CdS Quantum Dots Sensitized TiO2 Nanotubes Photocatalytic Degradation of Dimethyl Phthalate under Sunlight Irradiation

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The CdS quantum dots sensitized TiO2 nanotubes were prepared by sequential chemical bath deposition (S-CBD) method and characterized by FE-SEM and UV-vis spectroscopy. And they were used to degrade the dimethyl phthalate (DMP) in aqueous under sunlight irradiation. The results show that these photo-catalysts have the highest performance, while the initial concentration of dimethyl phthalate in aqueous solution is 10 mg / L, the degradation rates reaches above 80% in the optimum condition which is the CdS deposited 20 cycles, catalyst dosage ~3cm2, and the sunlight irradiating 180 minutes.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 726-731)

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602-605

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August 2013

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