Synthesis of TiO2 nano-particles and their photocatalytic activity for formaldehyde and methyl orange degradation |
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Authors: | Xiao Xinyan Liao Dongliang Zhang Huiping Chen Huanqin |
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Affiliation: | (1) College of Chemical and Energy Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China;(2) Department of Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 5E1, Canada |
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Abstract: | TiO2 nano-particles were synthesized by sol-gel technique and characterized by X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). Their photocatalytic activities for formaldehyde (FA) and methyl orange (MO) degradation were tested using degradation rate (η) as an evaluation index. Based on the orthogonal test results, the optimal condition for TiO2 preparation was obtained. Results showed that particle sizes were in the range of 10–40 nm, and that prepared TiO2 had better photocatalytic activity than P25. A simplified model was developed to evaluate the apparent quantum efficiency (Φ app) of this photocatalytic reaction system. |
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Keywords: | sol-gel technique nano-titania photocatalytic degradation formaldehyde methyl orange |
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