To further understand the effect of structural defects on the electrochemical and photocatalytic properties of TiO2, two synthetic approaches based on hydrothermal synthesis and post-synthetic chemical reduction to ac...To further understand the effect of structural defects on the electrochemical and photocatalytic properties of TiO2, two synthetic approaches based on hydrothermal synthesis and post-synthetic chemical reduction to achieve oxygen defect- implantation were developed herein. These approaches led to the formation of TiO2 nanorods with uniformly distributed defects in either the bulk or on the surface, or the combination of both, in the formed TiO2 nanorods （NRs）. Both approaches utilize unique TiN nanoparticles as the reaction precursor. Electron microscopy and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller （BET） analyses indicate that all the studied samples exhibit similar morphology and similar specific surface areas. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） and electron paramagnetic resonance （EPR） data confirm the existence of oxygen defects （Vo）. The photocatalytic properties of TiO2 with different types of implanted Vo were evaluated based on photocatalytic H2 production. By optimizing the concentration of Vo among the TiO2 NRs subjected to different treatments, significantly higher photocatalytic activities than that of the stoichiometric TiO2 NRs was achieved. The incident photon-to-current efficiency （IPCE） data indicate that the enhanced photocatalytic activity arises mainly from defect-assisted charge separation, which implies that photo-generated electrons or holes can be captured by Vo and suppress the charge recombination process. The results show that the defective TiO2 obtained by combining the two approaches exhibits the greatest photocatalytic activity enhancement amon~ all the samples.展开更多
Certain activator was expected to be developed to improve the free radical intermediates relative intensity, and thus to enhance the adhesion between wood fibers when fiberboard was made by laccase treated wood fibers...Certain activator was expected to be developed to improve the free radical intermediates relative intensity, and thus to enhance the adhesion between wood fibers when fiberboard was made by laccase treated wood fibers. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) was detected in laccase-catalyzed oxidation of wood powder using ESR spin trapping technique. The effects of five metal ions (Cu2+, K+, Fe2+, Mg2+, Fe3+) and EDTA on ROS relative strengths were investigated under the condition of pH 5.6 by electron spin resonance spectrometry. The result shows that Cu2+ slightly activates the free radical reaction, and Fe2+ ion has a significant inhibitive effect on the ROS relative strength in the suspension liquid. There is a marked inhibition of the ROS relative intensity when 0.5 mmol/L EDTA is used. The metal ions that enhance laccase activity may be utilized to increase physical properties of fiberboard made by laccase oxidized wood fibers.展开更多
文摘To further understand the effect of structural defects on the electrochemical and photocatalytic properties of TiO2, two synthetic approaches based on hydrothermal synthesis and post-synthetic chemical reduction to achieve oxygen defect- implantation were developed herein. These approaches led to the formation of TiO2 nanorods with uniformly distributed defects in either the bulk or on the surface, or the combination of both, in the formed TiO2 nanorods （NRs）. Both approaches utilize unique TiN nanoparticles as the reaction precursor. Electron microscopy and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller （BET） analyses indicate that all the studied samples exhibit similar morphology and similar specific surface areas. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） and electron paramagnetic resonance （EPR） data confirm the existence of oxygen defects （Vo）. The photocatalytic properties of TiO2 with different types of implanted Vo were evaluated based on photocatalytic H2 production. By optimizing the concentration of Vo among the TiO2 NRs subjected to different treatments, significantly higher photocatalytic activities than that of the stoichiometric TiO2 NRs was achieved. The incident photon-to-current efficiency （IPCE） data indicate that the enhanced photocatalytic activity arises mainly from defect-assisted charge separation, which implies that photo-generated electrons or holes can be captured by Vo and suppress the charge recombination process. The results show that the defective TiO2 obtained by combining the two approaches exhibits the greatest photocatalytic activity enhancement amon~ all the samples.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30471352).
文摘Certain activator was expected to be developed to improve the free radical intermediates relative intensity, and thus to enhance the adhesion between wood fibers when fiberboard was made by laccase treated wood fibers. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) was detected in laccase-catalyzed oxidation of wood powder using ESR spin trapping technique. The effects of five metal ions (Cu2+, K+, Fe2+, Mg2+, Fe3+) and EDTA on ROS relative strengths were investigated under the condition of pH 5.6 by electron spin resonance spectrometry. The result shows that Cu2+ slightly activates the free radical reaction, and Fe2+ ion has a significant inhibitive effect on the ROS relative strength in the suspension liquid. There is a marked inhibition of the ROS relative intensity when 0.5 mmol/L EDTA is used. The metal ions that enhance laccase activity may be utilized to increase physical properties of fiberboard made by laccase oxidized wood fibers.
