scholarly journals New insights into the photocatalytic activity of 3-D core–shell P25@silica nanocomposites: impact of mesoporous coating

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (15) ◽  
pp. 4994-5002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yichao Gong ◽  
Dan Ping Wang ◽  
Renbing Wu ◽  
Sarifuddin Gazi ◽  
Han Sen Soo ◽  
...  

Core–shell TiO2 (P25)–mesoporous SiO2 nanocomposites was prepared via a surfactant-assisted sol–gel method.

2011 ◽  
Vol 197-198 ◽  
pp. 926-930
Author(s):  
Min Wang ◽  
Qiong Liu ◽  
Chen Zhi Jiang

FeVO4photocatalysts were synthesized via a surfactant-assisted sol-gel method and characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microsoope (SEM)and specific surface area (BET). The photocatalytic activity was evaluated by photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange (MO) solution under visible light. The XRD patterns of no-surfactant-assisted, PEG-assisted, CTAB-assisted and SDS-assisted FeVO4, indicate that diffraction peaks can be well indexed as triclinc FeVO4. And the crystalline sizes of samples were evaluated as 113, 69, 66, 76 nm for FVO, FVO-PEG, FVO-CATB and FVO-SDS respectively.The addition of surfactant woul greatly affect the morphology of FeVO4photocatalysts, which can lead to different photocatalytic activities between them. In the experimental conditions used, the PEG-assisted FeVO4product had a much higher photocatalytic activity (the photodegradation rate was about 77% or so in 14h) than the other three products.


2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 3400-3407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaquan Bai ◽  
Jiao Xue ◽  
Runwei Wang ◽  
Zongtao Zhang ◽  
Shilun Qiu

Novel Au@Void@Nb2O5 core–shell nanocomposites have been fabricated through a facile sol–gel method exhibiting efficient photocatalytic performance and excellent durability.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 362-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Vaya ◽  
Meena ◽  
B.K. Das

Background: The properties of the material are altered when material size shifted towards nano-regime. This feature could be used for wastewater treatment process using model pollutant such as dyes. Recently, nanoparticles are synthesized by a green chemical route using different capping agents. This is the reason we adopt starch as green capping agent along with sol-gel method. Objective: To synthesize cobalt oxide nanoparticles by green chemical route and utilized it in degradation of dyes. Methods: Synthesis of cobalt oxide nanoparticles by sol-gel method using starch as a capping agent. The characteristics of surface modifications were investigated by UV-VIS, TEM, SEM, XRD and FTIR techniques. Results: Cobalt oxide nanoparticles synthesized and inhibited photocatalytic activity. Conclusion: Deactivation of photocatalytic activity due to complex nature of starch. This property can be used elsewhere as in light shielding applications to coat and protect surfaces in order to keep them cool and safe from damage as in the painting of vehicles, roofs, buildings, water tanks, etc.


Author(s):  
Amirhossein Esmaeilkhanian ◽  
Fariborz Sharifianjazi ◽  
Nader Parvin ◽  
Mohammad Amin Koti
Keyword(s):  
Sol Gel ◽  

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Yayuk Astuti ◽  
Brigita Maria Listyani ◽  
Linda Suyati ◽  
Adi Darmawan

Research on synthesis of bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) using sol-gel method with varying calcination temperatures at 500, 600, and 700 °C has been done. This study aims to determine the effect of calcination temperature on the characteristics of the obtained products which encompasses crystal structure, surface morphology, band-gap energy, and photocatalytic activity for the decolorization of methyl orange dyes through its kinetic study. Bismuth oxide prepared by sol-gel method was undertaken by dissolving Bi(NO3)3·5H2O and citric acid in HNO3. The mixture was stirred then heated at 100 °C. The gel formed was dried in the oven and then calcined at 500, 600, and 700 °C for 5 h. The obtained products were a pale yellow powder, indicating the formation of bismuth oxide. This is confirmed by the existence of Bi–O and Bi–O–Bi functional groups through FTIR analysis. All three products possess the same mixed crystal structures of α-Bi2O3 (monoclinic) and γ-Bi2O3 (body center cubic), but their morphologies and band gap values are different. The higher the calcination temperature, the larger the particle size and the smaller the band gap value. The accumulative differences in characteristics appoint SG700 to have the highest photocatalytic activity compared to SG600 and SG500 as indicated by its percent degradation value and decolorization rate constant.


2007 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Gómez Tejedor ◽  
J. C. Rodríguez Hernández ◽  
J. L. Gómez Ribelles ◽  
M. Monleón Pradas

RSC Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (13) ◽  
pp. 6752-6758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanyang Wang ◽  
Yinghua Zhang ◽  
Haiqiang Lu ◽  
Yanxin Chen ◽  
Zhenmin Liu ◽  
...  

Two new types of N-doped ZrO2 photocatalysts ZON and AZON have been synthesized using ethylenediamine as the nitrogen source by a facile and low-cost sol–gel method.


2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (13) ◽  
pp. 11109-11116 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Salimi ◽  
A. A. Sabbagh Alvani ◽  
N. Naseri ◽  
S. F. Du ◽  
D. Poelman

A new plasmonic Ag hybridized CuWO4/WO3 heterostructured nanocomposite was successfully synthesized via a ligand-assisted sol gel method and the photocatalytic activity was evaluated by photo-degradation of methylene blue (MB) under visible light irradiation.


2012 ◽  
Vol 452-453 ◽  
pp. 486-490
Author(s):  
Wei Fu Wang ◽  
Cheng Ling Hu ◽  
Ming Yi Chang ◽  
Yung Hsu Hsieh

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 771-787 ◽  
Author(s):  
Víctor Manuel Ortiz-Martínez ◽  
Lucía Gómez-Coma ◽  
Alfredo Ortiz ◽  
Inmaculada Ortiz

AbstractPorous carbon materials attract great interest because of the wide range of applications in electrochemical energy systems, especially in the case of structured and porosity-tuned carbons prepared by template-assisted methods. The use of surfactant prevents the collapse of the porous structure during the air-drying stage in the sol-gel process, which is regarded as a critical stage in this method. This work offers an overview on the use of surfactants as templates for the manufacture of tunable porous carbon materials by the sol-gel method mainly using the polymerization reaction of resorcinol (R) and formaldehyde (F). The use of surfactants avoids the application of other economically disadvantaged drying techniques such as supercritical fluids and freeze-drying. The surfactant-assisted sol-gel methods reported in the literature for the fabrication of porous carbons are widely discussed, as well as the potentiality of the synthesized materials as electrodes in electrochemical systems, which greatly depends on the final porous structure. Besides, this work offers information on hybrid methods in which surfactants are used not only for the fabrication of porous carbon materials with mesoporous/microporous structure but also for the development of advanced structures and composites, including nanomaterials with enhanced properties. Finally, future prospects in the synthesis of carbon materials prepared by surfactant-assisted sol-gel method are presented.


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