Photocatalytic Properties of Nanotubular-ShapedTiO 2 Powders with Anatase Phase Obtained from Titanate Nanotube Powder through Various Thermal Treatments
Author(s) -
Nam-Hee Lee,
HyoJin Oh,
SangChul Jung,
Won-Jae Lee,
Donghyun Kim,
Sun-Jae Kim
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of photoenergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1687-529X
pISSN - 1110-662X
DOI - 10.1155/2011/327821
Subject(s) - calcination , materials science , anatase , algorithm , photocatalysis , computer science , chemistry , biochemistry , catalysis
Photocatalytic properties of nanotubular-shaped titanate powders, synthesized by hydrothermal treatment of TiO2, were studied after calcinations at various temperatures and times under O2, air, and H2 atmospheres. Their photocatalytic properties were measured with checking decomposition of 4-chlorophenol under UV-A irradiation, together with physical characterizations using SEM, TEM, XRD, BET, and Raman spectroscopy. With increasing calcination temperature and time, nanotubular-shaped titanate particles became short, rod-like, or irregular by oversintering, and their crystalline structure was changed into anatase phase. The photocatalytic ability in decomposition of 4-chlorophenol using the calcined powders showed the highest value due to obtainment of high specific area by maintaining nanotubular shape, together with transformation from titanate to anatase phase having perfect crystallinity in O2 or air atmosphere
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