1. Effect of the Ce-TiO2/Diatomite on the Photo-Catalysis Degradation of MB
- Author
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Xiu Hong Liang and Xiao Ye Fu
- Subjects
Chromatography ,Materials science ,Scanning electron microscope ,Mechanical Engineering ,Infrared spectroscopy ,Condensed Matter Physics ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Mechanics of Materials ,Photocatalysis ,Degradation (geology) ,General Materials Science ,Spectroscopy ,Methylene blue ,Diffractometer ,Nuclear chemistry ,Visible spectrum - Abstract
In this paper, TiO2/diatomite and Ce-TiO2/diatomite were prepared by sol-gel method in order to improve the spectrum responding range and its photocatalytic effect. The obtained samples were characterized by means of X-ray Diffractometer (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy (FT-IR) and so on, and the photocatalytic activity was evaluated by methylene blue degradation. The heat stability of TiO2/diatomite was improved by Ce-doped; TiO2 was successfully loaded on diatomite through physical and chemical action. The de-coloring ratio of methylene blue of the two composite materials were similar under UV light, Ce-TiO2/diatomite was higher under visible light, it reached to 80%, and it kept 65% after the five times repeated using of Ce-TiO2/diatomite.
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- 2014