TiO2 supported on SiO2 photocatalysts prepared using ultrasonic-assisted sol-gel method

Yang, X.; Liu, C.; Liu, Y.; Li, X.; Xu, Y.

doi:10.2478/s13536-011-0030-8

Abstract

TiO2-SiO2 (TiO2 supported on SiO2) photocatalysts were prepared using an ultrasonic-assisted sol-gel method. These photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and photoluminescence spectra (PL). Their photocatalytic activities were investigated by the method of methyl orange oxidation. It was found that the photocatalytic activity of TiO2-SiO2 was optimal when the molar ratio of hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide to titanium butoxide was 1:10. The average crystallite size of TiO2-SiO2 was smaller than that prepared by the stirring method. Furthermore, for pure anatase phase samples, it was shown that the lower the photoluminescence intensity, the higher the photocatalytic activity.

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TiO2 supported on SiO2 photocatalysts prepared using ultrasonic-assisted sol-gel method

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