Hernández-Del Castillo PC, Oliva J, Robledo-Trujillo G, Rodríguez-González V. Enhancing the
eosin-yellowish dye degradation in drinking water by using TiO
2 coatings co-doped with Ni and In.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023;
30:5258-5266. [PMID:
35980526 DOI:
10.1007/s11356-022-22572-1]
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Abstract
This work reports on the structural, morphological, and photocatalytic properties of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and TiO2:NiIn (T-NiIn) coatings fabricated by spin coating. The SEM images revealed coatings with average thicknesses of 3.59 and 3.37 μm for the TiO2 and T-NiIn, respectively. EDS spectra and Raman studies confirmed the presence of TiO2 co-doped with nickel (Ni) and indium (In) in the coatings. XRD analysis showed the anatase and rutile phases for the TiO2 coatings, while the T-NiIn coatings presented the rutile and brookite phases. These samples were evaluated in the photocatalytic degradation of the eosin-yellowish (EY) dye. The T-NiIn coatings showed 9.1% higher effectiveness than the undoped TiO2 coatings after 300 min under UV irradiation. Meanwhile, the T-NiIn coatings exposed to solar light removed 40% more dye than the TiO2 coatings. Furthermore, T-NiIn coating was the most stable because its effectiveness was reduced by only 1.4% after 4 cycles of reuse. Additionally, the scavenger tests confirmed that the main oxidizing sites were the •OH- radicals and the superoxides •O2-. Thus, the use of coatings based on TiO2 co-doped with Ni and In is a feasible strategy to increase the degradation of the EY dye in drinking water.
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