Structure and catalytic performance of Zn-doped TiO2 film

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 508-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Yang ◽  
Tingyu Huang ◽  
Ning Tang ◽  
Ben Ou ◽  
Wenhao Zhang

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the photocatalytic activity of zinc doped MAO-TiO2 films under the optimum MAO treatment condition. Design/methodology/approach The coating was prepared by micro arc oxidation, and the influence of doping on the properties of the coating was also investigated. Findings The results show that the BET surface area is 78.25±0.03m2/g, total pore area is 76.32 ± 0.04m2/g, and the total pore volume is 0.2135 ± 0.0004cm3/g. The degradation ratio of the film electrode with Zn-doped in methyl orange solution is up to 94%. When the react circles is 10 times, the degradation ratio is up to more than 85% and remains steady. With the different reaction conditions, these kinetics of the reactions show some different formulas. Originality/value A kinetic equation for photocatalytic activity is established.

2012 ◽  
Vol 476-478 ◽  
pp. 954-957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhao Hui Ni ◽  
Xiao Li Kou ◽  
Xin Yu Ding ◽  
Cun Wang Ge ◽  
Xiao Hui Jing

In order to study the ion effect on titania phase structure, crystallite size, and photocatalytic activity, Rb+-doped TiO2 nanoparticles were prepared via a modified sol-gel method and characterized by means of X-ray diffraction, Energy Dispersive X-rays spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The photocatalytic activity of the elaborated powders was studied following the degradation of methyl orange. The results indicate that doping Rb+ increases the BET surface area of TiO2 crystals, decreases the crystal size, reduces the diminishing rates of surface area with increasing calcinations temperature, raises the temperature at which anatase changes into rutile phase, and so significantly increases the photocatalytic activity of TiO2. The kinetics of the methyl orange degradation fits Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetics model well.


2015 ◽  
Vol 670 ◽  
pp. 152-155
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Zirka ◽  
Ludmila Simonova ◽  
Natalia Kosova ◽  
Irina Kurzina ◽  
Sergey Reshetnikov

The effect of the chromium-magnesium precursor preparation techniques on physicochemical properties (BET surface area, total pore volume, mean pore diameter) and catalysts activity in the gas-phase hydrofluorination of perchloroethylene to pentafluoroethane (Freon 125) was studied. Kinetics of the catalytic reactions was studied for the most active catalyst. Based on the experimental data, the pathway of perchloroethylene fluorination with HF was suggested.


2021 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chromium Catalysts ◽  
Mzamo L. Shozi ◽  
Xolelwa Zulu ◽  
Holger B. Friedrich

ABSTRACT Chromium(III) complexes with sulphur, nitrogen and phosphorus tridentate ligands were synthesized and characterized. These complexes were supported on SiO2 and characterized by BET surface area measurements, XRF, SEM-EDX and FTIR. The complexes were tested for activity and selectivity in the trimerization of ethylene. The substituent's effect and influence on the sulphur on the supported catalysts were studied using the ethyl and the decyl substituted catalysts. The influence of temperature on catalytic performance was evaluated using the PPP supported system. The most active supported catalyst, the decyl substituted SNS catalyst, showed good activity of up to 19 500 g/g Cr h-1 and selectivity of 97.3 % to C6 products (98.2 % 1-hexene). This activity and selectivity were comparable to the homogeneous counterpart's performance that achieved 22 000 g/g Cr h-1 and 98.2 % C6 products (96.7 % 1-hexene), which surpassed the ethyl substituted catalyst, which was not supported, under the same reaction conditions. The supported PPP catalyst activities showed it was sensitive to higher temperatures, but this depends on the supporting technique. Keywords: Ethylene trimerization, sulfanyl ligands, phosphine ligands, supported catalysts.


2012 ◽  
Vol 608-609 ◽  
pp. 350-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhong Yi Ma ◽  
Lin Wei ◽  
Wang Da Qu ◽  
James Juson ◽  
Qing Wei Zhu ◽  
...  

Catalysts play critical roles in hydrotreating and hydrocracking processes of upgrading biomass-derived bio-oil to drop-in fuels. The selectivity and deactivate of catalysts, however, still remain biggest challenge. By using ZSM-5, alumina, and activated carbon as supports, different catalysts made up with Ru were prepared and tested in a bio-oil upgrading process. The effect of supports were investigated and compared in term of surface properties. The results showed that the ZSM-5 based catalysts got more water phase because of its highest surface acidity. The alumina changed to aluminum hydroxide in the presence of water at the reaction conditions. Activated carbon based catalysts showed good catalytic performance with more hydrocarbons and less water phase content in the upgraded bio-oil. All of upgraded bio-oils were verified by chemical analysis using a GC-MS. Nevertheless, further study for the kinetics of catalytically upgrading bio-oil is recommended.


1981 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 693-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milan Strašák ◽  
Jaroslav Majer

The kinetics of oxidation of alkenes by thallic sulphate in aqueous solutions, involving the two reaction steps-the hydroxythallation and the dethallation - was studied, and the effect of salts on the kinetics was examined; this made it possible to specify more precisely the reaction mechanism and to suggest a qualitative model of the reaction coordinate. It was found that in homogeneous as well as in heterogeneous reaction conditions, the reaction can be accelerated appreciably by adding tetraalkylammonium salts. These salts not only operate as catalysts of the phase transfer, but also exert a significant kinetic effect, which can be explained with a simplification in terms of a stabilization of the transition state of the reaction.


Foods ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1809
Author(s):  
Zhanzhi Liu ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Jing Wu ◽  
Sheng Chen

d-mannose has exhibited excellent physiological properties in the food, pharmaceutical, and feed industries. Therefore, emerging attention has been applied to enzymatic production of d-mannose due to its advantage over chemical synthesis. The gene age of N-acetyl-d-glucosamine 2-epimerase family epimerase/isomerase (AGEase) derived from Pseudomonas geniculata was amplified, and the recombinant P. geniculata AGEase was characterized. The optimal temperature and pH of P. geniculata AGEase were 60 °C and 7.5, respectively. The Km, kcat, and kcat/Km of P. geniculata AGEase for d-mannose were 49.2 ± 8.5 mM, 476.3 ± 4.0 s−1, and 9.7 ± 0.5 s−1·mM−1, respectively. The recombinant P. geniculata AGEase was classified into the YihS enzyme subfamily in the AGE enzyme family by analyzing its substrate specificity and active center of the three-dimensional (3D) structure. Further studies on the kinetics of different substrates showed that the P. geniculata AGEase belongs to the d-mannose isomerase of the YihS enzyme. The P. geniculata AGEase catalyzed the synthesis of d-mannose with d-fructose as a substrate, and the conversion rate was as high as 39.3% with the d-mannose yield of 78.6 g·L−1 under optimal reaction conditions of 200 g·L−1d-fructose and 2.5 U·mL−1P. geniculata AGEase. This novel P. geniculata AGEase has potential applications in the industrial production of d-mannose.


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 257
Author(s):  
Jie Ren ◽  
Nanwei Chen ◽  
Li Wan ◽  
Guojian Li ◽  
Tao Chen ◽  
...  

In this study, a new method for economical utilization of coffee grounds was developed and tested. The resulting materials were characterized by proximate and elemental analyses, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and N2 adsorption–desorption at 77 K. The experimental data show bio-oil yields reaching 42.3%. The optimal activated carbon was obtained under vacuum pyrolysis self-activation at an operating temperature of 450 °C, an activation temperature of 600 °C, an activation time of 30 min, and an impregnation ratio with phosphoric acid of 150 wt.%. Under these conditions, the yield of activated carbon reached 27.4% with a BET surface area of 1420 m2·g−1, an average pore size of 2.1 nm, a total pore volume of 0.747 cm3·g−1, and a t-Plot micropore volume of 0.428 cm3·g−1. In addition, the surface of activated carbon looked relatively rough, containing mesopores and micropores with large amounts of corrosion pits.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Zhang ◽  
Huabo Li ◽  
Hairui Yao ◽  
Hao Zhang

The photooxidation process of aniline-containing simulated wastewater under visible light irradiation over BiOBr microcrystal grains with different shapes was studied. The distinctive surface microstructures of the BiOBr microcrystals, like clustered flower petals and quadrate lamellas, were produced by using imidazole ionic liquid and inorganic bromide as Br sources and by solvothermal and hydrothermal route, respectively. The ionic liquid not only can impact the products’ morphology, but also can largely improve the photocatalytic activity of the BiOBr microcrystals due to the soft templating effect. The top degradation ratio of the aniline wastewater photocatalyzed by lamellar BiOBr crystals is 23.71%, but the equivalent value photocatalyzed by flower petal-like BiOBr crystals is almost twice as much; that is, it reaches 46.51%. The photodegradation effect and mechanism over differently shaped BiOBr microcrystals have been compared.


2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (9) ◽  
pp. 4211-4217 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Pannu ◽  
A. McCarthy ◽  
A. Martin ◽  
T. Hamouda ◽  
S. Ciotti ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTNB-003 and NB-003 gel formulations are oil-in-water nanoemulsions designed for use in bacterial infections.In vitrosusceptibility ofPropionibacterium acnesto NB-003 formulations and comparator drugs was evaluated. Both NB-003 formulations were bactericidal against allP. acnesisolates, including those that were erythromycin, clindamycin, and/or tetracycline resistant. In the absence of sebum, the MIC90s/minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBC90s) for NB-003, NB-003 gel, salicylic acid (SA), and benzoyl peroxide (BPO) were 0.5/2.0, 1.0/2.0, 1,000/2,000, and 50/200 μg/ml, respectively. In the presence of 50% sebum, the MIC90s/MBC90s of NB003 and BPOs increased to 128/1,024 and 400/1,600 μg/ml, respectively. The MIC90s/MBC90s of SA were not significantly impacted by the presence of sebum. A reduction in the MBC90s for NB-003 and BPO was observed when 2% SA or 0.5% BPO was integrated into the formulation, resulting in MIC90s/MBC90s of 128/256 μg/ml for NB003 and 214/428 μg/ml for BPO. The addition of EDTA enhanced thein vitroefficacy of 0.5% NB-003 in the presence or absence of 25% sebum. The addition of 5 mM EDTA to each well of the microtiter plate resulted in a >16- and >256-fold decrease in MIC90and MBC90, yielding a more potent MIC90/MBC90of ≤1/<1 μg/ml. The kinetics of bactericidal activity of NB-003 againstP. acneswere compared to those of a commercially available product of BPO. Electron micrographs ofP. acnestreated with NB-003 showed complete disruption of bacteria. Assessment of spontaneous resistance ofP. acnesrevealed no stably resistant mutant strains.


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