Fabrication and characterization of CdS doped TiO2 nanotube composite and its photocatalytic activity for the degradation of methyl orange

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (8) ◽  
pp. 1341-1347
Author(s):  
Jinwook Chung ◽  
Seu-Run Kim ◽  
Jong-Oh Kim
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Methyl Orange ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Pure Tio2 ◽  
Tio2 Nanotube ◽  
Doped Tio2 ◽  
Photodegradation Efficiency ◽  
Uv Light Irradiation ◽  
Fabrication And Characterization

CdS doped TiO2 nanotube composite was fabricated by chemical bath deposition, and was characterized by the structural, spectral and photoelectrochemical properties. The results of the structural and spectral properties showed that CdS particles were successfully deposited onto the surface of TiO2 nanotube. It is demonstrated that CdS doped TiO2 nanotube composite improved the light harvesting ability. Power conversion efficiency of about 0.32% was observed. This value is about 2.9 times higher than that of pure TiO2 nanotube. The CdS doped TiO2 nanotube composite possesses relatively higher photocatalytic activity and photodegradation efficiency than that of pure TiO2 nanotube under UV light irradiation, and the degradation efficiency of methyl orange was about 42% at UV intensity of 32 W.

Preparation and Photocatalytic Properties of Nanosized La3+ and Co2+ Co-Doped TiO2 by Microemulsions

2007 ◽  
Vol 336-338 ◽  
pp. 1943-1945
Author(s):  
Wei Liang Liu ◽  
Dan Li Lu ◽  
Chang Chun Ge ◽  
Jian Hua Chen ◽  
Zhi Ping He
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Methyl Orange ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Specific Surface ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Specific Surface Area ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Pure Tio2 ◽  
Doped Tio2 ◽  
Co Doped

La3+ and Co2+ co-doped titania nanoparticles were prepared from reacting TiOSO4, La(NO3)3 and Co(NO3)2 with NH4OH in water/Triton X-100/n-hexanol/cyclohexane microemulsions. The structure, surface morphology and the specific surface area of the samples were characterized. The photocatalytic efficiency of as-prepared TiO2 was tested by photodegrading methyl orange. The results showed that doping with La3+ and Co2+ could suppress the growth of TiO2 grains and increase the specific surface area; When the calcination temperature increased from 300°C to 900°C, the average crystallite size of the particles increased from 7.3nm to 35.6 nm andthe specific surface area of the particles decreased rapidly from 205.5m2/g to 41.2m2/g. The synthesized amorphous particles wer transformed into anatase phase at 300°C, and further into rutile phase at 900°C. UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectrum revealed that La3+ and Co2+ co-doped TiO2 absorbed UV light and visible light, while pure TiO2 could only absorb UV light. In the experiments of photodegrading methyl orange, it was proved that La3+ and Co2+ co-doped TiO2 had high photocatalytic activity under UV light and visible light, while pure TiO2 showed photocatalytic activity just under UV light.

Construction of ZnxCd1−xS/CeO2 composites for enhanced photocatalytic activity and stability by chemical precipitation method

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150334
Author(s):  
Yi-Feng Chai ◽  
Zhong-Hua Zhu ◽  
Ming-Wei Liu ◽  
Jing Zeng ◽  
Gui-Fang Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Methyl Orange ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Visible Light Irradiation ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Chemical Precipitation ◽  
Charge Carriers ◽  
Light Irradiation ◽  
Precipitation Method ◽  
Uv Light Irradiation

Development photoinduced photocatalysts is a significant approach to improve photocatalytic activity and stability. Herein, we successfully prepared Zn[Formula: see text]Cd[Formula: see text]S/CeO2 composites by a facile method. It is found that the Zn[Formula: see text]Cd[Formula: see text]S/CeO2 composites show significant enhancement in photocatalytic activity for methyl orange (MO) degradation under visible and UV light irradiation. The degradation efficiency reaches up to 3.7 times higher than that of pure CeO2 under visible light irradiation. Moreover, the Zn[Formula: see text]Cd[Formula: see text]S/CeO2 samples have almost no loss of photocatalytic activity after five recycles, indicating good photocatalytic stability of the samples. The attractive photocatalytic activity of the Zn[Formula: see text]Cd[Formula: see text]S/CeO2 samples could be attributed to the robust charge carriers transfer and separation.

Preparation Conditions and Properties of Porous SiO2-Doped TiO2 Photocatalyst

2011 ◽  
Vol 214 ◽  
pp. 40-44
Author(s):  
Hong Li ◽  
Qian Li ◽  
Wen Jie Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Methyl Orange ◽  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Doped Tio2 ◽  
Preparation Conditions ◽  
Uv Light Irradiation ◽  
Porous Sio2 ◽  
Increasing Temperature ◽  
Addition Amount

A porous SiO2-doped TiO2 photocatalyst was prepared through co-sol-gel method used for photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange. PEG1000 was used as a template. Photocatalytic degradation was conducted after adsorption equilibrium to identify the contribution of both adsorption and photocatalytic degradation. While PEG addition ranged from 0.25 g to 1.0 g, the optimum addition amount was at 0.5 g. The degradation rate increased with increasing calcination temperature in the range from 400 to 500 oC, and then it decreased with still increasing temperature. The photocatalyst calcinated at 500 oC for 4 h could degrade 29.2% of the initial methyl orange in 30 min. Nearly 96.5% of decoloration of the initial methyl orange was removed in 100 min under UV light irradiation with the existence of the porous SiO2-doped TiO2.

Sol-Gel Preparation, Characterization and Photocatalytic Activity of Co Doped Nano-TiO2

2010 ◽  
Vol 177 ◽  
pp. 54-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Na Meng ◽  
Wen Yuan Xu ◽  
Ting Xu
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Methyl Orange ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Pure Tio2 ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Doped Tio2 ◽  
Co Doping ◽  
Co Doped

Co doped TiO2 nanoparticles and thin films were prepared from Ti(OC4H9)4 by sol-gel method. The influence of Co-doping and its content on the crystallite structure and phase composition of TiO2 was systematically investigated by SEM and XRD, the precursor was analysed by TGA. The photocatalytic activity of nanocomposites was investigated in the photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange. The results indicated that the inhibitory effect of Co-doping on the phase transformation of TiO2 from anatase to rutile receded obviously when the calcination temperature was changed to 650°C from 550°C. Under the ultraviolet light radiation, the favourite Co-doping concentration was 1% and the obtained Co doped TiO2 thin films exhibited higher photocatalytic activity than nanoparticles and pure TiO2 in the photodegradation of methyl orange.

Photocatalytic Properties and Graphene Oxide Additional Effects in TiO2

2018 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 65-70
Author(s):  
N.A. Mohd Noor ◽  
S.K. Kamarudin ◽  
M. Darus ◽  
N.F. Diyana M. Yunos ◽  
M.A. Idris
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Band Gap Energy ◽  
Gap Energy ◽  
Photodegradation Efficiency ◽  
Energy Conversation ◽  
Uv Light Irradiation ◽  
Promising Application

Photocatalytic activity in TiO2 attract great attention because it promising application in contaminations on degradation and energy conversation. However there is a need on TiO2 band gap modification to be equivalent with the visible light. Thus, inviting several method of addition certain elements including in this study, the additional of graphene oxide (GO) was investigated. GO were prepared by Hummer method before it was added into TiO2. The formation of GO from it graphite precursor had been confirmed by Raman spectroscopy. The existence of D-band at wavelength of 1328 cm-1 and G-band at 1573 cm-1 shows the formation of GO. The GO was then added in different concentration; 0.0 - 1.0 wt% into TiO2. The photocatalytic activity was determined using calculating the photodegradation efficiencies of methylene blue under UV light irradiation. The experimental results showed that the photodegradation of MB were increased with higher dopants concentration due to reduction of band gap energy of TiO2 from 3.2 eV to 3.0 eV for 1.0 wt% GO-with the photodegradation efficiency of GO doped TiO2 was 61.38%.

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