TiO2 membranes were prepared on aluminum-alloy thin plates by electrophoretic deposition and dip coating in a colloid solution of TiO2, respectively. The photocatalytic activity of TiO2 membrane was compared using eth...TiO2 membranes were prepared on aluminum-alloy thin plates by electrophoretic deposition and dip coating in a colloid solution of TiO2, respectively. The photocatalytic activity of TiO2 membrane was compared using ethylene as reactant, and the crystal and morphological structure of the membrane were characterized by XRD and SEM. The results showed that a more compact membrane with high loading of TiO2 but lower photocatalytic activity of unit TiO2 mass was obtained by electrophoresis compared with dip coating method. The addition of polyethylene glycol (PEG) to the sol of TiO2 could improve the specific photocatalytic activity (ethylene conversion per unit mass TiO2 and unit area of membrane piece) of the electrophoresis-membrane prepared from the sol, but could not change the specific photocatalytic activity of the dip-coating membrane from the sol. The ethylene conversion on the electrophoresis membrane prepared from the sol containing PEG (50 g·L-1) was 9 times of that on the dip coating membrane. The effect of PEG on the properties of electrophoresis-membrane of TiO2 was attributed to the change of electrokinetic properties of sol. Addition of PEG decreased of colloid particles and the electroosmosis velocity of diffuse layer of colloid particles. These favored the formation of a low compact and porous membrane on the electrode in electric field, and thus increasing the availability of TiO2 in photocatalytic process.展开更多
Heterogeneous photocatalysis is one of the advanced oxidation processes (AOP’s). These are very used nowadays for their implementation in tertiary water treatment with solar activation, with very good results. In thi...Heterogeneous photocatalysis is one of the advanced oxidation processes (AOP’s). These are very used nowadays for their implementation in tertiary water treatment with solar activation, with very good results. In this study, TiO2 porous films were synthesized by sol-gel method. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) 4000 was used as a templating reagent, which is oxidized at a lower temperature than TiO2. This allows the formation of a “skeleton” of porous TiO2 with increased surface area, resulting in higher photocatalytic activity. The film characterization was made with help of FE-SEM microscope, XRD diffractometer and scotch tape test. Finally, the oxidation experiments were performed using methylene blue as a model pollutant and they revealed an increase in the photocatalytic activity of porous films in comparison with the non-porous films.展开更多
文摘TiO2 membranes were prepared on aluminum-alloy thin plates by electrophoretic deposition and dip coating in a colloid solution of TiO2, respectively. The photocatalytic activity of TiO2 membrane was compared using ethylene as reactant, and the crystal and morphological structure of the membrane were characterized by XRD and SEM. The results showed that a more compact membrane with high loading of TiO2 but lower photocatalytic activity of unit TiO2 mass was obtained by electrophoresis compared with dip coating method. The addition of polyethylene glycol (PEG) to the sol of TiO2 could improve the specific photocatalytic activity (ethylene conversion per unit mass TiO2 and unit area of membrane piece) of the electrophoresis-membrane prepared from the sol, but could not change the specific photocatalytic activity of the dip-coating membrane from the sol. The ethylene conversion on the electrophoresis membrane prepared from the sol containing PEG (50 g·L-1) was 9 times of that on the dip coating membrane. The effect of PEG on the properties of electrophoresis-membrane of TiO2 was attributed to the change of electrokinetic properties of sol. Addition of PEG decreased of colloid particles and the electroosmosis velocity of diffuse layer of colloid particles. These favored the formation of a low compact and porous membrane on the electrode in electric field, and thus increasing the availability of TiO2 in photocatalytic process.
文摘Heterogeneous photocatalysis is one of the advanced oxidation processes (AOP’s). These are very used nowadays for their implementation in tertiary water treatment with solar activation, with very good results. In this study, TiO2 porous films were synthesized by sol-gel method. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) 4000 was used as a templating reagent, which is oxidized at a lower temperature than TiO2. This allows the formation of a “skeleton” of porous TiO2 with increased surface area, resulting in higher photocatalytic activity. The film characterization was made with help of FE-SEM microscope, XRD diffractometer and scotch tape test. Finally, the oxidation experiments were performed using methylene blue as a model pollutant and they revealed an increase in the photocatalytic activity of porous films in comparison with the non-porous films.
