研究目的
The study aims to develop an eco-friendly and efficient photocatalytic coating, active under a cost-effective near-visible LED system for the removal of organic pollutants.
研究成果
The study successfully produced an eco-friendly photocatalytic coating active under a cost-effective near-visible LED system without any calcination step. The optimal composition was TiO2 doped with 43 mol% of nitrogen and 0.5 mol% of iron, which showed enhanced activity under visible light. The possibility of producing photocatalytic films without any calcination step and active under low-energy LED light constitutes a step forward for industrial development.
研究不足
The study acknowledges the difficulty in comparing photo-efficiency with literature due to varying operating conditions. Additionally, the small changes in XRD patterns and N-signal in XPS suggest that the amount of nitrogen actually incorporated in the TiO2 lattice is probably small.
1:Experimental Design and Method Selection:
The study employed an aqueous sol-gel process to produce Fe, N single-doped and co-doped TiO2 photocatalysts at low temperature without any calcination step. Different dopant/Ti molar ratios were tested.
2:Sample Selection and Data Sources:
Titanium (IV) tetraisopropoxide (TTIP), nitric acid (HNO3), isopropanol (IsoP), and distilled water were used as starting materials. Ferric nitrate and ammonium chloride were used for doping.
3:List of Experimental Equipment and Materials:
Equipment included a Bruker D8 Twin-Twin powder diffractometer for XRD, a Phillips CM 100 device for TEM, and a Perkin Elmer Lambda 1050 S UV/VIS/NIR spectrophotometer for optical properties.
4:Experimental Procedures and Operational Workflow:
The synthesis involved mixing TTIP with IsoP, adding to acidified water, and stirring. Doped samples were prepared by dissolving dopants in acidified water before addition to the TTIP-IsoP mixture.
5:Data Analysis Methods:
The photocatalytic activity was evaluated through the degradation of p-nitrophenol under visible light and rhodamine B under LED visible light. The degradation was measured by UV/Vis spectroscopy.
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