Wet-Chemical Synthesis of InTaO4 for Photocatalytic Decomposition of Organic Contaminants in Air and Water with UV-vis Light

A wet-chemical technique was used to synthesize InTaO4, AgNbO3, InNbO4, and various metal doped InTaO4 catalysts. Their physicochemical properties were characterized by UV–vis diffusion reflectance spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray...

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Main Authors: Ullah, Ruh, Sun, Hongqi, Wang, Shaobin, Ang, Ha Ming, Tade, Moses
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Chemical Society 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4072
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author Ullah, Ruh
Sun, Hongqi
Wang, Shaobin
Ang, Ha Ming
Tade, Moses
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Wang, Shaobin
Ang, Ha Ming
Tade, Moses
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description A wet-chemical technique was used to synthesize InTaO4, AgNbO3, InNbO4, and various metal doped InTaO4 catalysts. Their physicochemical properties were characterized by UV–vis diffusion reflectance spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Photocatalytic activities of these materials were evaluated in liquid-phase decomposition of methylene blue and phenol as well as gas-phase degradation of toluene under UV–vis light. InTaO4 exhibited higher activity than AgNbO3 and InNbO4 in photodecomposition of organic compounds in gas and liquid phases. Ni-doping could enhance the photocatalytic activities. Commercial TiO2–P25 had better activity, but Ni–InTaO4 showed more stable performance in catalytic oxidation of toluene.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-40722017-09-13T15:53:52Z Wet-Chemical Synthesis of InTaO4 for Photocatalytic Decomposition of Organic Contaminants in Air and Water with UV-vis Light Ullah, Ruh Sun, Hongqi Wang, Shaobin Ang, Ha Ming Tade, Moses A wet-chemical technique was used to synthesize InTaO4, AgNbO3, InNbO4, and various metal doped InTaO4 catalysts. Their physicochemical properties were characterized by UV–vis diffusion reflectance spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Photocatalytic activities of these materials were evaluated in liquid-phase decomposition of methylene blue and phenol as well as gas-phase degradation of toluene under UV–vis light. InTaO4 exhibited higher activity than AgNbO3 and InNbO4 in photodecomposition of organic compounds in gas and liquid phases. Ni-doping could enhance the photocatalytic activities. Commercial TiO2–P25 had better activity, but Ni–InTaO4 showed more stable performance in catalytic oxidation of toluene. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4072 10.1021/ie200544z American Chemical Society restricted
spellingShingle Ullah, Ruh
Sun, Hongqi
Wang, Shaobin
Ang, Ha Ming
Tade, Moses
Wet-Chemical Synthesis of InTaO4 for Photocatalytic Decomposition of Organic Contaminants in Air and Water with UV-vis Light
title Wet-Chemical Synthesis of InTaO4 for Photocatalytic Decomposition of Organic Contaminants in Air and Water with UV-vis Light
title_full Wet-Chemical Synthesis of InTaO4 for Photocatalytic Decomposition of Organic Contaminants in Air and Water with UV-vis Light
title_fullStr Wet-Chemical Synthesis of InTaO4 for Photocatalytic Decomposition of Organic Contaminants in Air and Water with UV-vis Light
title_full_unstemmed Wet-Chemical Synthesis of InTaO4 for Photocatalytic Decomposition of Organic Contaminants in Air and Water with UV-vis Light
title_short Wet-Chemical Synthesis of InTaO4 for Photocatalytic Decomposition of Organic Contaminants in Air and Water with UV-vis Light
title_sort wet-chemical synthesis of intao4 for photocatalytic decomposition of organic contaminants in air and water with uv-vis light
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4072