Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2/Ti Film Prepared by Sol-Gel Method on Methyl Orange Degradation

2011 ◽  
Vol 214 ◽  
pp. 65-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Jie Zhang ◽  
Bo Yang ◽  
Jia Wei Bai

TiO2 film was deposited on titanium substrate by a sol-gel dip-coating process. Photocatalytic activities of the films prepared with and without template were compared. The TiO2 film deposited on Ti substrate obviously could not adsorb methyl orange on its surface and the titanium substrate had very weak activity under UV light irradiation. The TiO2 films prepared without the addition of PEG1000 were calcinated at 450 oC, 500 oC, 550 oC, and 600 oC and the film calcinated at 500 oC showed the optimum photocatalytic degradation activity. The addition of PEG1000 could promote degradation of methyl orange that can be attributed to the possible pore forming in the TiO2 film.

2012 ◽  
Vol 487 ◽  
pp. 635-639
Author(s):  
Wen Jie Zhang ◽  
Hong Liang Xin ◽  
Hong Bo He

Porous and smooth TiO2 film electrodes prepared by sol-gel method were used on methyl orange degradation by an electro-assisted photocatalytic degradation process. Methyl orange cannot be degraded under applied potential solely below 2.0 V. When the applied potential was below 1.3 V, methyl orange degradation rates on porous TiO2 film increased from 5% at 0 V to 65.3% at 1.3 V, and degradation rates on smooth TiO2 film changed from 2.2% at 0 V to 61.1% at 1.3 V. Electro-assisted photocatalytic degradation rate on porous film was better than that on smooth film in the whole electrolyte concentration range. Electro-assisted degradation exhibited the same rising trend along with reaction time on the porous and smooth films.


2010 ◽  
Vol 177 ◽  
pp. 284-286
Author(s):  
Shao Hua Zhang ◽  
Jian Jun Wang ◽  
Bing Xie ◽  
Yu Wei

Titania nanowire arrays were synthesized in highly ordered porous anodic alumina template by sol-gel method. The samples were characterized by means of SEM, XRD. The photocatalytic property of TiO2, SiO2/ TiO2, F-/SiO2/TiO2 nanowire arrays were studied by methyl orange degradation. The results show that F-/ SiO2/ TiO2 nanowire arrays have higher photocatalytic activities than those of TiO2 and SiO2 /TiO2. Under the condition of 1 h irradiation, the degradation ratio of methyl orange exceeds 90%. At the same time, the higher photocatalytic activity and the smaller crystal size of F-/ SiO2/ TiO2 are related to the incorporation of F-.


Catalysts ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 610
Author(s):  
Akira Nishimura ◽  
Yoshito Sakakibara ◽  
Akira Koshio ◽  
Eric Hu

This study has investigated the impact of molar ratio of CO2 to reductants NH3 and H2O as well as that of Cu loading on CO2 reduction characteristics over Cu/TiO2. No study to optimize the reductants’ combination and Cu loading weight in order to enhance CO2 reduction performance of TiO2 has been investigated yet. This study prepared Cu/TiO2 film by loading Cu particles during the pulse arc plasma gun process after coating TiO2 film by the sol-gel and dip-coating process. As to loading weight of Cu, it was regulated by change in the pulse number. This study characterized the prepared Cu/TiO2 film by SEM and EPMA. Additionally, the performance of CO2 reduction has been investigated under the illumination condition of Xe lamp with or without ultraviolet (UV) light. It is revealed that the molar ratio of CO2/NH3/H2O is optimized according to the pulse number. Since the amount of H+ which is the same as that of electron is needed to produce CO decided following the theoretical CO2 reduction reacting with H2O or NH3, larger H+ is needed with the increase in the pulse number. It is revealed that Cu of 4.57 wt% for the pulse number of 200 is the optimum condition, whereas the molar quantity of CO per unit weight of Cu/TiO2 with and without UV light illumination is 34.1 mol/g and 12.0 mol/g, respectively.


Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 1468
Author(s):  
Akira Nishimura ◽  
Tadaaki Inoue ◽  
Yoshito Sakakibara ◽  
Masafumi Hirota ◽  
Akira Koshio ◽  
...  

This study investigated the impact of molar ratio of CO2 to reductants H2O and H2, as well as Pd loading weight on CO2 reduction performance with Pd/TiO2 as the photocatalyst. The Pd/TiO2 film photocatalyst is prepared by the sol-gel and dip-coating process to prepare TiO2 film and the pulse arc plasma method is used to dope Pd on TiO2 film. The prepared Pd/TiO2 film was characterized by SEM, EPMA, STEM, EDS, and EELS. This study also investigated the performance of CO2 reduction under the illumination condition of Xe lamp with or without ultraviolet (UV) light. As a result, it is revealed that when the molar ratio of CO2/H2/H2O is set at 1:0.5:0.5, the best CO2 reduction performance has been obtained under the illumination condition of Xe lamp with and without UV light. In addition, it is found that the optimum Pd loading weight is 3.90 wt%. The maximum molar quantities of CO and CH4 produced per unit weight of photocatalyst are 30.3 μmol/g and 22.1 μmol/g, respectively, for the molar ratio of CO2/H2/H2O = 1:0.5:0.5 under the condition of Xe lamp illumination with UV light. With UV light, C2H4 and C2H6, as well as CO and CH4 are also produced by the Pd/TiO2 film photocatalyst prepared in this study.


2011 ◽  
Vol 382 ◽  
pp. 340-343
Author(s):  
Wen Jie Zhang ◽  
Bo Yang ◽  
Hong Bo He

TiO2 porous film was dip-coated on glass substrate by sol-gel process using PEG1000 as template. The influences of calcination temperature and time were investigated. The absorption edges of the films calcinated at different temperatures have no obvious change, but the transmittances of the films can be affected. Methyl orange degradation rates are 30.1%, 33.8% and 38.3% on the films prepared at 450 oC, 480 oC, and 500 oC, respectively. The film calcinated at 500 oC for 2 h has the highest transmittance and the highest activity on methyl orange degradation, while the films calcinated for less or more than 2 h have much lower activities. After 30 min of irradiation, 38.3% of the initial methyl orange in the solution can be degraded on the porous TiO2 film calcinated at 500 oC for 2 h.


Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 243
Author(s):  
Diana Horkavcová ◽  
Quentin Doubet ◽  
Gisèle Laure Lecomte-Nana ◽  
Eva Jablonská ◽  
Aleš Helebrant

The sol-gel method provides a wide variety of applications in the medical field. One of these applications is the formation of coatings on the metal implants. The coatings containing specific additive can enhance or improve the existing surface properties of the substrate. In this work, titania sol-gel coatings were doped with two forms of silver (AgNO3, Ag3PO4) and synthetic hydroxyapatite and applied on the titanium samples by dip-coating technique. After drying and slow firing, all coatings were characterized with scanning electron microscopy. Thin coatings were successfully prepared with excellent adhesion to the substrate (measured by ASTM D 3359-2), despite cracks. Coatings containing silver and hydroxyapatite demonstrated a 100% antibacterial effect against Escherichia coli after 24 h. The bioactivity of the coatings containing hydroxyapatite tested in modified simulated body fluid under static-dynamic conditions was confirmed by bone-like hydroxyapatite precipitation. To better understand the interaction of the coatings with simulated body fluid (SBF), changes of Ca2+ and (PO4)3− ions concentrations and pH values were studied.


2011 ◽  
Vol 287-290 ◽  
pp. 2199-2202
Author(s):  
Gui Qin Hou ◽  
Wen Li Zhang ◽  
Shui Jing Gao ◽  
Xiao Yan Wang

The ZnFe2O4 and TiO2 nanocomposite films was prepared by Sol-Gel method on conductive glass, and the influence factors of it’s photoelectrocatalytic performence such as the film layer, pole and voltage was investigated. The results indicated that: the photocatalytic effects of composite films with ZnFe2O4+ TiO2+ ZnFe2O4 was the best. The decomposing ratio of methyl orange with the photoelectrocatalysis of composite films at voltage 0.2-6V all increased unstably.At the same time, the distance from films to pole plank also had the effects on the photocatalytic activities of the films.


2013 ◽  
Vol 668 ◽  
pp. 13-16
Author(s):  
Qing Shan Li ◽  
Biao Zhan ◽  
Wei Hong ◽  
Guang Zhong Xing

Opal as a carrier, tetrabutyl titanate as a titanium source, TiO2 loaded on opal was prepared by sol-gel technique. The photocatalysts were characterized by XRD, TEM and UV-VIS absorption spectrum. Their photocatalytic activities were examined by the photocatalytic decolorization of methylene blue solution under UV light irradiation. The effects of calcination temperature, the amount of TiO2 loading and pH on photocatalytic activities were discussed. The results show that TiO2 supported on opal induced enhancement of photocatalytic decolorization rant and TiO2 doping is about 30 wt. % with 92.15% of decolorization rate at 700°C.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Wenquan Hu ◽  
Xiaoguang Yuan

Large amounts of SnO2 nanospheres are successfully synthesized through a simple and effective hydrothermal method. The as-synthesized products consist of numerous small SnO2 nanocrystals with an average diameter of 40 nm. The as-prepared SnO2 nanospheres are further used as the photocatalysts for photodegrading several organic dyes (methylene blue, methyl orange, Congo red, and rhodamine B) under UV light irradiation. The photocatalytic results show that the as-synthesized SnO2 nanospheres possess high photocatalytic activities. Compared with the degradation rates of other dyes, that of methylene blue reaches 98.5% by 30 min irradiation. It reveals that the as-prepared product might be potential candidate in wastewater purification.


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