title: Photocatalytic activity of heterostructures based on TiO2 and halloysite nanotubes.
abstract: A one-step solvothermal method was used to prepare TiO(2)/halloysite composites. TiO(2) nanoparticles were deposited on the platform of the halloysite nanotubes (HNTs). XRD, FT-IR, FE-SEM, and TEM were applied to investigate the structures and morphologies of the resultant samples. The as-prepared TiO(2)/HNTs photocatalyst exhibits pH sensibility on the degradation of methanol and a higher photocatalytic activity on the degradation of acetic acid. The combination of the photocatalytic property of TiO(2) and the unique structure of halloysite endowed this material with a bright perspective in degradation of organic pollutant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Engineering, College of Materials and Textile, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China.
authors.forename: Rijing
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Guohua
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Yuanwei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Yin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xinke
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xiaohong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wenxing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D000077215:Clay; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation / Q000295:instrumentation; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D010777:Photochemistry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010782:Photolysis; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; C009495:titanium dioxide; D014025:Titanium; D000077215:Clay