Properties of carbon and iron modified TiO2 photocatalyst synthesized at low temperature and photodegradation of acid orange 7 under visible light

2010 ◽  
Vol 256 (13) ◽  
pp. 4260-4268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongmei Wu ◽  
Jinlong Zhang ◽  
Ling Xiao ◽  
Feng Chen
Author(s):  
Saranyoo Chaiwichian ◽  
Buagun Samran

Abstract Monoclinic BiVO4 photocatalyst films decorated on glass substrates were successfully fabricated via a dip-coating technique with different annealing temperatures of 400 °C, 450 °C, 500°C, and 550 °C. All of the physical and chemical properties of as-prepared BiVO4 photocatalyst film samples were investigated using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectra techniques. The results revealed that the as-prepared BiVO4 photocatalyst film samples retained a monoclinic phase with an average particle size of about 50 – 100 nm. Moreover, the BiVO4 photocatalyst film samples showed a strong photoabsorption edge in the range of visible light with the band gap energy of 2.46 eV. The photocatalytic activities of all the film samples were tested by the degradation of model acid orange 7 under visible light irradiation. The BiVO4 photocatalyst film sample annealed at a temperature of 500 °C showed the highest photoactivity efficiency compared with other film samples, reaching up to 51%within 180 min. In addition, the stability and reusability of BiVO4 photocatalyst film sample made with an annealing temperature of 500 °C did not show loss of photodegradation efficiency of acid orange 7 after ten recycles. A likely mechanism of the photocatalytic process was established by trapping experiments, indicating that the hydroxyl radical scavenger species can be considered to play a key role for acid orange 7 degradation under visible light irradiation.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 2634
Author(s):  
Kyeong-Han Na ◽  
Bo-Sung Kim ◽  
Han-Sol Yoon ◽  
Tae-Hyeob Song ◽  
Sung-Wook Kim ◽  
...  

For the removal of pollutants, a modified TiO2 photocatalyst is attracting attention. Fe-doped TiO2 nanofibers were prepared through a combination of electrospinning and calcination. Morphological characterization of the sample was conducted using field-emission scanning electron and transmission electron microscopy. The crystal structure of each sample was analyzed using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, selected area electron diffraction, and Fast Fourier Transform imaging. The average diameter of the Fe-doped TiO2 nanofibers was measured to be 161.5 nm and that of the pure TiO2 nanofibers was 181.5 nm. The crystal phase when heat treated at 350 °C was anatase for TiO2 nanofibers and rutile for Fe-doped TiO2 nanofibers. The crystal phase of the TiO2 matrix was easily transitioned to rutile by Fe-doping. The photocatalytic performance of each sample was compared via the photodegradation of methylene blue and acid orange 7 under ultraviolet and visible light irradiation. In the Fe-doped TiO2 nanofibers, photodegradation rates of 38.3% and 27.9% were measured under UV irradiation and visible light, respectively. Although other catalysts were not activated, the photodegradation rate in the Fe-doped TiO2 nanofibers was 9.6% using acid orange 7 and visible light. For improved photocatalytic activity, it is necessary to study the concentration control of the Fe dopant.


2012 ◽  
Vol 125 ◽  
pp. 35-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominik Drozd ◽  
Krzysztof Szczubiałka ◽  
Łukasz Łapok ◽  
Michał Skiba ◽  
Hemantbhai Patel ◽  
...  

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