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H2O2-sensitized titania with activity under visible light and in the dark

Autorzy

Anna Gibas

Agnieszka Baszczuk

Irena Jacukowicz-Sobala

Agnieszka Ciechanowska

Marek Jasiorski

Ewa Dworniczek

Alicja Seniuk

Agnieszka Lewińska

Rok wydania

2024

Czasopismo

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Numer woluminu

12

Strony

113975/1-113975/17

DOI

10.1016/j.jece.2024.113975

Kolekcja

Naukowa

Język

Angielski

Typ publikacji

Artykuł

Streszczenie

The development of visible-light photoactive materials decomposing pollutants and removing bacteria is a frequent motivation for scientific research. However, the reliance on light to sustain the degradation process restricts the practical application of photocatalysts. In this paper, titania was sensitized with H2O2 to overcome this problemand exhibit photocatalytic and dark activity. Efficiency of degradation of standard pollutant (methylene blue) and antibacterial properties (tested on two strains of bacteria: Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli) were asessed. The comprehensive effect of this material is a result of the peroxide-assisted sol-gel method, without heat treatment, which allows obtaining titanium dioxide with hydroxy and adoxygen groups on the surface and in the volume. The presence of the peroxo and superoxo groups was confirmed using Raman, IR and EPR spectroscopies. The thermal stability of the adoxygen groups was analysed by TG/DSC analysis. X-ray diffraction indicated the formation of an amorphous layered structure. The Tauc plot revealed midgap states which reduced the band gaps towards visible light. The H2O2-sensitized TiO2 was characterized by negative surface potential (pHPZC=3.2) which improved adsorption.The study provides insight for the development of self-cleaning and antibacterial surfaces.

Słowa kluczowe

Yellow TiO2, Hydrogen peroxide, Peroxo-titanium complexes, Oxidation, Dark, Catalysis

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CC-BY

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Adres publiczny

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2024.113975

Strona internetowa wydawcy

http://www.elsevier.com

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