The effect of Pt on the photocatalytic degradation pathway of methylene blue over TiO2 under ambient conditions

The high performance photocatalytic TiO₂ films were successfully obtained by a galvanostatic anodization of metallic titanium using the optimum anodization condition, subsequent to pre-nitridation treatment. The optimized anodization parameters on the formation of high photocatalytic TiO₂ film were investigated. The pre-nitridation treatment was performed by annealing metallic Ti under a nitrogen atmosphere of 0.1 MPa. The anodized TiO₂ film showed the high photocatalytic activities to decompose not only gaseous acetaldehyde but also tetrachloroethylene, which revealed that the anodized TiO₂ film is a possible candidate of the photocatalyst for environmental purifications comparable to the best photocatalyst of fine crystalline powder.