Acid-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of nanocrystalline TiO2 from titanate nanotubes: Influence of acids on the photodegradation of gaseous toluene

In order to efficiently remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from indoor air, onedimensional titanate nanotubes (TiNTs) were hydrothermally treated to prepare TiO₂ nanocrystals with different crystalline phases, shapes and sizes. The influences of various acids such as CH₃COOH, HNO₃, HCl, HF and H₂SO₄ used in the treatment were separately compared to optimize the performance of the TiO₂ nanocrystals. Comparedwith the strong and corrosive inorganic acids, CH₃COOH was not only safer andmore environmentally friendly, but also more efficient in promoting the photocatalytic activity of the obtained TiO₂. Itwasobserved that the anatase TiO₂ synthesized in 15 mol/L CH₃COOH solution exhibited the highest photodegradation rate of gaseous toluene (94%), exceeding that of P25 (44%) by a factor ofmore than two. The improved photocatalytic activity was attributed to the small crystallite size and surface modification by CH₃COOH. The influence of relative humidity (20%-80%) on the performance of TiO₂ nanocrystals was also studied. The anatase TiO₂ synthesized in 15 mol/L CH₃COOH solution was more tolerant tomoisture than the other TiO₂ nanocrystals and P25.     

复合催化剂PWn/TiO2光催化降解甲醛反应的研究

合成了PWn／TiO2(n=11，12)两种复合催化剂，运用FTIR，TG-DTA，BET比表面积，SEM，FL等手段对复合催化剂进行了表征，并将其用于甲醛的光催化氧化降解实验．结果表明，PWn／TiO2复合催化剂中的钛醇基团可在PW11的缺位位置发生化学键合作用，导致复合体系中结构的变化，光催化活性较低；PWn／TiO2复合催化体系中不仅保持了PW12完整的Keggin结构，而且，经350℃焙烧处理后PW12与TiO2形成载流子的有效迁移，使得复合催化剂具有较高的光催化活性，明显优于纯TiO2，2种复合催化剂对甲醛的光催化降解反应遵循L-H机理，符合一级动力学方程，PW12／TiO2(350℃焙烧)和PW11／TiO2(300℃焙烧)为催化剂时，光催化降解的表观反应速率常数分别为0．01243min^-1，0．005214min^-1。     

Effect of TiO2 calcination temperature on the photocatalytic oxidation of gaseous NH3

Carbon-modified titanium dioxide(TiO2) was prepared by a sol-gel method using tetrabutyl titanate as precursor, with calcination at various temperatures, and tested for the photocatalytic oxidation(PCO) of gaseous NH3 under visible and UV light. The test results showed that no samples had visible light activity, while the TiO2 calcined at 400℃ had the best UV light activity among the series of catalysts, and was even much better than the commercial catalyst P25. The catalysts were then characterized by X-ray diffractometry, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller adsorption analysis, Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetry/differential scanning calorimetry coupled with mass spectrometry, ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectra, photoluminescence spectroscopy and in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy. It was shown that the carbon species residuals on the catalyst surfaces induced the visible light adsorption of the samples calcined in the low temperature range( 300℃). However, the surface acid sites played a determining role in the PCO of NH3 under visible and UV light over the series of catalysts. Although the samples calcined at low temperatures had very high SSA, good crystallinity, strong visible light absorption and also low PL emission intensity, they showed very low PCO activity due to their very low number of acid sites for NH3 adsorption and activation. The TiO2 sample calcined at 400℃ contained the highest number of acid sites among the series of catalysts, therefore showing the highest performance for the PCO of NH3 under UV light.     

Adsorption of carbon dioxide on amine-modified TiO2 nanotubes

TiO2 nanotubes (TiNT) were prepared by a hydrothermal treatment and modified by three kinds of amines,namely ethylenediamine,polyetherimide and tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA),to study their CO2 adsorption properties from gas streams.The resultant samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction,transmission electron microscopy,and infrared spectroscopy,as well as low temperature N 2 adsorption.CO2 capture was investigated in a dynamic packed column at 30℃.TEPA-modified TiO2 nanotubes showed the highest adsorption capacity of 167.64 mg/g because it had the highest amino-group content among the three amines.CO2 fixation on TiNT impregnated by TEPA was investigated at 30,50,and 70℃,and the adsorption capacity increased slightly with temperature.Following the adsorption step,the sorbents were regenerated by temperature programmed desorption,and the TiNT-TEPA sample,as CO2 sorbent,was found to be readily regenerated and energy-efficient.The cycle test also revealed that the TiNT-TEPA adsorbent is fairly stable,with only a 5% drop in the adsorption capacity after 10 adsorption/desorption cycles.In addition,the CO2 adsorption behavior was investigated with the deactivation model,and which showed an excellent prediction for the TiNT-TEPA breakthrough curves.     

Mn/TiO2和Mn-Ce/TiO2低温脱硝催化剂的抗硫性研究

在低温选择性催化还原(SCR)反应条件下考察了烟气残余SO2对Mn/TiO2和Mn-Ce/TiO2催化剂选择性催化还原活性的影响,同时对SO2的影响机理进行了探讨.结果发现,Mn/TiO2催化剂在SO2反应气氛中失活很快,硫铵盐的沉积和活性组分的硫酸化是催化剂失活的重要原因;Ce的加入可以有效地抑制催化剂活性组分的硫酸化,同时还能降低硫酸盐在催化剂表面的稳定性,从而可以提高催化剂的抗硫性.     

二氧化钛对地下水中砷硅的吸附及再生回用

二氧化钛(TiO_2)材料作为性能优异的吸附材料被广泛应用于地下水砷(As)的去除中.结果表明,地下水中共存硅离子(Si)会占据TiO_2的吸附位点,从而影响As的吸附及TiO_2材料的再生回用.本文通过同步辐射扩展X射线吸收精细结构(EXAFS)研究了Si对As微观吸附机制的影响,表明Si的存在不会影响As在TiO_2上的吸附构型.衰减全反射傅里叶变换红外光谱(ATR-FTIR)原位研究表明Si在TiO_2表面形成Si单体、低聚体和多聚体,从而竞争As的吸附位点,同时增加TiO_2再生的难度.为了实现TiO_2材料的高效再生,本研究进一步考察了氟化钠(NaF)对TiO_2表面Si的脱附效果,发现NaF可以有效地洗脱Si,再生后的TiO_2吸附性能稳定.ATR-FTIR光谱原位分析发现,NaF的加入可有效脱附TiO_2表面的Si单体和多聚体.当利用NaF和Na OH共同洗脱TiO_2表面的As和Si时,3次循环中As的脱附率为86.8%~100.3%,Si的脱附率为67.9%~82.0%.本研究为地下水砷硅共吸附材料的再生提供了一种有效方法.     

Photo-degradation of Acid-red 3B dye catalyzed by TiO2 nanotubes

Introduction A s one kind of novel functional m aterial, TiO 2 nanotube has been found potential applications in solar cell (B arbe et al., 1997), sem iconductor device (V inodgopal et al., 1993) and catalyst supports (Idakiev et al., 2005) etc. Since K a…     

TiO2纳米管对水源水中MC-LR的光催化降解

采用“草酸+氟化铵”水相电解液体系通过阳极氧化法制备出了TiO₂纳米管材料,可有效光催化深度降解水源水中的微囊藻毒素（MC-LR）.结果表明,阳极氧化电压为20V、组分配比为1/12mol/L H₂C₂O₄·2H₂O+0.5wt% NH₄F、电解液pH值为4、阳极氧化时间1~2h的条件下制得的纳米管形貌最清晰,孔径为50nm左右,管长为250~600nm;催化剂经过500~600℃的温度煅烧后对MC-LR的光催化降解效率相对较高;pH值在3.5或8左右时,有利于MC-LR的光催化降解,且光化学反应符合准一级反应动力学模型;MC-LR的光催化降解机理主要包括产生的强氧化性·OH自由基对Adda支链共轭双键、Mdha氨基酸单双键以及Adda支链中甲氧基等部位的攻击氧化和肽键的水解.     

Visible light induced photodegradation of organic pollutants on nitrogen and fluorine co-doped TiO2 photocatalyst

The nitrogen and fluorine co-doped TiO2 polycrystalline powder was synthesized by calcinations of the hydrolysis product of tetrabutyl titanate with ammonium fluoride. Nitrogen and fluorine co-doping causes the absorption edge of TiO2 to shift to a lower energy region.The photocatalytic activity of co-doped TiO2 with anatase phases was found to be 2.4 times higher than that of the commercial TiO2 photocatalyst Degussa P‘25 for phenol decomposition under visible light irradiation. The co-doped TiO2 powders only contain anatase phases even at 1000%. Apparently, ammonium fluoride added retarded phase transformation of the TiO2 powders from anatase to futile.The substitutional fluorine and interstitial nitrogen atoms in co-doped TiO2 polycrystalline powder were responsible for the vis light response and caused the absorption edge of TiO2 to shift to a lower energy region.     

Cobalt and sulfur co-doped nano-size TiO2 for photodegradation of various dyes and phenol

Various compositions of cobalt and sulfur co-doped titania nano-photocatalyst are synthesized via sol–gel method. A number of techniques including X-ray diffraction(XRD), ultraviolet–visible(UV–Vis), Rutherford backscattering spectrometry(RBS), thermal gravimetric analysis(TGA)Raman, N2 sorption, electron microscopy are used to examine composition, crystalline phase, morphology, distribution of dopants, surface area and optical properties o synthesized materials. The synthesized materials consisted of quasispherical nanoparticles of anatase phase exhibiting a high surface area and homogeneous distribution o dopants. Cobalt and sulfur co-doped titania demonstrated remarkable structural and optical properties leading to an efficient photocatalytic activity for degradation of dyes and phenol under visible light irradiations. Moreover, the effect of dye concentration catalyst dose and p H on photodegradation behavior of environmental pollutants and recyclability of the catalyst is also examined to optimize the activity of nano-photocatalys and gain a better understanding of the process.     

V2O5/TiO2与MoO3/TiO2催化剂表面结构形貌及其对催化氧化碳烟活性的影响

为研究纳米级V₂O₅与MoO₃催化剂表面结构对其催化氧化碳烟活性的影响,以TiO₂为载体,采用等体积浸渍法制备了不同负载率(5%、10%、20%、40%)的V₂O₅/TiO₂与MoO₃/TiO₂催化剂,通过扫描电镜(SEM)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)对比研究了2种催化剂在TiO₂载体上的分散状态及物相结构.以Printex-U碳黑为试验用碳烟,采用热重分析仪对V₂O₅与MoO₃催化剂催化碳烟氧化的活性进行了比较.结果表明:V₂O₅与MoO₃在TiO₂载体上均存在一个单层分散饱和阈值,分别为V20(负载率为20%,下同)、Mo10,在该阈值前后活性组分在载体上分别以单层分散状态和明显的晶态存在.对于V₂O₅催化剂,其最佳催化活性出现在负载率接近单层分散饱和阈值时,与无催化状态相比,T_i(起燃温度)、T_p(最大失重率温度)以及T_f(燃尽温度)分别下降了69.1、46.0、23.0 ℃,有明显的阈值效应.而对于MoO₃催化剂,因其自身低熔点性而表现出良好的表面迁移能力,再加上α-MoO₃晶体特有的层状结构,使其可释放出更多的晶格氧,随着负载率的增加,该催化剂催化氧化碳烟活性持续增加,并且未观察到明显的阈值效应.研究显示,在相同负载率下,MoO₃催化剂催化氧化碳烟活性均高于V₂O₅催化剂.      

Enhanced photodegradation of phenolic compounds by adding TiO2 to soil in a rotary reactor

Photodegradation ofpentachlorophenol （PCP） and p-nitrophenol （PNP） in soil was carried out in a designed rotary reactor, which can provide the soil particles with continually uniform irradiation, and on a series of thin soil layers. TiO2, as a kind of environmental friendly photocatalyst, was introduced to the soil to enhance the processes. Compared with that on the soil layers, photodegradation of PCP at initial concentration of 60 mg/kg was improved dramatically in the rotary reactor no matter whether TiO2 was added, with an increase of 3.0 times in the apparent first-order rate constants. The addition of 1 wt% TiO2 furthered the improvement by 1.4 times. Without addition of TiO2, PNP （initial concentration of 60 mg/kg） photodegradation rate in the rotary reactor was similar to that on the soil layers. When 1 wt% additional TiO2 was added, PNP photodegradation was enhanced obviously, and the enhancement in the rotary reactor was 2 times of that on the soil layers, which may be attributed to the higher frequency of the contact between PNP on soil particles and the photocatalyst. The effect of soil pH and initial concentrations of the target compounds on the photodegradation in the rotary reactor was investigated. The order of the degradation rate at different soil pH was relative to the aggregation of soil particles during mixing in the rotary reactor. Photodegradation of PCP and PNP at different initial concentrations showed that addition of TiO2 to enhance the photodegradation was more suitable for contaminated soil with higher concentration of PCP, while was effective for contaminated soil at each PNP concentration tested in our study.     

Cr3+掺杂对TiO2薄膜光催化活性的影响

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了TiO2粉末和以釉面瓷砖为载体的TiO2薄膜,讨论了不同Cr3+掺杂浓度对TiO2光催化活性的影响,并采用UVVIS对其光学性能进行了检测.结果表明,Cr3+掺杂和釉面瓷砖的交互作用能够显著提高TiO2薄膜的光催化活性,最佳掺杂浓度为6.04×1017个·cm-3,且随着TiO2光催化活性的提高,薄膜的吸收带边发生了明显的红移,提高了可见光的利用率.     

Zr\TiO2纳米管的制备及其光催化活性的初步研究

采用水热合成法以锐钛型Zr/TiO2纳米粒子为原料制备了掺杂锆二氧化钛纳米管,用TEM、EDS、BET对其进行了表征.结果表明,采用水热合成法制备的纳米管,其形貌均一,多层管壁.比表面积达到了291 m2·g-1,远远大于Zr/TiO2纳米颗粒的比表面积(76 m2·g-1).以罗丹明B为目标降解物的光催化实验表明,与Zr/TiO2纳米颗粒相比,Zr/TiO2纳米管的光催化活性有了显著的提高.     

Reaction site and mechanism in the UV or visible light induced TiO2 photodegradation of Orange G

For TiO2 heterogeneous reaction, the reaction site and the detailed mechanism are interesting and controversy topics. In this paper, effects of surface fluorination of TiO2 on the photocatalytic degradation of an azo dye, Orange G（OG） under UV or visible light irradiation were investigated, and the possible reaction site and mechanism were elucidated. The adsorption of OG on TiO2 was nearly inhibited by fluoride but its UV light induced photodegradation rate was greatly increased by a factor of about 2.7, which was due to the more generated free hydroxyl radicals. It supported the views that fluoride could desorb the oxidant species from surface and that the reaction sites could move to the bulk solution. In TiO2/Vis system, the observed inhibition effects of fluorination could be interpreted by the competitive adsorption, which provided additional evidences that the visible light sensitized photodegradation of dye pollutants on the catalyst surface.     

基于ZrO2/TiO2催化H2O2氧化低温脱硝的实验研究

以纳米TiO_2为载体,采用等体积浸渍法掺杂过渡金属氧化物ZrO_2进行改性,制备了一系列ZrO_2/TiO_2催化剂,以催化H_2O_2低温氧化NO脱硝,并采用X射线衍射(XRD)、H_2程序升温还原(H_2-TPR)、O_2程序升温氧化(O_2-TPO)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)及电子顺磁共振(EPR)等表征分析探究了影响H_2O_2脱硝活性的因素.表征结果表明ZrO_2的负载量会影响催化剂中晶格氧的含量,晶格氧相对含量的增加有利于氧化还原反应中的电子传递,这是促进H_2O_2活化分解的关键.在微观表征的基础上,通过实验研究筛选获得了催化剂的最佳ZrO_2负载量,同时对比考察了非催化和纳米TiO_2催化作用下的H_2O_2氧化低温脱硝性能;针对获取的最优催化剂,进一步考察了不同烟气工况对催化剂活性的影响.实验结果表明,ZrO_2/TiO_2催化剂能有效促进H_2O_2的活化分解实现低温脱硝,且ZrO_2负载量为4%(质量分数)时,催化活性最高;在烟温为160℃、[H_2O_2]/[NO]物质的量比为2及空速为30000 h~(-1)时,NO转化率最高可达81%.     

可见光响应Pr3+:Y2SiO5/ TiO2薄膜的制备

目的研究层涂法制备Pr~(3+):Y_2SiO_5/TiO_2复合薄膜的结构与可见光催化性能。方法分别以钛酸丁酯(TBOT)和正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)为前驱体,通过溶胶-凝胶法制得TiO_2凝胶和Pr掺杂的Y_2SiO_5凝胶,以碳纤维为薄膜载体,并通过浸渍提拉法制备Pr~(3+):Y_2SiO_5/TiO_2层涂薄膜,研究层涂法制备复合薄膜对复合薄膜结构、形貌以及光催化效果的影响。结果复合薄膜具有明显的分层界限,形貌较平整,有较少龟裂;复合薄膜性能受涂覆次序的影响较大。结论依次将Pr~(3+):Y_2SiO_5和TiO_2涂覆在碳纤维上的复合薄膜具有较好的光催化性能,可见光光照2 h,对亚甲基蓝的脱色率达到94%,其可见光催化效率高于TiO_2薄膜的59%。     

FeTiO3/TiO2纳米异质结的制备和可见光催化性能

采用水热法和溶胶凝胶法制备了新型FeTiO3/TiO2纳米异质结复合材料,并明确了最优的掺杂比例(0.5%).随后利用X射线衍射能谱(XRD)、紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis DRS)、扫描电镜(SEM)和透射电镜(TEM)等手段对该复合材料进行表征,证实了其结晶度、吸光度随掺杂量的规律性变化.电镜照片显示,该复合材料具有蓬松多孔的微观结构,且晶格条纹清晰、分散度高,有利于光电子的传导.对苯的降解实验表明,相比于纯TiO2,该催化剂的气相可见光催化能力大幅提高,降解率提升了3倍,达到40%,而CO2生成量提升了5倍,超过300 ppm.同时,电化学测试和电子顺磁共振谱(ESR)等均证实,FeTiO3的窄能带能够提高TiO2的光响应,实现可见光激发;而二者的能带相互匹配,有助于转移光生载流子,实现电子-空穴的高效分离,进而其光生电子和自由基生成能力大幅增强,因此,表现出了较强、较稳定的光催化活性.     

CO2 adsorption using TiO2 composite polymeric membranes: A kinetic study

CO₂ is the main greenhouse gas which causes global climatic changes on larger scale. Many techniques have been utilised to capture CO₂. Membrane gas separation is a fast growing CO₂ capture technique, particularly gas separation by composite membranes. The separation of CO₂ by a membrane is not just a process to physically sieve out of CO₂ through the controlled membrane pore size. It mainly depends upon diffusion and solubility of gases, particularly for composite dense membranes. The blended components in composite membranes have a high capability to adsorb CO₂. The adsorption kinetics of the gases may directly affect diffusion and solubility. In this study, we have investigated the adsorption behaviour of CO₂ in pure and composite membranes to explore the complete understanding of diffusion and solubility of CO₂ through membranes. Pure cellulose acetate (CA) and cellulose acetate-titania nanoparticle (CA-TiO₂) composite membranes were fabricated and characterised using SEM and FTIR analysis. The results indicated that the blended CA-TiO₂ membrane adsorbed more quantity of CO₂ gas as compared to pure CA membrane. The high CO₂ adsorption capacity may enhance the diffusion and solubility of CO₂ in the CA-TiO₂ composite membrane, which results in a better CO₂ separation. The experimental data was modelled by Pseudo first-order, pseudo second order and intra particle diffusion models. According to correlation factor R², the Pseudo second order model was fitted well with experimental data. The intra particle diffusion model revealed that adsorption in dense membranes was not solely consisting of intra particle diffusion.     

在TiO2催化剂上菲的光催化氧化反应研究

选择TiO₂ 粉末催化剂,在发射光谱为254 nm的15 W紫外灯照射下,反应液中Al3+,Fe3+和H2O₂ 浓度增加能提高菲的降解率;TiO₂ 表面载银量的增加能提高降解速度;TiO₂ 投入量在一定范围内随投入量的增加,光催化降解菲的速度也增加,但当投入量较多时又能降低降解速率;在酸性条件下,菲易被光催化降解;菲的起始反应浓度与反应速度成负一级反应动力学关系。