| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 153028 | Chemical Engineering Journal | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Titania microspheres with higher photocatalytic activity have been synthesized using TiCl4 and FeCl3 as the precursor in the presence of Span-80. The products were characterized with XRD, TEM and UV–vis DRS. XRD and TEM indicated that the microsphere was a mixture of rutile, brookite and anatase with a diameter of about 5–7 μm. The photocatalytic experiments revealed that the microspheres exhibited high photocatalytic activities under UV-light and solar irradiation. The degradation rate of methyl orange (MO) was 100% under UV-light irradiation for 3 h and 91% under solar irradiation for 6 h. In particular, the catalysts could be readily separated by sedimentation after the photocatalytic reaction.
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Authors
Fengyu Wei, Hualing Zeng, Peng Cui, Shuchuan Peng, Tianhu Cheng,