ISSN:
1013-9826
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Photocatalyst materials were prepared as a hybrid between TiO2 /SiO2 via low temperaturehydrothermal method (150oC) without further heat treatment. Porous silica from rice husk ash wasused as a support for fine TiO2 particles which acted as a photocatalyst when radiated with a UV light.TiO2-deposited SiO2 was successfully prepared through hydrolysis of TiOSO4 solution by controllingsynthesis parameters such as pH ,concentration of TiOSO4, temperature and time under hydrothermaltreatment. The obtained products were characterized for physical and chemical properties by means ofXRD, XRF, BET and TEM . It was found that pH had an influence on the crystallization of TiO2, andunder an appropriated pH, only anatase presented along with amorphous phase. High crystallinity ofnano-crystalline anatase ( about 5 nm) deposited on silica surface was observed through TEM.Adsorption and photocatalytic performances of the prepared catalyst were evaluated in methyleneblue aqueous solution in the dark and under ultraviolet ray irradiation, respectively. Due to thesynergetic functions of adsorption by porous substrate and decomposition by TiO2 photocatalyst, anenhancing of photocatalytic activity for decomposition of organic pollutants in water under UV rayswas obtained
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/55/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FKEM.352.281.pdf
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