10.1186/2228-5326-3-16

Tailoring the photocatalytic reaction rate of a nanostructured TiO2 matrix using additional gas phase oxygen

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  • Mohammed Jasim Uddin1,
  • Md Mohibul Alam2,
  • Md Akhtarul Islam2,
  • Sharmin Rahman Snigda2,
  • Sreejon Das2,
  • Mohammed Mastabur Rahman2,
  • Md Nizam Uddin3,
  • Cindy A Morris4,
  • Richard D Gonzalez*5,
  • Ulrike Diebold6,
  • Tarik J Dickens7,
  • Okenwa I Okoli7,
  1. Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, BD Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70118, US
  2. Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, BD
  3. Department of Chemistry, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, BD
  4. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70118, US
  5. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70118, US
  6. Department of Physics, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70118, US
  7. Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, FAMU–FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, FL, 32310, US
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Published in Issue 2013-03-21

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Uddin, M. J., Alam, M. M., Islam, M. A., Snigda, S. R., Das, S., Rahman, M. M., Uddin, M. N., Morris, C. A., Gonzalez, R. D., Diebold, U., Dickens, T. J., & Okoli, O. I. (2013). Tailoring the photocatalytic reaction rate of a nanostructured TiO2 matrix using additional gas phase oxygen. International Nano Letters, 3(1 (December 2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/2228-5326-3-16
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Abstract

Abstract Nanostructured TiO 2 was synthesized by the sol–gel method. The titania was supported on nanoporous poly(styrene- co -divinylbenzene) (PS). The samples were characterized by several techniques (scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy). Three types of TiO 2 samples were prepared using various temperatures and were studied for the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue. The photocatalytic efficiency of TiO 2 was observed to increase by activating the TiO 2 surface using nanoporous PS. The photocatalytic performance of the synthesized samples showed a higher performance using molecular O 2 , which was purged through the reactor.

Keywords

  • Titanium dioxides (TiO2),
  • Sol–gel method,
  • Photocatalyst,
  • Poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene),
  • Oxygen
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