Enhanced photocatalytic activity for titanium dioxide by co-modifying with silica and fluorine

F-Si-co-modified TiO2 (FST) samples with different ratios of fluorine to titanium (RF) and silica to titanium (Rx), were successfully synthesized by ultrasound-assisted hydrolysis. The structure and properties of the as-prepared codoped titania were characterized by means of XRD, TEM, XPS, BET, UV-V...

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Main Authors: Yang, S., Sun, C., Li, Xin Yong, Gong, Z., Quan, X.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier BV 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22648
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author Yang, S.
Sun, C.
Li, Xin Yong
Gong, Z.
Quan, X.
author_facet Yang, S.
Sun, C.
Li, Xin Yong
Gong, Z.
Quan, X.
author_sort Yang, S.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description F-Si-co-modified TiO2 (FST) samples with different ratios of fluorine to titanium (RF) and silica to titanium (Rx), were successfully synthesized by ultrasound-assisted hydrolysis. The structure and properties of the as-prepared codoped titania were characterized by means of XRD, TEM, XPS, BET, UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra and ESR. XRD analysis showed that Si and F atoms prevented phase transition of anatase to rutile and suppressed the growth of titania crystalline. ESR results showed that the concentration of the active species ({radical dot}OH) on 1 % -FS T(Rx = 10 %) was higher than that on other FST samples and P25 titania. The improvement in photocatalytic activity relative to titania can be achieved by co-modifying fluorine and silica to fabricate FST composite material. The photocatalytic activity of FST powders for decomposition of methyl orange was affected by the content of fluorine and the content of silica. When the ratios of RF and Rx were 1 and 10%, respectively, 1 % -FS T(Rx = 10 %) shows the best among photocatalytic activity, which is much superior to P25 under UV-Vis irradiation. The possible reasons for the high photocatalytic activity of the FST powders were proposed in the paper. In addition, the stability of the FST powders in photocatalytic process was confirmed based on the XPS analysis. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-226482017-09-13T13:58:23Z Enhanced photocatalytic activity for titanium dioxide by co-modifying with silica and fluorine Yang, S. Sun, C. Li, Xin Yong Gong, Z. Quan, X. F-Si-co-modified TiO2 (FST) samples with different ratios of fluorine to titanium (RF) and silica to titanium (Rx), were successfully synthesized by ultrasound-assisted hydrolysis. The structure and properties of the as-prepared codoped titania were characterized by means of XRD, TEM, XPS, BET, UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra and ESR. XRD analysis showed that Si and F atoms prevented phase transition of anatase to rutile and suppressed the growth of titania crystalline. ESR results showed that the concentration of the active species ({radical dot}OH) on 1 % -FS T(Rx = 10 %) was higher than that on other FST samples and P25 titania. The improvement in photocatalytic activity relative to titania can be achieved by co-modifying fluorine and silica to fabricate FST composite material. The photocatalytic activity of FST powders for decomposition of methyl orange was affected by the content of fluorine and the content of silica. When the ratios of RF and Rx were 1 and 10%, respectively, 1 % -FS T(Rx = 10 %) shows the best among photocatalytic activity, which is much superior to P25 under UV-Vis irradiation. The possible reasons for the high photocatalytic activity of the FST powders were proposed in the paper. In addition, the stability of the FST powders in photocatalytic process was confirmed based on the XPS analysis. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22648 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.09.158 Elsevier BV restricted
spellingShingle Yang, S.
Sun, C.
Li, Xin Yong
Gong, Z.
Quan, X.
Enhanced photocatalytic activity for titanium dioxide by co-modifying with silica and fluorine
title Enhanced photocatalytic activity for titanium dioxide by co-modifying with silica and fluorine
title_full Enhanced photocatalytic activity for titanium dioxide by co-modifying with silica and fluorine
title_fullStr Enhanced photocatalytic activity for titanium dioxide by co-modifying with silica and fluorine
title_full_unstemmed Enhanced photocatalytic activity for titanium dioxide by co-modifying with silica and fluorine
title_short Enhanced photocatalytic activity for titanium dioxide by co-modifying with silica and fluorine
title_sort enhanced photocatalytic activity for titanium dioxide by co-modifying with silica and fluorine
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22648