title: Photocatalytic oxidation of NOx using composite sheets containing TiO2 and a metal compound.
abstract: The photocatalytic oxidation of nitrogen oxides (NO(x)) over titanium dioxide (TiO(2)) sheets containing metal compounds (MCs) had been studied. Calcium oxide (CaO), magnesium oxide (MgO), calcium carbonate (CaCO(3)), aluminium oxide (Al(2)O(3)) and ferric oxide (Fe(2)O(3)) were used as MCs. Al(2)O(3) and Fe(2)O(3) added to the TiO(2) sheet did not affect the photooxidation of nitrogen oxides (NO(x)). The CaO sheet treated with TiO(2) sol had the greatest efficiency as a NO(x) remover under UV irradiation. It is believed that CaO has a high adsorptivity for nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)) and nitric acid (HNO(3)). The amount of NO(x) removed by a TiO(2) sheet including MC showed a tendency to increase with increasing pH of the MC suspension, i.e. there is a good correlation between the alkalinity of the MC and the retention of NO(2) and HNO(3).
authors.affiliation: Department of Forest and Forest Products Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan. h_ichi@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ichiura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitaoka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control; D002384:Catalysis; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D009589:Nitrogen Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010777:Photochemistry; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D009589:Nitrogen Oxides; C009495:titanium dioxide; D014025:Titanium