Photocatalytic degradation of spill oils on TiO2 nanotube thin films

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作者
Hsu, Ying-Ya [1 ]
Hsiung, Tung-Li [1 ]
Wang, H. Paul [1 ,2 ]
Fukushima, Yasuhiro [1 ,2 ]
Wei, Yu-Ling [3 ]
Chang, Juu-En [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Dept Environm Engn, Tainan 701, Taiwan
[2] Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Sustainable Environm Res Ctr, Tainan 701, Taiwan
[3] Tunghai Univ, Dept Environm Sci & Engn, Taichung 407, Taiwan
关键词
nitrogen-doped TiO2; TiO2; nanotube; spill oil; photocatalysis;
D O I
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.03.005
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The nitrogen-doped TiO2 nanotube (N-TNT) thin films were synthesized using ZnO nanorods as the template and doped with urea at 623 K. Under ultraviolet (UV) and visible light irradiation, the efficiencies for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue is as high as 30%. About 10% of toluene (representing aromatics in the spill oils) in sea water can be photocatalytically degraded under visible light radiation for 120 min. The aliphatic model compound (1-hexadecene) has, on the contrary, a less efficiency (8%) on the N-TNT photocatalyst. On the average, under visible light radiation, the effectnesses of the N-TNT for photocatalytic degradation of model compounds in the spill oils in sea water are 0.38 mg toluene/gN-TNT h and 0.25 mg 1-hexadecene/gN-TNT h. It is expected that spill oils in the harbors or seashores can be adsorbed and photocatalytically degraded on the N-TNT thin films that are coated onto levee at the sea water surface level. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数:4
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