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PHOTOCHEMICAL & PHOTOBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Volume 16, Issue 1, Pages 46-52Publisher
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DOI: 10.1039/c6pp00175k
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- CONICET [PIP 628]
- Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP) [X638]
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Titania hollow spheres were synthesized using silica nanospheres as the template. The core was removed using NaOH solution. They were subsequently impregnated with tungstophosphoric acid (TPA) solutions and annealed at two different temperatures (100 and 500 degrees C). These materials were characterized by several physicochemical techniques (XRD, BET, SEM, DRS, FT-IR, FT-Raman and P-31 MAS-NMR). The P-31 MAS-NMR and FT-IR characterization showed that the main species present in the samples was the [PW12O40](3-) anion, which was partially transformed into the [P2W21O71](6-) anion during the synthesis and drying step. P-31 MAS-NMR, and FT-Raman characterization revealed the evidence of a strong interaction between the Keggin anion of TPA and TiO2 surfaces, possibly due to the formation of surface hetero-polyacid-TiO2 complexes. The DRS results showed that the absorption threshold onset continuously shifted to the visible region with increased TPA concentration and calcination at 500 degrees C. The enhanced visible light absorption could be related to the formation of a surface complex TPA Keggin anion-TiO2. The catalytic activity of the materials in the photodegradation of 4-chlorophenol under UV and visible light irradiation increased when the TPA content and the calcination temperature of the samples were raised.
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