Photocatalytic degradation of dyestuff wastewater under visible light irradiation using micron‐sized mixed crystal TiO2 powders |
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| Authors: | Jun Wang Ronghe Li Zhaohong Zhang Xiangdong Zhang Wei Sun Hao Wang Rui Xu Zhiqiang Xing |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, P. R. China;2. Department of Environment Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, P. R. China |
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| Abstract: | A phase transformation of micron‐sized TiO2 powder from anatase to rutile was attempted by heat‐treatment in order to generate a new mixed crystal TiO2 with high associated photocatalytic activity. Heat‐treated micron‐sized TiO2 powders at different transition stages were characterized by X‐ray diffraction analysis (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT‐IR) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) methods. The tests of photocatalytic activity of the heat‐treated micron‐sized TiO2 powders were conducted by the photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B and Acid Red B under visible light irradiation. The results indicate that mixed crystal TiO2 photocatalyst heat‐treated at 400 °C for 60 min shows the highest photocatalytic activity. It can effectively decompose the Rhodamine B and Acid Red B in aqueous solution after 6 h visible light irradiation. A remarkable improvement in photocatalytic activity of TiO2 is caused by the formation of combined rutile–anatase phases and separation of photogenerated electron–hole pairs. Copyright © 2007 Society of Chemical Industry |
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| Keywords: | micron‐sized mixed crystal TiO2 photocatalytic degradation visible light Rhodamine B Acid Red B |
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