期刊
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL
卷 406, 期 -, 页码 51-57出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2015.05.002
关键词
TiO2; S-doped; Band gap; Photocatalysis
资金
- EPA STRIVE scheme [PhD-ET-15]
There is always a market for cost effective methods of pollution degradation and one of the best areas to keep costs down is through synthesis techniques. This paper provides a simple technique to synthesise porous TiO2 nanoparticles with increased surface area through a scaffold template technique. Their photocatalytic activity is enhanced by incorporating sulphur as a dopant and were validated by analysing the degradation of malachite green (MG). The materials were doped at a molar ratio of 100:1 (Ti:S) and calcined at different temperatures to adjust the anatase/rutile content. Detailed characterisation of the materials was undertaken using XRD, BET, XPS, TEM and FTIR. The nanoparticles displayed a microporous structure and had an increased surface area of 115 m(2) g(-1) which was reduced by doping and temperature induced phase transformation. Photocatalytic testing showed that the doped materials calcined at 700 degrees C preformed the best in. It was observed that 20 mgl(-1) of MG was decomposed in 30 min using a 40W UV bulb at pH 9 and the results surpassed those achieved by the commercial catalyst P25 which was also tested for comparison. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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