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- Xianping Luo
(Faculty of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
Post-Doctoral Scientific Research Workstation of Western Mining Co. Ltd., Xining 810001, China
Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Mining and Metallurgy Environmental Pollution Control, Ganzhou 341000, China)
- Sipin Zhu
(Faculty of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Mining and Metallurgy Environmental Pollution Control, Ganzhou 341000, China)
- Junyu Wang
(Faculty of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Mining and Metallurgy Environmental Pollution Control, Ganzhou 341000, China)
- Chunying Wang
(Faculty of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
Post-Doctoral Scientific Research Workstation of Western Mining Co. Ltd., Xining 810001, China
Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Mining and Metallurgy Environmental Pollution Control, Ganzhou 341000, China)
- Min Wu
(Post-Doctoral Scientific Research Workstation of Western Mining Co. Ltd., Xining 810001, China)
Abstract
Yb-doped TiO 2 (Yb/TiO 2 ) compositions were synthesized by sol-gel method, and the prepared materials were characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-visible diffuse-reflectance spectrum (UV-Vis DRS), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and high resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), and N 2 adsorption. A beneficiation reagent of benzohydroxamic acid (BHA) was used to test the photocatalytic activity of Yb/TiO 2 . The characterizations indicate that the doping of Yb could inhibit the crystal growth of TiO 2 , enhance the specific surface area, increase the binding energy of Ti2p, and also slightly expand the adsorption ranges to visible light. Furthermore, the computation of band structure also indicates that Yb-doped TiO 2 could make the forbidden band narrower than pure anatase TiO 2 , which presents a red shift in the absorption spectrum. As a result of the photodegradation experiment on BHA, Yb/TiO 2 (0.50% in mass) sintered at 450 °C displayed the highest catalytic activity for BHA when compared with pure TiO 2 or other doped Yb/TiO 2 compositions, and more than 89.2% of the total organic carbon was removed after 120 min. Almost all anions, including Cl − , HCO 3 − , NO 3 − , and SO 4 2− , inhibited the degradation of BHA by Yb/TiO 2 , and their inhibition effects followed the order of HCO 3 − > NO 3 − > SO 4 2− > Cl − . Cations of Na + , K + , Ca 2+ , and Mg 2+ displayed a slight suppressing effect due to the impact of Cl − coexisting in the solution. In addition, Yb/TiO 2 maintained a high photocatalytic ability with respect to BHA after four runs. It is hypothesized that ·OH is one of the main species involved in the photodegradation of BHA, and the mutual transformation of Yb 3+ and Yb 2+ could promote the separation of electron-hole pairs.
Suggested Citation
Xianping Luo & Sipin Zhu & Junyu Wang & Chunying Wang & Min Wu, 2017.
"Characterization and Computation of Yb/TiO 2 and Its Photocatalytic Degradation with Benzohydroxamic Acid,"
IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-13, November.
Handle:
RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:14:y:2017:i:12:p:1471-:d:120669
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