title: Influence of anatase and rutile phase in TiO2 upon the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue under solar irradiation in presence of activated carbon.
abstract: The influence of activated carbon (AC) on the photocatalytic activity of different crystalline TiO2 phases was verified in the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue under UV and solar irradiation. The results showed a volcano trend with a maximum photoactivity for the crystalline phase ratio of anatase:rutile equal to 80:20 both under UV or solar irradiation. By contrast, in presence of AC the photocatalytic activity of the binary materials of TiO2/AC followed an exponential trend, increasing as a function of the increase in anatase proportion in the TiO2 framework. The increase in the photoactivity of the binary material TiO2/AC relative to neat TiO2 was up to 22 and about 17 times higher under UV and visible irradiation, respectively. The present results suggest that AC interacts more efficiently with anatase phase than with rutile phase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Photocatalysis and Alternative Energies, Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC), 20632, Caracas 1020-A, Venezuela E-mail: jmatos@ivic.gob.ve.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.affiliation: Department of Photocatalysis and Alternative Energies, Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC), 20632, Caracas 1020-A, Venezuela E-mail: jmatos@ivic.gob.ve.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Montaña
authors.affiliation: Department of Photocatalysis and Alternative Energies, Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC), 20632, Caracas 1020-A, Venezuela E-mail: jmatos@ivic.gob.ve.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rivero
authors.affiliation: Department of Photocatalysis and Alternative Energies, Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC), 20632, Caracas 1020-A, Venezuela E-mail: jmatos@ivic.gob.ve.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Escudero
authors.affiliation: Department of Photocatalysis and Alternative Energies, Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC), 20632, Caracas 1020-A, Venezuela E-mail: jmatos@ivic.gob.ve.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Uzcategui
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D008751:Methylene Blue / Q000737:chemistry*; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D013472:Sunlight; D013997:Time Factors; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry*; D018508:Water Purification
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C009495:titanium dioxide; D002244:Carbon; D014025:Titanium; D008751:Methylene Blue