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Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of C.I. Basic Violet 2 Using TiO 2 –SiO 2 Composite Nanoparticles
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Mahyar, Ali Behnajady, Mohammad Ali Modirshahla, Naser |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | Journal: Photochemistry and Photobiology In this report, TiO(2) -SiO(2) composite nanoparticles were prepared by the thermal hydrolysis method using titanium tetrachloride and tetraethylorthosilicate as TiO(2) and SiO(2) precursors, respectively. The prepared nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), nitrogen adsorption/desorption and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS). The results indicated that, in comparison with pure TiO(2), TiO(2)-SiO(2) composite nanoparticles had a higher thermal stability, which prevents phase transformation from anatase to rutile. In addition, the TiO(2)-SiO(2) nanoparticles had a higher specific surface area, larger pore volume, greater band gap energy and smaller crystallite size. Thus, the surface area of TiO(2)-40% SiO(2) composite nanoparticles was about 17 times higher than that of pure TiO(2) nanoparticles. The photocatalytic activity of TiO(2)-SiO(2) composite nanoparticles in the photodegradation of C.I. Basic Violet 2 was investigated. The photodegradation rate of Basic Violet 2 using TiO(2)-40% SiO(2) nanoparticles calcined at 600°C was much faster than that using pure TiO(2) and Degussa P25 TiO(2) by 10.9 and 4.3 times, respectively. The higher photoactivity of the TiO(2)-SiO(2) composite nanoparticles was attributed to their higher surface area, larger pore volume, greater band-gap energy and smaller crystallite size compared with pure TiO(2). |
| Related Links | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1751-1097.2011.00930.x/pdf |
| Ending Page | 801 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| Starting Page | 795 |
| e-ISSN | 17511097 |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2011.00930.x |
| Journal | Photochemistry and Photobiology |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 87 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Publisher Date | 2011-05-03 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Photochemistry and Photobiology Characterization and Testing of Materials Photocatalytic Degradation Sio2 Composite Nanoparticles Thermal Stability |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |