The Effect of Support on the Surface Properties and Photocatalytic Activity of Supported TiO₂ Catalysts

Abstract:

In the present work two series of TiO₂/SiO₂ and TiO₂/Al₂O₃ photocatalysts were investigated. The content of the active component was varied. Photocatalysts were prepared using the heterogeneous deposition method. It was revealed that the prepared photomaterials demonstrate high photocatalytic activity in decomposition of organic compounds in water solutions, and application of SiO₂ aerogel as a support ensured the incorporation of TiO₂ into the structure of the support via formation of Ti-O-Si bonds. The prepared materials, in which the active component is under the influence of electron-acceptor media, demonstrated enhanced selectivity of the surface towards the ability to generate electronic vacancies (about 90%). According to the experimental data, TiO₂/SiO₂ photocatalysts proved to be more active in comparison with TiO₂/Al₂O₃ materials.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 670)
• Pages: 224-231
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.670.224
• Online since: October 2015
• Authors: Andrei A. Vodyankin*, Olga V. Vodyankina
• Keywords: Alumina, Methanol Photodegradation, Method of Heterogeneous Deposition, Silica, Supported Titania

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