Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Solution Using Nanometer TiO₂ Film

Abstract:

The nanometer TiO₂ film is achieved by sol-gel method, and using tetrabutyl titanate as source, ethanol as solvent, acetic acid as complexing agent. The nanometer TiO₂ film is prepared by using spin coating method. Methylene blue solution is degraded by the nanometer TiO₂ film. The photocatalytic degradation efficiency is influenced by the nanometer TiO₂ film amount, irradiation time, the UV irradiation intensity and solution temperature. The short degradation time shows that the nanometer TiO₂ film can be used as an easy and efficient method to degrade methylene blue solution.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 287-290)
• Pages: 1823-1826
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.287-290.1823
• Online since: July 2011
• Authors: Peng Tian, Hui Zhang, Zhen Yan Shi, Ye Lv, Ting Ting Zhao, Mei Mao
• Keywords: Methylene Blue (MB), Nanometer TiO₂ Film, Photocatalytic Degradation

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