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Enhancing the Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2/Na2Ti6O13 Composites by Gold for the Photodegradation of Phenol. CHEMENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/chemengineering6050069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study aims to synthesize Au/TiO2/Na2Ti6O13 composites to reduce the occurrence of recombination and increase photocatalytic activity in phenol degradation. Gold was used due to its high stability and strong surface plasmon resonance (SPR) properties which make it operate effectively in the visible light spectrum. The prepared composites were characterized using XRD, SEM, TEM, FTIR, and DRS. The results showed that the composite consisted of rutile TiO2 with a crystal size of 38–40 nm and Na2Ti6O13 with a crystal size of 25 nm. The gold in the composite has a crystallite size of 16–19 nm along with the percentage of gold added. Morphological analysis shows that the composite has the form of inhomogeneous spherical particles with gold spread among composites with sizes less than 20 nm. FTIR analysis showed the presence of Na–O and Ti–O–Ti bonds in the composite. The best composite was 3% Au/TiO2/Na2Ti6O13 which had high crystallinity, small particle size, and bandgap energy of 2.59 eV. Furthermore, it had an efficiency 205% better than without gold. After that, cost estimation is proposed as a large-scale application. This study describes the total cost, break-even analysis, and payback analysis for the commercialization needs of the designed photocatalytic catalyst.
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Nguyen HT, Pham MT, Nguyen TMT, Bui HM, Wang YF, You SJ. Modifications of conventional organic membranes with photocatalysts for antifouling and self-cleaning properties applied in wastewater filtration and separation processes: A review. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2021.1982981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Hieu Trung Nguyen
- Department of Civil Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Institute of Applied Technology, Thu Dau Mot University, Thu Dau Mot City, Binh Duong Province, Vietnam
- Center for Environmental Risk Management, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Center for Environmental Risk Management, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Center for Environmental Toxin and Emerging-Contaminant Research, Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Saigon University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Center for Environmental Risk Management, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Center for Environmental Risk Management, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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Liu B, Wang J, Parkin IP, Zhao X. The effect of Cu dopants on electron transfer to O 2 and the connection with acetone photocatalytic oxidations over nano-TiO 2. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:8300-8308. [PMID: 33875994 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp00118c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Modifying TiO2 with the Cu element has been shown to be useful for photocatalysis. Although it had been known that Cu species could trap electrons from TiO2, whether they can affect the kinetics of electron transfer and how this can contribute to photocatalysis still remain unknown. In the current research, Cu-TiO2 samples were firstly prepared with a hydrothermal reaction and characterized in detail. It was shown that Cu elements were doped in the TiO2 lattice in +1/0 valence states and have a minor effect on the TiO2 structure. By means of photoconductances, it is shown that the Cu dopants could catalyze the electron transfer from TiO2 to O2 by reducing the apparent activation energy (Eapp) by about 2 times. The photocatalytic experiments conducted at different temperatures showed that the Eapp of the acetone photocatalytic oxidations could be decreased by ∼2 times; this implies that the Cu dopants change the photocatalytic pathway. First-principles computation showed that the surface Cu dopants, along with the compensated oxygen vacancies, can mediate both of the electron and hole transfer. By combining other studies, we proposed that the Cu sites could act as Lewis acid and base pairs that could combine with acetone and O2 molecules under UV light illumination; this allows electron transfer to O2via the Cu sites that then react with acetone. As compared to pure TiO2 surfaces, the different chemical environment of the Cu sites leads to the decrease in the Eapp of photocatalysis.
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- Baoshun Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan City, Hubei province 430070, P. R. China.
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Critical Issues and Guidelines to Improve the Performance of Photocatalytic Polymeric Membranes. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10050570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Photocatalytic membrane reactors (PMR), with immobilized photocatalysts, play an important role in process intensification strategies; this approach offers a simple solution to the typical catalyst recovery problem of photocatalytic processes and, by simultaneous filtration and photocatalysis of the aqueous streams, facilitates clean water production in a single unit. The synthesis of polymer photocatalytic membranes has been widely explored, while studies focused on ceramic photocatalytic membranes represent a minority. However, previous reports have identified that the successful synthesis of polymeric photocatalytic membranes still faces certain challenges that demand further research, e.g., (i) reduced photocatalytic activity, (ii) photocatalyst stability, and (iii) membrane aging, to achieve technological competitiveness with respect to suspended photocatalytic systems. The novelty of this review is to go a step further to preceding literature by first, critically analyzing the factors behind these major limitations and second, establishing useful guidelines. This information will help researchers in the field in the selection of the membrane materials and synthesis methodology for a better performance of polymeric photocatalytic membranes with targeted functionality; special attention is focused on factors affecting membrane aging and photocatalyst stability.
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SPR effect of Au nanoparticles on the visible photocatalytic RhB degradation and NO oxidation over TiO2 hollow nanoboxes. ARAB J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2019.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Wang J, Liu B, Nakata K. Effects of crystallinity, {001}/{101} ratio, and Au decoration on the photocatalytic activity of anatase TiO2 crystals. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(18)63174-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Li X, Yu J, Jaroniec M, Chen X. Cocatalysts for Selective Photoreduction of CO2 into Solar Fuels. Chem Rev 2019; 119:3962-4179. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1094] [Impact Index Per Article: 218.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Xin Li
- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Key Laboratory of Energy Plants Resource and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Material Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri—Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri 64110, United States
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Rao X, Yang J, Li J, Feng X, Chen Z, Yuan Y, Yong B, Chu C, Tan X, Song Q. Replication and bioactivation of Ti-based alloy scaffold macroscopically identical to cancellous bone from polymeric template with TiNbZr powders. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2018; 88:296-304. [PMID: 30196185 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2018] [Revised: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In the present work, a new type of porous Ti-based alloy scaffold with high porosity (about 75%) and interconnected pores in the range of 300-1000 µm was fabricated by polymeric foam replication method with TiNbZr powders. This porous scaffold, which is consisted with major β phase Ti and minor α Ti phase, exhibits a compressive strength of 14.9 MPa and an elastic modulus of 0.21 GPa, resembling the mechanical properties of nature human cancellous bone (σ = 10-50 MPa, E = 0.01-3.0 GPa). To improve its osteogenic potential, a bioactive nanostructural titanate network coating was applied to the scaffold surface using hydrothermal treatment. The bone-like apatite inducing ability of the treated scaffold was systemically assessed using SBF immersion during 3-28 days. The nanostructural titanate network coated on porous TiNbZr scaffold is favorable for apatite nucleation and subsequent growth due to the hydrolysis of titanate. The results suggest that highly porous TiNbZr scaffolds with an appropriate bioactive coating, which was fabricated in this study, could be potentially used for bone tissue engineering application.
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- Xi Rao
- Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Micro-Nano Biomedical Materials and Devices, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
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- Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Micro-Nano Biomedical Materials and Devices, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 401331, PR China
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- Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Micro-Nano Biomedical Materials and Devices, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Micro-Nano Biomedical Materials and Devices, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Micro-Nano Biomedical Materials and Devices, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Advanced Metallic Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, PR China
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- Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Technologies of Clean Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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Barroso-Martín I, Infantes-Molina A, Talon A, Storaro L, Rodríguez-Aguado E, Rodríguez-Castellón E, Moretti E. CO Preferential Photo-Oxidation in Excess of Hydrogen in Dark and Simulated Solar Light Irradiation over AuCu-Based Catalysts on SBA-15 Mesoporous Silica-Titania. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 11:E1203. [PMID: 30011796 PMCID: PMC6073442 DOI: 10.3390/ma11071203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Revised: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In this work, SBA-15 silica and silica-titania have been used as supports for photocatalysts based on AuCu alloy (Au:Cu = 1) to be used in the preferential oxidation of CO (CO-PROX) in excess of hydrogen at room temperature and atmospheric pressure both in the dark and under simulated solar light irradiation. To study their textural, structural, chemical and optical properties, the samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), adsorption-desorption of N₂ at -196 °C, 13C and 29Si solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and diffuse reflectance ultraviolet-visible (DRUV-vis) spectroscopy. Titanium was present mainly in the form of titania aggregates, but also as small particles interacting with the SBA support. In both catalysts, the metal alloy nanoparticles displayed an average size of 4 nm as demonstrated by TEM measurements. AuCu/Ti-SBA turned out to be photoactive and selective in the photo-CO-PROX reaction showing the highest activity, with conversion and selectivity towards CO₂ of 80%, due both to the presence of titania incorporated in SBA-15 and to the synergistic effect of Cu when alloyed with Au.
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- Isabel Barroso-Martín
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Cristalografía y Mineralogía (Unidad Asociada al ICP-CSIC), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Cristalografía y Mineralogía (Unidad Asociada al ICP-CSIC), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Molecolari e Nanosistemi, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM) Venice Research Unit, Via Torino 155/B, Mestre, 30172 Venezia, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Molecolari e Nanosistemi, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM) Venice Research Unit, Via Torino 155/B, Mestre, 30172 Venezia, Italy.
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Cristalografía y Mineralogía (Unidad Asociada al ICP-CSIC), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Cristalografía y Mineralogía (Unidad Asociada al ICP-CSIC), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Molecolari e Nanosistemi, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM) Venice Research Unit, Via Torino 155/B, Mestre, 30172 Venezia, Italy.
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