Study on the Preparation and Photocatalytic Property of N, Fe, Zn Nano-TiO₂ Loaded on Active Carbon

Abstract:

In the paper, tetranbutyl titanate was loaded on granular active carbon using sol-gel dip-coating technique to form anatase nano-TiO₂ photocatalyst with an average diameter of 16nm doped with N, Fe, Zn ions. The morphology and crystal structure were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and UV–Vis spectrophotometer, respectively. The results show that the prepared photocatalyst demonstrates outstanding photodegradation efficiency and light response zone has transferred from ultraviolet light zone to UV-visible zone. Moreover, considering methylene blue (MB) as target degradation pollutant, under visible light irradiation, the photodegradation rate reached beyond 100% after 1h.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 356-360)
• Pages: 331-334
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.356-360.331
• Online since: October 2011
• Authors: Chen Tao Hou, Xia He, Ying Wang, Wen Jie Nie
• Keywords: Activated Carbon (AC), Doped, Nano-TiO₂, Visible Light

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