(KIT-6)为载体,采用溶液浸渍法合成了铋(Bi)掺杂的介孔二氧化钛(TiO₂)光催化剂。利用XRD、TEM、SEM、XPS、N₂吸附-脱附法和拉曼光谱法等技术手段对材料的结构和形貌进行表征。通过紫外-可见吸收光谱法考察了催化剂对罗丹明B光催化降解效率,进一步考察了Bi的掺杂量对光催化反应速率的影响,并对光催化降解动力学进行了初步研究。结果表明,Bi掺杂的介孔TiO₂具有较窄的孔径分布(3~4 nm),而且吸收范围扩展到可见光区,其光催化活性明显高于商品TiO₂(P25)。随之Bi掺杂量的提高,反应速率常数也增大,其光催化降解罗丹明B的反应均符合准一级动力学方程。     

Keggin型铬取代的磷钨杂多阴离子/二氧化钛纳米膜光催化剂的制备及可见光催化性能

以钛酸四丁酯Ti(OC₄H₉)₄为TiO₂前驱体,Keggin型铬取代的杂多阴离子PW₁₁Cr为可见光活性组分,采用溶胶-凝胶提拉法在玻片表面制备了PW₁₁Cr/TiO₂纳米膜光催化剂,并用UV-Vis DRS、IR、XRD、SEM和TEM等技术手段对催化剂的光吸收性质、化学组成、晶相和表面结构形貌等进行了表征;讨论了膜中PW₁₁Cr和TiO₂相互作用的方式;以染料模型污染物RhB的可见光催化降解为探针,评估了PW₁₁Cr/TiO₂光催化剂的可见光催化活性,讨论了光催化反应机理,并与TiO₂的光催化反应机理进行了比较;考察了焙烧温度、PW₁₁Cr剂量和溶液pH值对光催化活性的影响;最后用RhB的循环降解实验评估了催化剂的光催化稳定性。 实验结果表明,PW₁₁Cr/TiO₂光催化剂对可见光有明显吸收,较低焙烧温度(100 ℃)下得到的膜为无定形结构,而较高焙烧温度(500 ℃)为纳晶结构;前者的光催化活性较高,在200 W金卤灯照射下降解10 μmol/L RhB,120 min的降解率为95%,4 h的COD去除率为72%;羟基自由基是导致RhB降解的主要氧活性物质;低的膜处理温度,高的PW₁₁Cr负载量和溶液酸性有利于提高PW₁₁Cr/TiO₂膜的光催化活性;经循环重复使用10次,PW₁₁Cr/TiO₂膜的光催化活性仅有较少损失。     

太阳光照射浮石负载二氧化钛降解氨氮废水

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了Ti O_2,并使Ti O_2负载在浮石上制备Ti O_2/浮石光催化剂。用X射线荧光光谱(XRF)、电镜扫子显微描(SEM)和傅里叶红外光谱(FT-IR)表征浮石、Ti O_2及Ti O_2/浮石。在太阳光照射下,用Ti O_2/浮石处理模拟氨氮废水,以废水中氨氮降解率为标准,考察影响氨氮降解因素。结果表明,Ti O_2成功固定在浮石表面,负载率为3.71%;废水中氨氮降解率随太阳光照射时间、废水p H值、催化剂Ti O_2/浮石含量增加而增大。当初始氨氮浓度为500 mg/L、太阳照射180 min、废水p H=11、催化剂Ti O_2/浮石剂量为20 g/L时,氨氮降解率达82.0%,氨氮除去率86.8%,降解产物中未发现污染成分NO_2~-和NO_3~-产生。催化剂再生/催化3次,每次再生后氨氮降解率约下降10.0%。该方法快速、简单、低消耗和产生二次污染少,能有效地降解废水中的氨氮。     

Synthesis of N-TiO2@NH2-MIL-88(Fe) Core-shell Structure for Efficient Fenton Effect Assisted Methylene Blue Degradation Under Visible Light

Core-shell TiO₂-based photocatalysts with specific composition, morphology, and functionality have attracted considerable attention for their excellent degradation properties on organic pollutants via a photocatalytic oxidation process. Herein, a N-TiO₂@NH₂-MIL-88(Fe) core-shell structure was prepared by coating NH₂-MIL-88(Fe) on nitrogen-doped TiO₂(N-TiO₂) nanoparticles. Introduction of heteroatom nitrogen to pure TiO₂ expands the spectral response range, leading to enhanced quantum efficiency of photocatalyst. Furthermore, loading NH₂-MIL-88(Fe) on N-TiO₂ improved the adsorption ability of the nanocomposites due to the porous tunnels of NH₂-MIL-88(Fe). The resulted core-shell N-TiO₂@NH₂-MIL-88(Fe) nanocomposites realized the transfer of photo excited electrons from N-TiO₂ to NH₂-MIL-88(Fe) rapidly, partially reduced Fe³⁺ to Fe²⁺ in NH₂-MIL-88(Fe), and further enhanced the Fenton effect on efficiently degrading methylene blue dye(MB) under visible light(λ ≥ 420 nm) with the assistance of H₂O₂.     

一步火焰辅助热解法制备Fe掺杂嵌碳TiO2及其光催化性能

以钛酸四丁酯、无水乙醇和无水氯化铁为前驱体,通过一步火焰辅助热解法制备了Fe掺杂嵌碳TiO₂,并研究了样品的光催化活性. 利用扫描电子显微镜及能谱、X射线光电子能谱、X射线粉末衍射和紫外-可见漫反射吸收光谱等对样品的形貌、组分、晶型和光吸收进行了表征,并研究了样品在紫外和可见光下的光催化活性. 结果表明,无需后续热处理可直接得到主要是锐钛矿相TiO₂的样品,Fe³⁺以替位掺杂形式进入TiO₂晶格,随掺杂量增加,样品在可见光区域的吸光度提高,吸收带边红移. Fe掺杂量（摩尔分数）小于0.2%可改善样品的光催化活性,当Fe掺杂量为0.1%时,样品在可见光和紫外-可见光照射下均显示出最高的降解亚甲基蓝速率.     

掺杂WO3的SiO2/TiO2的溶胶热液合成及光催化性能

采用溶胶-热液合成法制备了掺杂WO₃的SiO₂/TiO₂复合光催化剂,用X射线衍射、红外光谱、Zeta电位分析、BET和透射电镜对样品进行了表征,并以甲基橙降解评价了其光催化性能.结果表明:改性后的光催化剂表现出较高的光催化性能,WO₃和SiO₂不仅增加了锐钛矿TiO₂的稳定性,并阻止了TiO₂晶粒的聚集生长.     

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⁺。     

微波辅助快速制备2D/1D ZnIn2S4/TiO2 S型异质结及其光催化制氢性能

The threat and global concern of energy crises have significantly increased over the last two decades. Because solar light and water are abundant on earth, photocatalytic hydrogen evolution through water splitting has been considered as a promising route to produce green energy. Therefore, semiconductor photocatalysts play a key role in transforming sunlight and water to hydrogen energy. To date, various photocatalysts have been studied. Among them, TiO₂ has been extensively investigated because of its non-toxicity, high chemical stability, controllable morphology, and high photocatalytic activity. In particular, 1D TiO₂ nanofibers (NFs) have attracted increasing attention as effective photocatalysts because of their unique 1D electron transfer pathway, high adsorption capacity, and high photoinduced electron–hole pair transfer capability. However, TiO₂ NFs are considered as an inefficient photocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) because of their disadvantages such as a large band gap (~3.2 eV) and fast recombination of photoinduced electron–hole pairs. Therefore, the development of a high-performance TiO₂ NF photocatalyst is required for efficient solar light conversion. In recent years, several strategies have been explored to improve the photocatalytic activity of TiO₂ NFs, including coupling with narrow-bandgap semiconductors (such as ZnIn₂S₄). Recently, microwave (MW)-assisted synthesis has been considered as an important strategy for the preparation of photocatalyst semiconductors because of its low cost, environment-friendliness, simplicity, and high reaction rate. Herein, to overcome the above-mentioned limiting properties of TiO₂ NFs, we report a 2D/1D ZnIn₂S₄/TiO₂ S-scheme heterojunction synthesized through a microwave (MW)-assisted process. Herein, the 2D/1D ZnIn₂S₄/TiO₂ S-scheme heterojunction was constructed rapidly by using in situ 2D ZnIn₂S₄nanosheets decorated on 1D TiO₂ NFs. The loading of ZnIn₂S₄ nanoplates on the TiO₂ NFs could be easily controlled by adjusting the molar ratios of ZnIn₂S₄ precursors to TiO₂ NFs. The photocatalytic activity of the as-prepared samples for water splitting under simulated solar light irradiation was assessed. The experimental results showed that the photocatalytic performance of the ZnIn₂S₄/TiO₂ composites was significantly improved, and the obtained ZnIn₂S₄/TiO₂ composites showed increased optical absorption. Under optimal conditions, the highest HER rate of the ZT-0.5 (molar ratio of ZnIn₂S₄/TiO₂= 0.5) sample was 8774 μmol·g^-1·h^-1, which is considerably higher than those of pure TiO₂ NFs (3312 μmol·g^-1·h^-1) and ZnIn₂S₄nanoplates (3114 μmol·g^-1·h^-1) by factors of 2.7 and 2.8, respectively. Based on the experimental data and Mott-Schottky analysis, a possible mechanism for the formation of the S-scheme heterojunction between ZnIn₂S₄ and TiO₂ was proposed to interpret the enhanced HER activity of the ZnIn₂S₄/TiO₂heterojunctionphotocatalysts.      

Synthesis of Gd-N Codoped Porous TiO2 Photocatalyst and Its Enhanced Photocatalytic Activities

Visible-light-active Gd-N codoped porous TiO₂(Gd-N-TiO₂) photocatalyst was fabricated by an evapora-tion-induced self-assembly route using surfactants as structure-directed agents. As-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy(TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller(BET) method, and ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy. The results indicated that synergistic reaction occurred when codoping with Gd³⁺ and N, which enhanced the light absorption properties of TiO₂. Irregular worm-like particles with wide interparticle spaces were clearly observed by TEM. The average particle size of Gd-N-TiO₂ decreased to ca. 8 nm because co-doping inhibited the particles growth significantly. Thus, the specific surface area of Gd-N-TiO₂(198.7 m²/g) was higher than that of Degussa P25 TiO₂(50 m²/g). Gd-N-TiO₂ exhibited a high photocatalytic activity toward methyl orange degradation under UV-Vis or visible-light irradiation. The Gd-N-TiO₂ catalyst also presented a stable performance without losing activity after four successive photocatalytic experiments. The facile synthesis and excellent activity of Gd-N-TiO₂ indicated its great potential as industrial catalysts for wastewater treatment.     

一维TiO2锐钛矿/金红石异相结的制备及光催化降解甲醛性能

TiO₂异相结主要通过高温方法制备,所制备材料的形貌和组成较难控制,尤其是在较低温度下一步制备一维TiO₂异相结仍具有一定的挑战性。采用简单、方便的一步水热法,在较低温度下(180℃)制备了一维纳米TiO₂异相结材料。X射线衍射(XRD)和高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)分析表明,制备的材料以一维金红石相TiO₂纳米棒(长度：(400±50) nm,直径：(60±5) nm)为基本结构,粒径分布均匀的锐钛矿相TiO₂纳米粒子(直径：(9.5±0.5) nm)高密度、单分散地负载在纳米棒上。通过控制水热反应时间成功调控了异相结中锐钛矿相TiO₂的含量(20%～50%),进而实现了其光催化降解HCHO性能的调控。实验结果表明,当锐钛矿相TiO₂的含量为33%时(TiO₂-24,水热时间24 h制备的样品),异相结光催化剂表现出最佳的HCHO降解性能：在低光强LED灯(波长为365 nm,光强为12.26 mW·cm     

Heterostructured Nitrogen and Sulfur co-Doped Black TiO2/g-C3N4 Photocatalyst with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity

Conventional titanium dioxide(TiO₂) photocatalyst could absorb only ultraviolet light due to its wide bandgap. In this paper, black TiO₂ with narrow bandgap was prepared by introducing oxygen vacancies. Meanwhile, nitrogen(N) and sulfur(S) elements were doped to further broaden the visible light response range of TiO₂(NS-BT), and then heterostructured N,S-doped black TiO₂/g-C₃N₄(CN/NS-BT) was successfully constructed by easily accessible route. The formation of CN/NS-BT heterojunction structure increased the generation and separation efficiency of photogenerated electron-hole pairs, as well as accelerated the transfer rate of the carriers. The as-prepared CN/NS-BT exhibited excellent photocatalytic performance towards the degradation of Rhodamine B(RhB) under visible light irradiation with satisfactory stability. The apparent reaction rate constant of CN/NS-BT(0.0079) was 15.8-fold higher than that of commercial P25(0.0005). The structure, morphology, chemical composition and optical properties of the as-prepared CN/NS-BT were characterized by various analytical methods, and possible photocatalytic enhancement mechanism was proposed. Overall, CN/NS-BT composites look promising as photocatalytic material for future environmental treatment.     

A New Strategy for Improving the Efficiency of Low-temperature Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx with CH4 via the Combination of Non-thermal Plasma and Ag2O/TiO2 Photocatalyst

In the present work, a remarkable combination of non-thermal plasma and photocatalyst was developed to widen the operating temperature window of selective catalytic reduction(SCR) of NO_x with CH₄, especially to improve the low-temperature removal efficiency of NO_x. It was shown that the operating temperature window was significantly widened. Among all the catalysts prepared, 1%Ag₂O/TiO₂ showed the highest catalytic activity for NO_x removal due to the utilization of near ultraviolet light. The conversion of NO_x to N₂ over the in-plasma 1%Ag₂O/TiO₂ photocatalyst at 60 and 300℃ could achieve 31.8% and 53.0%, respectively. The combination mode of plasma and catalyst affected NO_x removal efficiency greatly, the in-plasma catalysis outperformed the post-plasma catalytic mode remarkably, signifying the contribution of photocatalytic processes on the catalysts. Meanwhile, the characterizations of the catalyst demonstrated that the morphology and structure of the Ag₂O/TiO₂ catalyst were unchanged throughout the non-thermal plasma and photocatalytic processes, implying the superior stability of the catalyst.     

MoS_2/TiO_2复合催化剂的制备及其在紫外光下的光催化制氢活性

为了研究复合光催化剂在光催化中的制氢效率,采用水热法制备了Mo S2纳米片,然后通过水热法在Mo S2纳米片上负载了TiO_2纳米颗粒,形成了Mo S2/TiO_2异质结复合催化剂。采用冷场发射扫描电子显微镜(FE-SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)、拉曼光谱(Raman),X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对材料的结构和光学性能表征并进行分析。通过光催化制氢测试对光催化剂进行评价,实验结果表明,在波长为365 nm的紫外光照射下,最高光催化制氢速率为1004μmol·h-1·g-1,对应的催化剂的Mo S2含量为30%,其催化速率远大于单一的Mo S2和TiO_2,表明Mo S2/TiO_2复合催化剂在紫外光照下能显著提高光催化产氢性能。基于Mo S2/TiO_2复合光催化剂优越的光催化产氢性能,本文对复合光催化剂的产氢机理做了研究和分析。     

耐高温核/壳结构TiO2/SiO2复合气凝胶的制备及其光催化性能

以钛酸四丁酯为源, 采用苯胺-丙酮原位生成水溶胶-凝胶法, 在乙醇超临界干燥过程中用部分水解的钛醇盐和硅醇盐对TiO₂凝胶进行超临界修饰制备了具有核/壳纳米结构的块体TiO₂/SiO₂复合气凝胶. 制备的复合气凝胶具有优异的机械性能, 其杨氏模量可达4.5 MPa. 复合气凝胶同时具有极好的高温热稳定性. 经过1000 ℃热处理后, 线性收缩由纯TiO₂气凝胶的31%降至复合气凝胶的10%, 且比表面积由纯TiO₂气凝胶的31 m²·g^-1提升至复合气凝胶的143 m²·g^-1. 此外, 该复合气凝胶经1000 ℃热处理后具有优异的光催化降解亚甲基蓝的性能. 其优异的光催化性能得益于TiO₂/SiO₂复合气凝胶1000 ℃处理后高的比表面积和小的颗粒尺寸. 优良的耐热性能、力学性能和光催化性能使获得的具有核/壳纳米结构的TiO₂/SiO₂复合气凝胶在光催化领域具有良好的应用前景.     

磁功能性TiO2光催化剂的制备及特性

采用溶胶-凝胶法以Fe₃O₄为磁核制备了磁功能性光催化剂,以甲基橙为模拟污染物,考察了掺杂Fe比例、催化剂煅烧温度以及煅烧时间对催化剂活性的影响.催化剂的最佳制备条件为:Fe₃O₄掺杂Fe含量为5%,煅烧温度为450 ℃,煅烧时间为2 h.通过TG-DTA、XRD、UV-Vis、TEM对催化剂进行了表征,结果表明:制备的催化剂具有明显的核壳结构,原Fe₃O₄磁核经过高温煅烧被氧化;TiO₂包覆在磁核表面;催化剂的吸收带边发生红移,在可见光区的吸收强度有所增强;催化剂颗粒的平均粒径为20 nm.     

SnO_2/TiO_2纳米管复合光催化剂的性能及失活再生

基于微波水热法和微乳液法合成SnO2/TiO2纳米管复合光催化剂.通过X射线衍射(XRD)、配有能量色散X射线光谱仪(EDX)的透射电镜(TEM)和电化学手段对光催化剂进行表征.以甲苯为模型污染物,考察光催化剂在紫外光(UV)和真空远紫外光(VUV)下的性能及失活再生.结果表明,SnO2/TiO2纳米管复合光催化剂形成三元异质结(锐钛矿相TiO2(A-TiO2)/金红石相TiO2(R-TiO2)、A-TiO2/SnO2和R-TiO2/SnO2异质结),促使光生电子-空穴对的有效分离,提高光催化活性.SnO2/TiO2表现出最佳的光催化性能,UV和VUV条件下的甲苯降解率均达100%,CO2生成速率(k2)均为P25的3倍左右.但由于UV光照矿化能力不足,中间产物易在催化剂表面累积.随着UV光照时间的增加,SnO2/TiO2逐渐失活,20 h后k2由138.5 mg·m-3·h-1下降到76.1 mg·m-3·h-1.利用VUV再生失活的SnO2/TiO2,过程中产生的·OH、O2-·、O(1D)、O(3P)、O3等活性物质可氧化吸附于催化剂活性位的难降解中间产物,使催化剂得以再生,12 h后k2恢复到143.6 mg·m-3·h-1.UV和VUV的协同效应使UV降解耦合VUV再生成为一种可持续的光催化降解污染物模式.     

Foam-structured Activated Carbon-ceramic as TiO2 Supports for Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenol

An activated foam-structured carbon-ceramic(AFCC) was prepared and investigated as TiO₂ support for the photocatalytic degradation of phenol. AFCC and TiO₂/AFCC catalysts were characterized by N₂ adsorption- desorption and X-ray diffraction(XRD). The effects of AFCC on the photocatalytic activity and the crystallinity of TiO₂ were studied. The results show that the crystallinity and anatase/rutile ratio of TiO₂ loaded on AFCC could be significantly influenced by the calcination temperature. The degradation rate of phenol benefited from the synergistic effects of the adsorption of activated carbon(AC) and the photocatalysis of TiO₂, which suggests that a high surface area of AC is essential to achieve high degradation rates and efficiencies. It was found that the larger mean cell size of AFCC increased the light transmission within the foam.     

核壳结构NH2-UiO-66@TiO2的制备及其可见光下的甲苯降解性能研究

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are of significant interest for photocatalysis using visible light, but they are typically limited by the instability and high recombination ratio of photoexcited pairs. Integrating MOFs into an inorganic semiconductor is one of the most widespread methods to promote their activity. In this study, a core-shell structured MOF@TiO₂ (NH₂-UiO-66@TiO₂) was synthesized as an efficient photocatalyst for the degradation of toluene. Pristine NH₂-UiO-66 was synthesized by a hydrothermal method as the core, which was then coated with an amorphous TiO₂ shell. Compared with pristine NH₂-UiO-66 and other samples prepared by the direct mixing of NH₂-UiO-66 and TiO₂, NH₂-UiO-66@TiO₂ exhibited a higher degradation rate of toluene. Using NH₂-UiO-66@TiO₂ as a catalyst, the degradation efficiency of toluene reached 76.7% within 3 h, which is 1.48 times higher than that of NH₂-UiO-66. The degradation performance was also stable in four repeated reuse experiments, and the slight deactivation was reactivated after washing with ethanol. A series of characterization methods were used to determine the physicochemical properties of NH₂-UiO-66@TiO₂, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Using the measured physicochemical properties, the photocatalytic mechanism of NH₂-UiO-66@TiO₂ was explored. NH₂-UiO-66 is an ideal photocatalyst, with visible-light response and a huge specific surface area (914.9 m²·g^-1), which is favorable for the utilization of sunlight as well as the absorption of pollutants in indoor air. In addition, a new interface formed between the two components (NH₂-UiO-66 and TiO₂), which efficiently broaden the light absorption area and enhanced the utilization of photogenerated species. The photogenerated holes and electrons could transfer through the interlayer as soon as they were formed. It is speculated that holes would transfer to the HOMO of NH₂-UiO-66, and then combine with H₂O molecules to form hydroxyl radicals (·OH). At the same time, more electrons tended to combine with oxygen molecules in the conduction band of TiO₂ rather than recombine with holes. Consequently, the recombination rate of electrons and holes decreased, while the quantity of oxygen radicals and hydroxyl radicals increased. Toluene was efficiently oxidized by these two types of radicals. Owing to the outstanding properties mentioned above, the strategy of constructing NH₂-UiO-66@TiO₂ is considered to be an effective approach. This work may provide new insights into the design of core-shell structured MOF@photocatalysts for the photocatalytic degradation of indoor air pollutants.