载有C60的TiO2纳米粒子光催化活性

以水溶性C₆₀和TiO₂粒子为前驱体,采用水热法制备了载有C₆₀的锐钛矿型TiO₂纳米粒子。应用X射线衍射、透射电子显微镜、红外光谱、紫外-可见漫反射光谱、荧光光谱对产物进行了表征。以对-硝基苯酚为模型污染物研究了产物的光催化活性,结果表明适量负载C₆₀可以提高TiO₂纳米粒子的光催化活性,C₆₀起着传输电子、促进TiO₂光生载流子分离的作用,且经7次循环使用后对-硝基苯酚的降解效率仍能达到74%。讨论了载有C₆₀的TiO₂纳米粒子光催化降解对-硝基苯酚的机理。     

金红石相TiO2纳米棒的氢化处理及其光催化活性

以钛酸四丁酯为钛源,通过盐酸调制的水热法制备出了具有棒状结构的金红石相纳米TiO₂,并进一步进行高温氢化处理. 采用X射线衍射（XRD）,透射电镜（TEM）,紫外-可见-近红外漫反射（UV-Vis-NIR DRS）,电子顺磁共振（EPR）和表面光伏（SPS）等测试手段对样品进行表征,以气相乙醛和液相苯酚为目标污染物考察催化剂的光催化活性. 结果表明：随着高温氢化处理时间的延长,TiO₂样品的可见光吸收逐渐增强,其颜色逐渐由白色转变成灰色,这主要与引入的Ti³⁺/氧空位缺陷有关. 表面光电压谱和羟基自由基测试表明,适当时间的氢化处理有利于光生电荷的分离. 在光催化氧化降解气相乙醛和液相苯酚过程中,经适当时间氢化处理的样品表现出高的可见光催化活性. 并且可见光催化活性的规律与紫外光下的是一致的. 这是因为氢化处理后在导带底下方引入了缺陷能级,拓展了可见光响应. 过度的氢化处理会在TiO₂导带下方引入较低的缺陷能级,使光生电荷的复合加剧,导致光催化活性降低.     

ZnO和TiO2纳米粒子的光致发光性能及其与光催化活性的关系

采用沉淀法和溶胶-凝胶法制备了ZnO和TiO2及掺Zn2+的TiO2纳米粒子,用XRD和荧光光谱(FS)等手段对样品进行了表征,重点探讨了样品光致发光机制及与光催化活性的关系.结果表明,ZnO和TiO2样品在大于带隙能的光激发下均表现出明显的FS信号,热处理温度升高,FS信号强度下降,并且二者的FS信号类似,这可能与二者具有类似的电子能带结构有关,同时也说明FS信号主要源于表面氧空位以及吸附氧物种等引起的激子或表面态能级.掺杂Zn2+使TiO2纳米粒子FS信号增强,这主要与表面氧空位和缺陷等量增加有关;此外,在光催化氧化苯酚实验中,样品光催化活性与其FS信号强度顺序一致,即FS信号越强,活性越高.这是由于在光致发光过程中,FS信号主要源于表面氧空位,而在光催化反应中,表面氧空位有利于氧化反应进行.     

TiO2形态结构与光催化活性关系的研究

本文介绍了TiO₂多相光催化剂的作用机理及其结构特性对光催化活性的影响,并对TiO₂的晶相组成、晶粒尺寸、比表面积、表面形态与光催化活性的关系作了综述。     

Comparative study of sol-gel-hydrothermal and sol-gel synthesis of titania-silica composite nanoparticles

Titania-silica composite nanoparticles were prepared by sol-gel-hydrothermal and sol-gel routes, respectively, and their physico-chemical and photocatalytic properties were compared. The results of XRD, TEM and BET surface areas showed that sol-gel-hydrothermal route led to anatase titania-silica composite nanoparticles with large specific surface area, but the sol-gel route tended to form mixture of anatase and rutile. The composite nanoparticles prepared by sol-gel-hydrothermal route had better thermal stability against phase transformation from anatase to rutile, agglomeration and particle growth than those prepared by sol-gel route. On the basis of XRD, FT-IR, XPS and ²⁹Si MAS-NMR, a strong interaction was found between SiO₂ and TiO₂, and Ti-O-Si bonds formed during both the two routes. But more Ti-O-Si bonds formed in the composite nanoparticles prepared by sol-gel-hydrothermal route than those prepared by sol-gel route. As a result, the titania-silica composite nanoparticles prepared by sol-gel-hydrothermal route exhibited higher photocatalytic activity in decomposition of methylene blue than that prepared by sol-gel route, and it had excellent photocatalytic activity even after calcined at 1000 °C.     

钒掺杂介孔二氧化钛的制备及可见光催化性能

以表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)为模板, 钛酸四正丁酯为钛源, 偏钒酸铵为掺杂离子前驱体, 通过液晶模板辅助溶胶-凝胶法制备钒掺杂介孔Ti\begin{array}{c}{O_2}_{}\end{array}(VMT), 采用X射线衍射(XRD)、 N₂吸附-脱附分析、 热重-差热分析(TG-DTA)、 X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、 紫外-可见光谱(UV-Vis)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)等对样品结构进行表征, 选择亚甲基蓝为目标降解物, 对VMT的可见光催化性能进行了研究. 结果表明, 钒掺杂减小了介孔TiO₂(MT)的粒径和光生电子-空穴复合率, 增大了比表面积及Ti³⁺和羟基浓度, 导致VMT比纯MT和P25光催化活性高, 并且钒掺杂使MT带隙能降低, 使其具有很高的可见光催化活性. 最佳的光催化条件为: VMT的浓度为0.83 g/L, MB的浓度为1 mg/L.     

Photocatalytic,antibacterial and anticancer activity of silver-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles

Silver-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles (Ag-ZnO NPs) were successfully synthesized by the Sol-gel method coated with polyethylene glycol as a stabilizing and capping agent. The UV–Vis spectrophotometer analysis was done to analyze the optical property of the nanoparticles. XRD pattern showed the hexagonal structure of ZnO nanoparticles and the reduction in the intensity of the peaks of Ag-ZnO NPs indicates the incorporation of Ag⁺ ions in the ZnO lattices. The surface structural properties of the NPs were confirmed by Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM), High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM) and Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED). The elemental composition of nanoparticles was confirmed by EDAX and XRF-Spectroscopy. The functional group of ZnO and Ag nanoparticles were determined by FT-IR spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity of Ag-ZnO NPs was studied against ponceau and the maximum degradation percentage was observed to be 89% at 140 min. Further, Ag-ZnO NPs unveiled high potent antibacterial activity against the selected bacterial pathogens and it also rendered significant anticancer activity in UVB-induced HaCaT cells. Consequently, the fluorescent microscopic analysis confirmed the increasing Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) generation and Mitochondrial Membrane Potential (MMP) loss in the HaCaT cells that leads to the apoptosis induction. Hence, the selected combination of nanoparticles has proven to exhibit higher photocatalytic, antibacterial and anticancer activity. In the near future, it could be an efficient tool for eradicating the dye pollution from wastewater and also preferably be utilized in the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries to prevent skin cancer.     

Photocatalytic activity of nitrogen and copper doped TiO2 nanoparticles prepared by microwave-assisted sol-gel process

Cu and N-doped TiO₂ photocatalysts were synthesized from titanium (IV) isopropoxide via a microwave-assisted sol-gel method. The synthesized materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction, UV-vis diffuse reflectance, photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, SEM, TEM, FT-IR, Raman spectroscopy, photocurrent measurement technique, and nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherms. Raman spectra and XRD showed an anatase phase structure. The SEM and TEM images revealed the formation of an almost spheroid mono disperse TiO₂ with particle sizes in the range of 9-17 nm. Analysis of N₂ isotherm measurements showed that all investigated TiO₂ samples have mesoporous structures with high surface areas. The optical absorption edge for the doped TiO₂ was significantly shifted to the visible light region. The photocurrent and photocatalytic activity of pure and doped TiO₂ were evaluated with the degradation of methyl orange (MO) and methylene blue (MB) solution under both UV and visible light illumination. The doped TiO₂ nanoparticles exhibit higher catalytic activity under each of visible light and UV irradiation in contrast to pure TiO₂. The photocatalytic activity and photocurrent ability of TiO₂ have been enhanced by doping of the titania in the following order: (Cu, N) - codoped TiO₂ > N-doped TiO₂ > Cu-doped TiO₂ > TiO₂. COD result for (Cu, N)-codoped TiO₂ reveals ∼92% mineralization of the MO dye on six h of visible light irradiation.     

Photocatalytic activity of pyrazinoporphyrin in the presence of gold nanoparticles and nanoclusters

Russian Chemical Bulletin - The effect of gold nanoparticles and nanoclusters on the catalytic activity of dicarboxy-substituted pyrazinoporphyrin was studied using the photooxidation reaction of...     

Application of liquid phase deposited titania nanoparticles on silica spheres to phosphopeptide enrichment and high performance liquid chromatography packings

A novel core-shell composite (SiO(2)-nLPD), consisting of micrometer-sized silica spheres as a core and nanometer titania particles as a surface coating, was prepared by liquid phase deposition (LPD). Here, we show the resulting core-shell composite to have better efficient and selective enrichment for mono- and multi-phosphopeptides than commercially available TiO(2) spheres without any enhancer. The material exhibited favorable characteristics for HPLC, which include narrow pore size distribution, high surface area and pore volume. We also show that the core-shell composite can efficiently separate adenosine phosphate compounds due to the Lewis acid-base interaction between titania and phosphate group when used as HPLC packings. After coating the silica sphere with titania by LPD, the silanol of silica spheres will be shielded and that the stationary phase, C(18) bonded SiO(2)-3LPD, could be used under extreme pH condition.     

Solid-phase extraction-fluorimetric high performance liquid chromatographic determination of domoic acid in natural seawater mediated by an amorphous titania sorbent

The feasibility of using sol-gel amorphous titania (TiO₂) as a solid-phase sorbent for the pre-concentration of domoic acid (DA), a potent amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) toxin, directly from seawater was explored. The sol-gel titania material is able to adsorb DA from seawater, via the formation of ester-linkage between the carboxylic moieties of DA and the Ti-OH groups on the sorbent surface, at low pH and desorb it at high pH. The chemisorption process is not significantly interfered by the seawater matrix. The optimum pH values for the adsorption and desorption of DA were found to be pH 4 and 11, respectively. The optimal sorbent loading for the batch-type solid-phase extraction of DA was 0.67 mg-TiO₂ ng-DA⁻¹ and adsorption equilibrium was achieved in 2 h at room temperature. The desorbed DA in 500 μL of 0.1 M alkaline borate buffer can be directly derviatized by 4-fluoro-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (NBD-F) in aqueous media for fluorimetric HPLC quantification. Analyte recovery, repeatability and detection limit of this titania SPE-fluorimetric HPLC determination are 89%, 6.2% and 120 pg-DA mL⁻¹ (n = 7, P < 0.05), respectively, for a sample volume of 30 mL. This titania SPE technique should also be applicable to the pre-concentration of other polar carboxylate- and phosphonate-containing biomolecules and pharmaceuticals in complex and interfering environmental sample matrices.     

Photocatalytic activity of ZrO2 nanoparticles prepared by electrical arc discharge method in water

ZrO₂ nanoparticles were synthesized through arc discharge of zirconium electrodes in deionized (DI) water. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis of the as prepared nanoparticles indicates formation a mixture of nanocrystalline ZrO₂ monoclinic and tetragonal phase structures. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images illustrate spherical ZrO₂ nanoparticles with 7–30 nm diameter range, which were formed during the discharge process with 10 A arc current. The average particle size was found to increase with the increasing arc current. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis confirms formation of ZrO₂ at the surface of the nanoparticles. Surface area of the sample prepared at 10 A arc current, measured by BET analysis, was 44 m²/g. Photodegradation of Rhodamine B (Rh. B) shows that the prepared samples at lower currents have a higher photocatalytic activity due to larger surface area and smaller particle size.     

Photocatalytic decolourization of a new water-insoluble organic dye based on phenothiazine by ZnO and TiO2 nanoparticles

A new water-insoluble organic dye, namely, 2-((10-decyl-10H-phenothiazin-3-yl)methylene)malononitrile, was synthesized and fully characterized. It was envisioned that photocatalytic decolourization of a dye-containing long chain would pave the way for the photocatalytic remediation of wastewater containing toxic hydrophobic organic pollutants. Two commercially available nanoparticles, ZnO and TiO₂, were selected, and their photocatalytic decolourization of the dye from aqueous medium were compared. The black UV light irradiation of the colored samples in the presence of TiO₂ (P25) or ZnO resulted in their decolourization and the photocatalytic activity observed for TiO₂ (P25) was better than that of ZnO. The kinetic of decolourization indicated that the process was first-order from which the rate constant was calculated. Also, the effect of pHs on the kinetic of decolourization revealed a negligible effect, indicating that the pH, although it affects the catalysts but has no effect on the organic-based hydrophobic dye and thus no effect on the photocatalytic process.     

纳米针状氧化镓光催化降解纯水和废水中全氟辛酸

采用聚乙烯醇调控的水热法合成了对全氟辛酸(PFOA)有高光催化活性的纳米针状Ga₂O₃.其颗粒长3-6μm,宽100-200nm,具有较大的比表面积(25.95m²/g)和纳米孔结构(4-25nm).在普通紫外光照射下(λ=254nm),纳米针状Ga₂O₃光催化降解纯水中PFOA的反应半衰期为18.2min,PFOA的一级反应降解动力学常数为2.28h^-1,分别为商品Ga₂O₃和TiO₂作为催化剂时的7.5和16.8倍.此外,当纳米针状Ga₂O₃与真空紫外光(λ=185nm)结合时,不仅可以更高效地降解纯水中的PFOA(反应速率常数4.03h^-1),而且能有效消除废水中共存有机物的影响,从而高效分解废水中的PFOA(反应速率常数3.51h^-1),且此方法的能耗远远低于文献报道的其他方法的能耗值.