Photocatalytic mineralization of phenol catalyzed by pure and mixed phase hydrothermal titanium dioxide

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作者
Scotti, Roberto [1 ]
D'Arienzo, Massimiliano [1 ]
Testino, Andrea [1 ]
Morazzoni, Franca [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Milano Bicocca, INSTM, Dept Mat Sci, I-20125 Milan, Italy
关键词
Electron paramagnetic resonance; Spin-trap; Hydroxyl radicals; Ti3+; O-; Rutile; Anatase; Photocatalysis; THIN-FILMS; MESOSTRUCTURED TITANIA; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; TIO2; NANOPARTICLES; LOW-TEMPERATURE; DEGRADATION; EPR; ELECTRON; ANATASE; SURFACE;
D O I
10.1016/j.apcatb.2008.10.017
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The photocatalytic mineralization of phenol catalyzed by pure (anatase, rutile) and mixed phase hydrothermal TiO2 was studied in aqueous solution employing different oxidative agents, H2O2 and O-2. In the case of H2O2, rutile particles, having large dimensions and high aspect ratio (size: 30-70 nm x 150-350 nm), display the highest catalytic activity due to their low tendency to recombine electrons and holes generated by UV irradiation. By using water dissolved gaseous O-2, the catalytic TiO2 activity generally decreases and rutile displays the lowest efficacy. In fact, oxygen preferentially chemisorbs at the surface of the nanosized particles of anatase (5-15 nm) and acts as effective electron scavenger, inhibiting the electron-hole recombination. The number of electron and hole traps (Ti3+, O-2(-) and O-) and the rate of formation of the short-lived hydroxyl radicals OH center dot under UV irradiation, were evaluated by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). A correlation was suggested among the amount of the charge carrier the rate of formation of OH center dot radicals and the catalyst photoactivity. This confirms that the photocatalytic properties depend on the possibility that electrons and holes separately interact with the oxidative agents at the TiO2 surface, inducing the formation of OH center dot radicals. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:8
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