Photocatalytic Degradation of Organics by Using Nanocrystalline Titania

Photocatalytic Degradation of Organics by Using Nanocrystalline Titania

Titanium dioxide nanoparticles were prepared by a modified sol-gel route. Titanium butoxide was used as precursor and nebulizer was used for a fine spray of particles. The prepared powders were characterized by FT-IR, SEM, XRD, and TGA-DTA methods. The results indicated that nanoparticles with small...

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Main Authors: Sana Ahmad, Anam Nazir, Tousif Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7408972
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spelling doaj-2350f4df17ac4baf8fd9de462b60103d2020-11-25T00:01:37ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712017-01-01201710.1155/2017/74089727408972Photocatalytic Degradation of Organics by Using Nanocrystalline TitaniaSana Ahmad0Anam Nazir1Tousif Hussain2Department of Chemistry, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, PakistanCentre for Advanced Studies in Physics (CASP), GC University, Lahore, PakistanTitanium dioxide nanoparticles were prepared by a modified sol-gel route. Titanium butoxide was used as precursor and nebulizer was used for a fine spray of particles. The prepared powders were characterized by FT-IR, SEM, XRD, and TGA-DTA methods. The results indicated that nanoparticles with small size and high surface area were synthesized. XRD result indicated that TiO2 nanoparticles were obtained in pure anatase crystalline form with a crystallite size of 40 nm. The catalytic activity of as-synthesized nanoparticles was tested for the degradation of formic acid and toluene.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7408972
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Organics by Using Nanocrystalline Titania
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Anam Nazir
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title Photocatalytic Degradation of Organics by Using Nanocrystalline Titania
title_short Photocatalytic Degradation of Organics by Using Nanocrystalline Titania
title_full Photocatalytic Degradation of Organics by Using Nanocrystalline Titania
title_fullStr Photocatalytic Degradation of Organics by Using Nanocrystalline Titania
title_full_unstemmed Photocatalytic Degradation of Organics by Using Nanocrystalline Titania
title_sort photocatalytic degradation of organics by using nanocrystalline titania
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Journal of Chemistry
issn 2090-9063
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publishDate 2017-01-01
description Titanium dioxide nanoparticles were prepared by a modified sol-gel route. Titanium butoxide was used as precursor and nebulizer was used for a fine spray of particles. The prepared powders were characterized by FT-IR, SEM, XRD, and TGA-DTA methods. The results indicated that nanoparticles with small size and high surface area were synthesized. XRD result indicated that TiO2 nanoparticles were obtained in pure anatase crystalline form with a crystallite size of 40 nm. The catalytic activity of as-synthesized nanoparticles was tested for the degradation of formic acid and toluene.
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