A study on the photocatalytic reactions of TiO2 with certain pyrimidine bases:: effects of dopants (Fe3+) and calcination

被引:32
作者
Dhananjeyan, MR [1 ]
Kandavelu, V [1 ]
Renganathan, R [1 ]
机构
[1] Bharathidasan Univ, Dept Chem, Tiruchirappalli 620024, Tamil Nadu, India
关键词
TiO2; pyrimidine bases; dopants;
D O I
10.1016/S1381-1169(99)00246-0
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
A steady-state photolytic investigation using TiO2 as the photocatalyst in its reaction with uracil, thymine, 6-methyluracil and cytosine in an aqueous suspension has been carried out. Influence of initial [cytosine], amount of TiO2 added and pH on the reaction rate and Phi were evaluated. The photoprocess obeys the Langmuir-Hinshelwood isotherm. Fe3+-doped TiO2 prepared by the impregnation method was found to have a modified photocatalytic activity in the photooxidation of all the above-mentioned pyrimidine bases. The effect of calcination (preheat treatment) of the TiO2 photocatalyst was a rate retardation. The role of these parameters on surface properties of TiO2 is suitably explained. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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