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Wang W, Qiang W, Chen C, Sun D. NH 2-MIL-125-Derived N-Doped TiO 2@C Visible Light Catalyst for Wastewater Treatment. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:186. [PMID: 38256985 PMCID: PMC10820814 DOI: 10.3390/polym16020186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
The utilization of titanium dioxide (TiO2) as a photocatalyst for the treatment of wastewater has attracted significant attention in the environmental field. Herein, we prepared an NH2-MIL-125-derived N-doped TiO2@C Visible Light Catalyst through an in situ calcination method. The nitrogen element in the organic connector was released through calcination, simultaneously doping into the sample, thereby enhancing its spectral response to cover the visible region. The as-prepared N-doped TiO2@C catalyst exhibited a preserved cage structure even after calcination, thereby alleviating the optical shielding effect and further augmenting its photocatalytic performance by increasing the reaction sites between the catalyst and pollutants. The calcination time of the N-doped TiO2@C-450 °C catalyst was optimized to achieve a balance between the TiO2 content and nitrogen doping level, ensuring efficient degradation rates for basic fuchsin (99.7%), Rhodamine B (89.9%) and tetracycline hydrochloride (93%) within 90 min. Thus, this study presents a feasible strategy for the efficient degradation of pollutants under visible light.
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- Wenbin Wang
- Institute of Chemicobiology and Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China; (W.W.); (W.Q.); (C.C.)
- Guizhou Panjiang Civil Explosion Co., Ltd., Guiyang 551404, China
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- Institute of Chemicobiology and Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China; (W.W.); (W.Q.); (C.C.)
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- Institute of Chemicobiology and Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China; (W.W.); (W.Q.); (C.C.)
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- Institute of Chemicobiology and Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China; (W.W.); (W.Q.); (C.C.)
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Escamilla-Mejía JC, Hidalgo-Carrillo J, Martín-Gómez J, López-Tenllado FJ, Estévez R, Marinas A, Urbano FJ. Biochars from Olive Stones as Carbonaceous Support in Pt/TiO 2-Carbon Photocatalysts and Application in Hydrogen Production from Aqueous Glycerol Photoreforming. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:nano13091511. [PMID: 37177056 PMCID: PMC10179866 DOI: 10.3390/nano13091511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Several biochars were synthesized from olive stones and used as supports for TiO2, as an active semiconductor, and Pt as a co-catalyst (Pt/TiO2-PyCF and Pt/TiO2-AC). A third carbon-supported photocatalyst was prepared from commercial mesoporous carbon (Pt/TiO2-MCF). Moreover, a Pt/TiO2 solid based on Evonik P25 was used as a reference. The biochars used as supports transferred, to a large extent, their physical and chemical properties to the final photocatalysts. The synthesized catalysts were tested for hydrogen production from aqueous glycerol photoreforming. The results indicated that a mesoporous nature and small particle size of the photocatalyst lead to better H2 production. The analysis of the operational reaction conditions revealed that the H2 evolution rate was not proportional to the mass of the photocatalyst used, since, at high photocatalyst loading, the hydrogen production decreased because of the light scattering and reflection phenomena that caused a reduction in the light penetration depth. When expressed per gram of TiO2, the activity of Pt/TiO2-PyCF is almost 4-times higher than that of Pt/TiO2 (1079 and 273 mmol H2/gTiO2, respectively), which points to the positive effect of an adequate dispersion of a TiO2 phase on a carbonaceous support, forming a highly dispersed and homogeneously distributed titanium dioxide phase. Throughout a 12 h reaction period, the H2 production rate progressively decreases, while the CO2 production rate increases continuously. This behavior is compatible with an initial period when glycerol dehydrogenation to glyceraldehyde and/or dihydroxyacetone and hydrogen predominates, followed by a period in which comparatively slower C-C cleavage reactions begin to occur, thus generating both H2 and CO2.
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- Juan Carlos Escamilla-Mejía
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Instituto Químico para la Energía y el Medioambiente (IQUEMA), Edificio Marie Curie, Campus de Rabanales, Universidad de Córdoba, E-14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Instituto Químico para la Energía y el Medioambiente (IQUEMA), Edificio Marie Curie, Campus de Rabanales, Universidad de Córdoba, E-14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Instituto Químico para la Energía y el Medioambiente (IQUEMA), Edificio Marie Curie, Campus de Rabanales, Universidad de Córdoba, E-14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Instituto Químico para la Energía y el Medioambiente (IQUEMA), Edificio Marie Curie, Campus de Rabanales, Universidad de Córdoba, E-14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Instituto Químico para la Energía y el Medioambiente (IQUEMA), Edificio Marie Curie, Campus de Rabanales, Universidad de Córdoba, E-14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Instituto Químico para la Energía y el Medioambiente (IQUEMA), Edificio Marie Curie, Campus de Rabanales, Universidad de Córdoba, E-14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Instituto Químico para la Energía y el Medioambiente (IQUEMA), Edificio Marie Curie, Campus de Rabanales, Universidad de Córdoba, E-14071 Córdoba, Spain
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Environmentally-friendly carbon nanomaterials for photocatalytic hydrogen production. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(21)63994-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Paradisi E, Rosa R, Baldi G, Dami V, Cioni A, Lorenzi G, Leonelli C. Microwave-Assisted Vacuum Synthesis of TiO 2 Nanocrystalline Powders in One-Pot, One-Step Procedure. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 12:149. [PMID: 35010100 PMCID: PMC8746694 DOI: 10.3390/nano12010149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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A new method for fast and simple synthesis of crystalline TiO2 nanoparticles with photocatalytic activity was developed by carrying out a classic sol-gel reaction directly under vacuum. The use of microwaves for fast heating of the reaction medium further reduces synthesis times. When the solvent is completely removed by vacuum, the product is obtained in the form of a powder that can be easily redispersed in water to yield a stable nanoparticle suspension, exhibiting a comparable photocatalytic activity with respect to a commercial product. The present methodology can, therefore, be considered a process intensification procedure for the production of nanotitania.
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- Enrico Paradisi
- Department of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari” (DIEF), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy;
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- Department of Sciences and Methods for Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy;
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- Ce.Ri.Col. Colorobbia Research Centre, Colorobbia Consulting S.R.L., 50059 Sovigliana-Vinci, Italy; (G.B.); (V.D.); (A.C.); (G.L.)
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- Ce.Ri.Col. Colorobbia Research Centre, Colorobbia Consulting S.R.L., 50059 Sovigliana-Vinci, Italy; (G.B.); (V.D.); (A.C.); (G.L.)
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- Ce.Ri.Col. Colorobbia Research Centre, Colorobbia Consulting S.R.L., 50059 Sovigliana-Vinci, Italy; (G.B.); (V.D.); (A.C.); (G.L.)
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- Ce.Ri.Col. Colorobbia Research Centre, Colorobbia Consulting S.R.L., 50059 Sovigliana-Vinci, Italy; (G.B.); (V.D.); (A.C.); (G.L.)
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- Department of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari” (DIEF), University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy;
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Mancuso A, Sacco O, Vaiano V, Sannino D, Pragliola S, Venditto V, Morante N. Visible light active Fe-Pr co-doped TiO2 for water pollutants degradation. Catal Today 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2021.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Leong CC, Qu Y, Kawazoe Y, Ho SK, Pan H. MXenes: Novel electrocatalysts for hydrogen production and nitrogen reduction. Catal Today 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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