Preparation of N-doped TiO2 by oxidizing TiN and its application on phenol degradation

2013 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 934-939 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji-Guo Huang ◽  
Xiao-Guang Zhao ◽  
Meng-Yang Zheng ◽  
Sen Li ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
...  

Incomplete oxidation of titanium nitride (TiN) to prepare nitrogen-doped TiO2 was verified by calcining TiN at different temperatures in air for 30 min. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results confirmed that oxidizing TiN incompletely is an effective and simple method to prepare nitrogen-doped TiO2. Photocatalytic degradation of phenol was conducted to evaluate the photocatalytic activity of as-prepared samples. The results showed that phenol can be degraded efficiently by the as-prepared samples under visible light; low phenol concentration was conducive to degradation; the optimum calcination temperature and photocatalyst dosage are 650 °C and 0.5 g/L, respectively. The effects of different light sources on phenol degradation were compared. The reusability of nitrogen-doped TiO2 was tested and the results indicated a relatively good reusability under laboratory conditions.

2011 ◽  
Vol 383-390 ◽  
pp. 3188-3191
Author(s):  
Han Jie Huang ◽  
Wen Long She ◽  
Ling Wen Yang ◽  
Hai Peng Huang

A visible-light-responsive TiO2-xNx photocatalyst was prepared by a very simple method. Ammonia solution was used as nitrogen resource in this paper. The TiO2-xNx photocatalyst was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), UV-Vis diffuse reflection spectra (DRS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The ethylene was selected as a target pollutant under visible light excitation to evaluate the activity of this photocatalyst. The new prepared TiO2-xNx photocatalyst with strong photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation was demonstrated in the experiment.


2012 ◽  
Vol 455-456 ◽  
pp. 110-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuan Dong Li ◽  
Xi Jiang Han ◽  
Wen Ying Wang ◽  
Xiao Hong Liu ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
...  

Nb-doped TiO2 powders with different concentrations of Nb have been synthesized by a sol-gel method and characterized by a series of technologies including X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and UV-vis spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity of Nb-doped TiO2 is evaluated by degradation efficiency of methyl orange in aqueous solution. The results indicate that the photocatalytic activity of Nb-doped TiO2 synthesized with a Nb/Ti molar ratio of 5% is higher than that of TiO2 under the visible light.


2011 ◽  
Vol 284-286 ◽  
pp. 597-600
Author(s):  
Dai Mei Chen ◽  
Hai Peng Ji ◽  
Jian Xin Wang ◽  
Jian Chen ◽  
Xin Long Luan ◽  
...  

Nitrogen doped TiO2/sepiolite composite materials (N-TiO2/sep) with different nitrogen contents were prepared by a sol-gel method and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), respectively. XRD and SEM results showed that anatase-TiO2nanoparticles were distributed homogenously on the surface of sepiolite. XPS revealed that N atoms could incorporate into the lattice of anatase TiO2substituting the oxygen atoms sites of oxygen atoms.


2013 ◽  
Vol 860-863 ◽  
pp. 907-910
Author(s):  
Xiao Xia Lin ◽  
Jia Liu ◽  
De Gang Fu

B-doped TiO2nanotube arrays (B-TNTs) were synthesized by anodization method combined with dip-calcination technique. The physicochemical properties and surface morphology were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectrum (DRS). Methyl blue (MB) solution was utilized as the degradation model to evaluate the photocatalytic activity of B-TNTs under visible light irradiation. The results show B-TNTs shifts the absorption edge of TiO2nanotube arrays to the visible light region and B-TNTs displays higher photocatalytic activity compared with undoped TNTs.


2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (18) ◽  
pp. 6946-6954 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. N. K. Glover ◽  
S. G. Ellington ◽  
G. Sankar ◽  
R. G. Palgrave

The nature and effects of rhodium and antimony doping in TiO2 have been investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS), X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES) and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1441
Author(s):  
Uyi Sulaeman ◽  
Suhendar Suhendar ◽  
Hartiwi Diastuti ◽  
Roy Andreas ◽  
Shu Yin

The defect and metallic silver (Ag) in silver phosphate (Ag3PO4) photocatalyst were successfully generated using hydroxyapatite (HA) and glucose. Two steps of synthesis were done in these experiments. Firstly, the Ag/HA powder was prepared by reacting AgNO3 and HA, followed by the addition of a glucose solution. Secondly, the suspension of Ag/HA was reacted with AgNO3 aqueous solution. The yellow product of Ag/Ag3PO4 photocatalyst was produced. The products were characterized using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (DRS), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). The decreased ratio of O/Ag and metallic Ag formation observed by the XPS was detected as the possible defect and Ag-doping in the photocatalyst. The enhanced photocatalytic activity might be caused by the oxygen vacancy and metallic Ag in Ag3PO4 that enables the separation of photo-generated electrons and holes.


Catalysts ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Wang ◽  
Xiaoxiao Zhu ◽  
Dongqing Feng ◽  
Anthony K. Hodge ◽  
Liujiang Hu ◽  
...  

The Fenton-type oxidation catalyzed by iron minerals is a cost-efficient and environment-friendly technology for the degradation of organic pollutants in water, but their catalytic activity needs to be enhanced. In this work, a novel biochar-supported composite containing both iron sulfide and iron oxide was prepared, and used for catalytic degradation of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin through Fenton-type reactions. Dispersion of FeS/Fe3O4 nanoparticles was observed with scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Formation of ferrous sulfide (FeS) and magnetite (Fe3O4) in the composite was validated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Ciprofloxacin (initial concentration = 20 mg/L) was completely degraded within 45 min in the system catalyzed by this biochar-supported magnetic composite at a dosage of 1.0 g/L. Hydroxyl radicals (·OH) were proved to be the major reactive species contributing to the degradation reaction. The biochar increased the production of ·OH, but decreased the consumption of H2O2, and helped transform Fe3+ into Fe2+, according to the comparison studies using the unsupported FeS/Fe3O4 as the catalyst. All the three biochars prepared by pyrolysis at different temperatures (400, 500 and 600 °C) were capable for enhancing the reactivity of the iron compound catalyst.


2019 ◽  
Vol 889 ◽  
pp. 24-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Van Phuc ◽  
Doan Tran An ◽  
Nguyen Ngoc Tri ◽  
Tran Huu Ha ◽  
Tran Thi Thu Hien ◽  
...  

F-doped graphitic carbon nitride was synthesized via simple solid-state calcination of mixture with various weight ratios of urea, as precursor, and ammonium fluoride, as modifying agent. The obtained materials were characterized by a number of modern methods such as X-ray diffraction, Scanning electron microscopy, Infrared spectroscopy, Ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, Thermo-gravimetry analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, which all demonstrated the successful modification of g-C3N4 by fluorine. The experimental results illustrated that the doped sample, in which weight ratio of urea and ammonium fluoride equals 93:7 respectively, performs the highest photo-degradation efficiency of Rhodamine B up to 75 % after 7-hour visible light irradiation. The doping effect of fluorine on photo-catalytic activity of g-C3N4 was also discussed within supporting information of DFT calculation.


2014 ◽  
Vol 215 ◽  
pp. 158-162
Author(s):  
Liudmila E. Bykova ◽  
V.G. Myagkov ◽  
I.A. Tambasov ◽  
O.A. Bayukov ◽  
Victor S. Zhigalov ◽  
...  

A simple method for obtaining ZnO-Fe3O4 nanocomposites using solid-state reaction Zn + 3Fe2O3 ZnO + 2Fe3O4 is suggested. An analysis of the characteristics and properties of ZnO-Fe3O4 nanocomposites was carried out by a combination of structural and physical methods (X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, photoelectron spectroscopy, Mössbauer measurements, X-ray fluorescent analysis, and magnetic measurements). The magnetization of the hybrid ZnO-Fe3O4 films is equal to 440 emu/cm3. The resulting Fe3O4 nanoparticles are surrounded by a ZnO shell and have sizes ranging between 20 and 40 nm.


2007 ◽  
Vol 26-28 ◽  
pp. 649-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Yun Song ◽  
Yu Cheng Wu ◽  
Xiang Fen Lu

With Ti(OBu)4 as precursor, and HAC as complexing agent, pure and Fe-doped TiO2 gelatins were prepared by sol-gel method. During the process of gel formation, metal ions were dispersed into the porous TiO2 matrix. Then, powders of pure nano-TiO2 and Fe-doped nano-TiO2 were prepared by drying, grinding and calcining at different temperatures. The grain size and phase structure of pure and Fe-doped TiO2 after calcined at different temperatures, were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Beckman Coulter Sorption Analysis. The results showed that, the Fe3+-TiO2 had better photocatalytic activity in degradation rate of methyl orange under sunlight. The degradation rate was up to 93% as the system was placed under sunlight for 5 h. The optimum calcination temperature for the best catalytic activity was determined to be 500°C, and the mechanism was discussed.


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