title: Synergistic effects of hollow structure and surface fluorination on the photocatalytic activity of titania.
abstract: To study the synergistic effects of hollow structure and surface fluorination on the photoactivity of TiO(2), TiO(2) hollow microspheres were synthesized by a hydrolysis-precipitate method using sulfonated polystyrene (PS) as templates and tetrabutylorthotitanate (TBOT) as precursor, and then calcined at 500 degrees C for 2h. The calcined samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and N(2) sorption. Photocatalytic activity was evaluated using reactive brilliant red X3B, an anionic organic dye, as a model pollutant in water. The results show that the photocatalytic activity of TiO(2) hollow microspheres is significantly higher than that of TiO(2) nanoparticles prepared in the same experimental conditions. At pH 7 and 3, the apparent rate constants of the former exceed that of the latter by a factor of 3.38 and 3.15, respectively. After surface fluorination at pH 3, the photoactivity of hollow microspheres and nanoparticles further increases for another 1.61 and 2.19 times, respectively. The synergistic effect of surface fluorination and hollow structure can also be used to prepare other highly efficient photocatalyst.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission & Ministry of Education, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China. lvkangle@mail.scuec.edu.cn
authors.forename: Kangle
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.forename: Jiaguo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Kejian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yanxi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Dongyun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D003460:Crystallization; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry; D054879:Halogenation; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008863:Microspheres; D009282:Naphthalenesulfonates / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size; D010777:Photochemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D001391:Azo Compounds; D004396:Coloring Agents; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D009282:Naphthalenesulfonates; C520101:Reactive brilliant red X-3B; C009495:titanium dioxide; D014025:Titanium