Adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue over hydrogen-titanate nanofibres produced by a peroxide method

WATER RESEARCH

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El Saliby, Ibrahim¹  Erdei, Laszlo²  Kim, Jong-Ho³  Shon, Ho Kyong¹ 

[1] Univ Technol Sydney, Fac Engn & Informat Technol, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia

[2] Univ So Queensland, Fac Engn & Surveying, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia

[3] Chonnam Natl Univ, Sch Appl Chem Engn, Kwangju 500757, South Korea

关键词: Water purification;    Adsorption;    Nanofibres;    Photocatalysis;    Titanium dioxide;    Hydrogen peroxide;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.watres.2012.12.045

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

In this study, Degussa P25 TiO2 was partially dissolved in a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and sodium hydroxide at high pH. The fabrication of nanofibres proceeded by the hydrothermal treatment of the solution at 80 degrees C. This was followed by acid wash in HCl at pH 2 for 60 min, which resulted in the formation of hydrogen-titanate nanofibres. The nanofibres were annealed at 550 degrees C for 6 h to produce crystalline anatase nanofibres. The nanofibres were characterised for physico-chemical modifications and tested for the adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue as a model water pollutant. An average specific surface area of 31.54 m(2)/g, average pore volume of 0.10 cm(3)/g and average pore size of 50 angstrom were recorded. The nanofibres were effective adsorbents of the model pollutant and adsorbents and good photocatalysts under simulated solar light illumination. No reduction in photocatalytic activity was observed over three complete treatment cycles, and the effective separation of nanofibres was achieved by gravity settling resulting in low residual solution turbidity. (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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