title: Synergistic effects of high-frequency ultrasound on photocatalytic degradation of aldehydes and their intermediates using TiO2 suspension in water.
abstract: The degradation of model substances, benzaldehyde (C(6)H(5)CHO) and formaldehyde (HCHO), were investigated under various conditions, namely, ultrasound (US) irradiation, TiO(2) photocatalysis with UV irradiation (UV/TiO(2)), and the combination of sonophotocatalysis and UV irradiation (US/UV/TiO(2)), in order to clarify the synergistic effects between US and UV/TiO(2). US and UV/TiO(2) primarily contribute to the degradation of highly hydrophobic and hydrophilic substances, respectively. However, the degradation rate was found to depend on the chemical properties and concentration of not only the substances initially present, but also their decomposition intermediates. Here, the essential information for accurately evaluating the synergistic effects on reaction rate under US/UV/TiO(2) conditions is reported, with a focus on the behavior of decomposition intermediates.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura, Saitama 338-8570, Japan. kseki@mail.saitama-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sekiguchi
authors.forename: Chie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
mesh_terms: D001547:Benzaldehydes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000737:chemistry*; D010777:Photochemistry; D013535:Suspensions / Q000737:chemistry; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014465:Ultrasonics; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001547:Benzaldehydes; D013535:Suspensions; D014867:Water; C009495:titanium dioxide; D005557:Formaldehyde; D014025:Titanium; C032175:benzaldehyde