scholarly journals Investigation of Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanoparticles Synthesized By Sol-Gel Technique

Author(s):  
R. S. Gedam ◽  
G. K. Sukhadeve ◽  
S.Y. Janbandhu ◽  
S. Upadhyay

Abstract Anatase phase TiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized by sol-gel method using titanium(IV) butoxide as a starting material. The pH of solution was maintained by adding HNO3 and NaOH. The obtained powder was heat treated at 350̊ C for 2 hours. The XRD study shows that the crystalline size and crystalinity of samples increases with pH of solution. Raman spectra confirm the dominance of anatase phase of TiO2. Morphology study of samples was done by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The size of prepared samples was calculated by XRD and confirmed by TEM analysis. The energy band gap was calculated by optical absorption spectra and it was found to decrease by increasing pH of the solution. The photodegration activity of IC dye under visible light irradiation was carried out by synthesized TiO2 Nanoparticles.

2002 ◽  
Vol 740 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.D. Schmidt ◽  
S.B. Majumder ◽  
P.S. Dobal ◽  
R.S. Katiyar ◽  
D.C. Agrawal

ABSTRACTModifying their surface with a coating of another ceramic material can dramatically alter the properties of ceramic particles. In the present work we have demonstrated that the Al2O3 particles can be successfully coated by TiO2 using a novel sol-gel technique. The nature of these coatings was predicted on the basis of scanning electron microscopy imaging in conjunction with the micro-Raman scattering measurements. The surface morphology of these particles shows that either individual or group of sub-micron alumina particles are coated with the nano-crystalline titania particles. The thickness of the titania coating could be varied by changing the precursor sol concentration. Amorphous titania was converted to anatase phase at 400°C and upon further heating it started transforming to rutile phase, and both these phases coexisted in the coated particles that were heat treated up to 800°C. The mechanical strength of the titania coating was measured qualitatively by ultrasonicating the coated powders for longer duration to observe that titania coatings are strongly adhered with the alumina particles.


2011 ◽  
Vol 239-242 ◽  
pp. 2562-2565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Ru Xu ◽  
Gang Ni ◽  
Fang Zhao

A novel copper and phosphorus codoped TiO2 photocatalyst was synthesized by modified sol–gel method using tetrabutyl titanate, Cu(NO3)2 and H3PO4 as precursors. The samples were characterized by XRD, TEM, TGA, EDX. The TGA indicated the calcination temperature is 450°C. The XRD results showed undoped and Cu, P-codoped TiO2 nanoparticles only include anatase phase, and the temperture of crystalline phase transform for Cu, P codeped TiO2 had changed compared with undoped. The TEM analysis revealed the doping of Cu and P suppressed the growth of TiO2 grains. The photocatalytic activity of samples was tested for degradation of 20 mg·L−1 methyl orange (MO) solutions. The results showed photocatalytic activity of the catalysts with 0.5% Cu, 0.375% P-codoped TiO2 was higher than pure TiO2 under ultraviolet (UV).


2012 ◽  
Vol 599 ◽  
pp. 104-107
Author(s):  
Fang Zhao ◽  
Ya Qiong Zhao ◽  
Yuan Yuan Li ◽  
Gang Ni

This study investigated the effect of cationic, anionic, and nonionic surfactants on the formation, morphology, and surface properties of TiO2 nanoparticles synthesized by modified sol-gel method. The crystalline structures and morphologies of the powder have been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The XRD results showed TiO2 nanoparticles synthesized with different surfactants only include anatase phase. The TEM analysis revealed the surfactants can enhance dispersion of TiO2 nanoparticles. In contrast, the anionic surfactants showed hightly effects. The photocatalytic activity of samples was tested for degradation of methyl orange (MO) solutions. The results showed photocatalytic activity of the catalyst with surfactants was higher than pure TiO2 under ultraviolet.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1263
Author(s):  
Elvira Mahu ◽  
Cristina Giorgiana Coromelci ◽  
Doina Lutic ◽  
Iuliean Vasile Asaftei ◽  
Liviu Sacarescu ◽  
...  

A mesoporous titania structure has been prepared using the ultrasound-assisted sol-gel technique in order to find out a way to tailor its structure. The TiO2 obtained was compared to the same version of titania but synthesized by a conventional sol-gel method with the objective of understanding the effect of ultrasound in the synthesis process. All synthesis experiments were focused on the preparation of a titania photocatalyst. Thus, the anatase photocatalytic active phase of titania was proven by X-ray diffraction. Additionally, the ultrasonation treatment proved to increase the crystallinity of titania samples, being one of the requirements to having good photocatalytic activity for titania. The influence of surfactant/titania precursor weight ratio on the structural (XRD), textural (N2-sorption measurements), morphological (TEM), surface chemistry (FTIR) and optical properties (UVDR) was investigated. It was observed that the crystallite size, specific surface area, band gap energy and even photocatalytic activity was affected by the synergism occurring between cavitation effect and the surfactant/titania precursor weight ratio. The study yielded interesting great results that could be considered for further application of ultrasound to tailor mesoporous titania features via sol-gel soft template synthesis, against conventional sol-gel process.


High purity barium titanate BaTiO3 was successfully synthesized by using the sol-gel technique. Barium acetate Ba(CH3COO)2 and tetrabutyl titanate, Ti(C4H9O)4 was dissolved moderately in the solvent of glacial acetic acid and ethanol was added as the chemical modifier. The synthesized BaTiO3 nanoparticle was calcined at the temperature range of 700 ºC to 1100 ºC. The powders were further characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Fined BaTiO3 powders result indicates the phase of tetragonal structures and high crystallites of BaTiO3. It was observed that the crystallinity and particle size of BaTiO3 is greatly influenced by the calcination temperature.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aisha Malik ◽  
S. Hameed ◽  
M. J. Siddiqui ◽  
M. M. Haque ◽  
M. Muneer

Nanocrystalline TiO2particles doped with different concentrations of Cerium (Ce, 1–10%) have been synthesized using sol-gel method. The prepared particles were characterized by standard analytical techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), FTIR and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The XRD analysis shows no change in crystal structure of TiO2after doping with different concentrations of Ce, which indicates the single-phase polycrystalline material. The SEM analysis shows the partial crystalline nature of undoped, and doped TiO2and TEM analysis shows the particle sizes were in the range of 9–14 nm in size. The a.c. analysis shows that the dielectric constantεand dielectric loss tanδdecrease with the increase in frequency. The dielectric property decreases with the increase in dopant concentration. It is also observed that the impedance increases with an increase in dopant concentration. The photocatalytic activity of the synthesized particles (Ce-doped TiO2) with dopant concentration of 9% (Ce) showed the highest photocatalytic activity for the degradation of the dye derivative Remazol Brilliant Blue R in an immersion well photochemical reactor with 500 W halogen linear lamp in the presence of atmospheric oxygen.


2018 ◽  
Vol 762 ◽  
pp. 278-282
Author(s):  
Anzelms Zukuls ◽  
Gundars Mežinskis ◽  
Aigars Reinis ◽  
Ingus Skadins ◽  
Juta Kroica ◽  
...  

Prepared and heat-treated sol-gel ZnO-TiO2 coatings onto microscope glass slides were characterised by atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), as well as absorption spectra of light has been obtained. Thermally treated xerogels were characterised by X-ray diffraction (XRD). As well as their photocatalytic activity using methyl orange (MO) and observing the colour changes over the time in visible light (VIS) and ultra violet (UV) light has been determined. The influence of ZnO concentration on morphology, photocatalytic activity and antibacterial properties of coatings was analysed. The growth of S. epidermidis on the surface of the samples was inhibited due to photocatalytic properties of coatings.


2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 1650002 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Lourduraj ◽  
R. Victor Williams

The nanocrystalline TiO2 powder was synthesized by sol–gel method. The XRD analysis reveals that TiO2 powder was highly crystalline (anatase phase) and nanostructured with tetragonal system. The average crystallite size after calcined at 673[Formula: see text]K is found to be 7.7[Formula: see text]nm. The surface morphological studies using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) exhibit that the formation of nanosized TiO2 particles with less densification nature. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) topography exhibits the uniform distribution of spherical-shaped particles. The energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) confirms the presence of Titanium and Oxygen in synthesized TiO2 nanopowder. The value of optical bandgap of TiO2 nanopowder calculated from UV-Visible spectrum is 3.45[Formula: see text]eV. The presence of TiO2 particles is confirmed from the dominant fourier transform infrared (FTIR) peaks at 621[Formula: see text]cm[Formula: see text] and 412[Formula: see text]cm[Formula: see text].


Langmuir ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 2995-3001 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Pelizzetti ◽  
C. Minero ◽  
E. Borgarello ◽  
L. Tinucci ◽  
N. Serpone

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