ACF-Ag-TiO_2纳米纤维的制备及其光催化性能

将溶胶-凝胶法与水热法相结合制备活性碳纤维(ACF)-Ag-TiO2纳米纤维复合材料,利用扫描电镜、透射电镜、能量色散型X射线光谱仪对ACF-Ag-TiO2纳米纤维复合物的表面形貌及晶型进行表征,并以甲基橙的脱色降解为模式反应,考察样品的光催化性能。结果表明,ACF-Ag-TiO2纳米纤维长度为4⁸μm,直径约为58μm,直径约为5⁵0 nm;制备的材料中Ag元素的质量分数为0.5%时,ACF-Ag-TiO2的催化效果最优,光照30 min后对甲基橙的降解率为95%。     

尖晶石型铁氧体CaxZn1-xFe2O4的制备及其光催化性能研究

采用改进的溶胶-凝胶法制备CaxZn1-xFe2O4粉体。用X射线粉末衍射仪(XRD)对样品进行结构表征,随着Ca2+掺杂量的增加,样品出现CaFe2O4的衍射峰。使用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对样品进行形貌表征,结果表明样品的形貌呈不规则的颗粒状,且颗粒大小为2μm,并显现出片层堆叠情况。通过对甲基橙进行光催化降解实验,对CaxZn1-xFe2O4粉体的光催化活性进行了研究。结果表明,经过Ca2+掺杂的CaxZn1-xFe2O4样品,光催化活性明显提高。     

Photon absorption in a hybrid slurry photocatalytic reactor: Assessment of differential approximations

Radiative transfer inside a slurry photocatalytic reactor with hybrid illumination from both solar radiation and lamps is examined. The local volumetric rate of photon absorption is evaluated. For this purpose, the P1 and the modified differential approximations (MDAs) are used, and results compared to a solution by the Monte Carlo method. It is found that significant differences may arise between the predictions of the above approximations and the exact results provided by the Monte Carlo simulations. The P1 approximation is very inaccurate near to the radiation entrance for the partially collimated solar radiation, although it improves, as optical depth increases. As expected, the MDA improves the results near to the boundary. Surprisingly, it turns out to be much worse than the P1 approximation at medium and large optical depths. In the case of lamp irradiation, the behavior of the MDA is the opposite; it works better at small optical depths. © 2011 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 58: 3256–3265, 2012     

SnO2 nanocrystallines decorated g-C3N4 composites with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity

Abstract

A series of SnO₂ nanocrystallines decorated g-C₃N₄ architectures were synthesized using a facile solvothermal method. The structural, morphological, and optical properties of the as-prepared nanocomposites were characterized in detail, indicating that SnO₂ nanocrystallines with diameter ～ 4?nm were well-dispersed on the surface of g-C₃N_4. The photocatalytic activity of the composites was investigated by degrading rhodamine B (RhB) under visible light irradiation. The CNS2 heterostructure exhibits enhanced photocatalytic activity than bare SnO₂ and g-C₃N₄. Kinetic study revealed a promising degradation rate constant of 0.0593?min^?1 for the CNS2, which is 118 and 7 times higher than that of pure SnO₂ and g-C₃N₄, respectively. What’s more, the CNS2 still retained the photocatalytic activity after three cycle measurements. The enhanced photocatalytic performances of the nanocomposite may be due to its large surface area (116.2 m²/g), appropriate ratio of SnO₂/g-C₃N₄ and the compact structure of the junction between the SnO₂ nanocrystallines and the g-C₃N₄, which inhibits the recombination of photogenerated electrons and holes.     

Bacterial inactivation in water,DNA strand breaking,and membrane damage induced by ultraviolet-assisted titanium dioxide photocatalysis

The effects of UV-assisted TiO₂-photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) inactivation of pathogenic bacteria (Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella typhimurium) in a liquid culture using different domains of UV irradiation (A, B and C) were evaluated. Structural changes in super-coiled plasmid DNA (pUC19) and genomic DNA of E. coli were observed using gel electrophoresis to demonstrate the photodynamic DNA strand breaking activity of UV-assisted TiO₂-PCO. Membrane damage in bacterial cells was observed using both a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and a confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM). Both UVC-TiO₂-PCO and UVC alone resulted in an earlier bactericidal phase (initial counts of approximately 6 log CFU/mL) in 60 s and 90 s, respectively, in liquid culture. UVC-TiO₂-PCO treatment for 6 min converted all plasmid DNA to the linear form; however, under UVC irradiation alone, super-coiled DNA remained. Prolonged UVC-TiO₂-PCO treatment resulted in structural changes in genomic DNA from E. coli. SEM observations revealed that bacteria suffered severe visible cell damage after UVC-TiO₂-PCO treatment for 30–60 min. S. typhimurium cells showed visible damage after 30 min, which was confirmed using CLSM. All treated cells were stained red using propidium iodide under a fluorescent light.     

扩渗温度对TiO_2 NTs/TC4光催化制氢性能的影响

为了提高TiO_2薄膜光催化活性,采用阳极氧化在TC4钛合金表面制备了TiO_2纳米管阵列。利用扫描电镜、X-射线衍射、拉曼谱图、X-射线光电子能谱和紫外可见漫反射光吸收对热扩渗后的阳极化膜层的微观结构进行表征。结果表明:在TC4钛合金的α和β相,氧化膜呈不同的形貌,α相区域纳米管的孔径约为50 nm,β相区域只形成了不规则、大小不均的1~10 nm的小孔。氧化物中V离子的存在对锐钛矿相的生成具有抑制作用,扩渗θ在500和600℃时,膜层中存在少量结晶度不高锐钛矿与金红石相并存的晶体结构。吸附在阳极化膜层表面的碳化物含有石墨相,碳修饰TiO_2纳米管列在可见光区域有很强的光响应区间。在600℃扩渗温度下得到的具有部分石墨化的C修饰V掺杂的TiO_2NTs光催化活性最高,膜层产氢速率为21.25μmol/h。     

N掺杂TiO_2/Ti液膜光催化处理染料废水

以尿素为氮源,采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了N掺杂Ti O2膜电极(N-Ti O2/Ti),并优化了制备条件。结果表明,n(N)∶n(Ti)=0.84∶1、经450℃煅烧2.5 h制得的膜电极光催化性能最佳;与Cu电极组装斜置双极液膜反应器,可见光下考察光催化反应的影响因素。得出最佳降解条件为:初始p H=2.50,废水流量为85 m L/min,Na2SO4质量浓度为0.5 g/L,此条件下处理20 mg/L苋菜红120 min,脱色率可达90.1%;膜电极的重现性与重复性结果表明,6片电极60 min的脱色率为78.1%±4.0%;一片电极经6次循环60 min脱色率比初次减少了7.9%。     

两步机械球磨法制备M/TiO2复合薄膜及光催化性能研究

采用两步机械球磨法制备了M/TiO₂（M = Al、Sn、Zn、Ti）双层复合薄膜,利用光学显微镜和X射线衍射仪分析了涂层的微观结构和相组成,测定了薄膜的光催化性能,研究了过渡层材质以及球磨时间对复合薄膜光催化性能的影响。研究表明,TiO₂粉体在球磨过程中的晶体结构未发生显著变化,保持了良好的光催化活性。金属过渡层Al、Sn以及Zn将显著削弱复合薄膜的光催化活性,Ti是复合薄膜的理想金属过渡层,制备的Ti/TiO₂复合薄膜具有优异的光催化性能。随着第二步球磨时间的延长,Ti/TiO₂复合薄膜的光催化性能逐渐降低,这是由于第二层薄膜表面TiO₂含量降低的原因所致。     

Photocatalytic degradation of Basic Blue 41 dye under visible light over SrTiO3/Ag3PO4 hetero-nanostructures

In an attempt to develop nanostructured photocatalysts with high performance, SrTiO₃/Ag₃PO₄ hetero-nanostructures were successfully fabricated. The formed binary heterojunctions were composed of SrTiO₃ nanotubes prepared using liquid-phase deposition, and Ag₃PO₄ nanoparticles prepared using a sol–gel method. Synthesis details, including morphology, structure, and optical properties of the prepared photocatalysts, were characterized and comparatively discussed. The results showed that at an optimal ratio of SrTiO₃ to Ag₃PO₄ (20–80), the photocatalytic degradation of Basic Blue 41 under 80-min visible light irradiation is the maximum amount of 99%, which is about 4.4 and 1.5 times higher than that of pristine SrTiO₃ nanorods and Ag₃PO₄ nanoparticles, respectively. It can be due to the synergistic effect of two materials that provide high light absorption and charge carriers’ separation. Finally, a detailed possible mechanism for enhancing the photocatalytic activity of the SrTiO₃/Ag₃PO₄ hetero-nanostructures was proposed.     

Investigation of the effect of ytterbium doping on photoluminescence and photocatalytic activity of Li4Ti5O12

This work reports the combined effect of the morphology and crystallization to investigate the role of Yb³⁺ as an additive in Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ crystals on its photocatalytic and photoluminescence (PL) properties. With the pure phase, the synthesized samples have a spherical morphology and spherical structure with good crystallinity and uniform particle size distribution. Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ doped with ytterbium (Yb³⁺), were obtained by a new optimized hydrothermal approach. The crystal properties and surface morphology of the synthesized compounds were examined by X-ray diffraction method and field emission scanning electron microscopy. Bond structures and surface areas were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analyses. Finally, the excitation and emission spectra were obtained by a PL spectrophotometer. The PL results show that room-temperature PL of Yb³⁺ doped Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ phosphor has an emission peak at 710 nm which can be attributed to Li₄Ti₅O12 crystal defect emission. Moreover, it has been found that Yb doping resulted in enhancement of photocatalytic activity, evaluated by monitoring the degradation of methylene blue solution. Note that, 0.01% Yb doped lithium titania phosphor exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity.