Highly efficient low-temperature N-doped TiO2 catalysts for visible light photocatalytic applications
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- Julien G Mahy, Vincent Cerfontaine, Dirk Poelman (UGent) , François Devred, Eric M Gaigneaux, Benoit Heinrichs and Stephanie D Lambert
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- In this paper, TiO2 prepared with an aqueous sol-gel synthesis by peptization process is doped with nitrogen precursor to extend its activity towards the visible region. Three N-precursors are used: urea, ethylenediamine and triethylamine. Different molar N/Ti ratios are tested and the synthesis is adapted for each dopant. For urea-and trimethylamine-doped samples, anatase-brookite TiO2 nanoparticles of 6-8 nm are formed, with a specific surface area between 200 and 275 m(2)-g(-1). In ethylenediamine-doped samples, the formation of rutile phase is observed, and TiO2 nanoparticles of 6-8 nm with a specific surface area between 185 and 240 m(2).g(-1) are obtained. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and diffuse reflectance measurements show the incorporation of nitrogen in TiO2 materials through Ti-O-N bonds allowing light absorption in the visible region. Photocatalytic tests on the remediation of water polluted with p-nitrophenol show a marked improvement for all doped catalysts under visible light. The optimum doping, taking into account cost, activity and ease of synthesis, is up-scaled to a volume of 5 L and compared to commercial Degussa P25 material. This up-scaled sample shows similar properties compared to the lab-scale sample, i.e., a photoactivity 4 times higher than commercial P25.
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- N-doped TiO2, aqueous sol-gel process, photocatalysis, p-nitrophenol degradation, multiple crystalline phase catalyst, SOL-GEL SYNTHESIS, THIN-FILMS, DEGRADATION, PEPTIZATION, NITROGEN, XEROGEL, DYES, NANOPARTICLES, ISOPROPOXIDE, HYDROLYSIS
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- Mahy, Julien G, Vincent Cerfontaine, Dirk Poelman, François Devred, Eric M Gaigneaux, Benoit Heinrichs, and Stephanie D Lambert. 2018. “Highly Efficient Low-temperature N-doped TiO2 Catalysts for Visible Light Photocatalytic Applications.” Materials 11 (4).
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- Mahy, J. G., Cerfontaine, V., Poelman, D., Devred, F., Gaigneaux, E. M., Heinrichs, B., & Lambert, S. D. (2018). Highly efficient low-temperature N-doped TiO2 catalysts for visible light photocatalytic applications. MATERIALS, 11(4).
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- 1.Mahy JG, Cerfontaine V, Poelman D, Devred F, Gaigneaux EM, Heinrichs B, et al. Highly efficient low-temperature N-doped TiO2 catalysts for visible light photocatalytic applications. MATERIALS. 2018;11(4).
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- Mahy, Julien G et al. “Highly Efficient Low-temperature N-doped TiO2 Catalysts for Visible Light Photocatalytic Applications.” MATERIALS 11.4 (2018): n. pag. Print.
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author = {Mahy, Julien G and Cerfontaine, Vincent and Poelman, Dirk and Devred, Fran\c{c}ois and Gaigneaux, Eric M and Heinrichs, Benoit and Lambert, Stephanie D},
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journal = {MATERIALS},
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title = {Highly efficient low-temperature N-doped TiO2 catalysts for visible light photocatalytic applications},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma11040584},
volume = {11},
year = {2018},
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