The visible-light response is a necessary condition for titanium dioxide (TiO2) photocatalyst to function as visible light active photocatalyst. This can be solved by investigation of the bandgaps and optimization doping levels multivalency metal-doped TiO2. In this study, pure Cu, Fe, Ni-doped TiO2 photocatalysts were prepared sol‐gel method. characterized using XRD, FTIR, FESEM, EDX, N2 physi...

Photocatalysis has attracted worldwide attention due to its potential in solar energy conversion. As a "green" advanced oxidation technology, it has been extensively used for water disinfection and wastewater treatment. This article provides a review of the recent progress in solar energy-induced photocatalytic disinfection of bacteria, focusing on the development of highly efficient photocatal...

A photocatalyst was obtained by treating the commercial amorphous anatase titanium dioxide with ammonia water. During the preparation of photocatalytic material the optimal conditions of the separation operation were found. The photocatalyst was characterized by UV/VIS-DR, FTIR-DR, and XRD techniques, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). According to the XRD method, th...

CeO2 /TiO2 nanobelt heterostructures are synthesized via a cost-effective hydrothermal method. The as-prepared nanocomposites consist of CeO2 nanoparticles assembled on the rough surface of TiO2 nanobelts. In comparison with P25 TiO2 colloids, surface-coarsened TiO2 nanobelts, and CeO2 nanoparticles, the CeO2 /TiO2 nanobelt heterostructures exhibit a markedly enhanced photocatalytic activity in...

A TiO2-coated net with photocatalytic antibacterial properties that purifies water for practical use in developing countries was fabricated. The TiO2 particles were modified a silane coupling agent, aminopropyltriethoxysilane or hexadecyltrimethoxysilane, to improve particle dispersibility. comprises three layers: TiO2-silicone photocatalyst layer, silicone layer protect the substrate from oxid...

In this paper, the photocatalytic (UV-A/TiO2) degradation of two steroid hormones: norethisterone and danazol in aqueous medium has been studied using immobilized titanium dioxide as photocatalyst. The photolytic degradation (degradation without photocatalyst) of the two hormones was also investigated. UV-A irradiation was provided by black light lamp 18 W. The photocatalytic and photolytic deg...

TiO2 nanoparticles have emerged as a great photocatalyst to degrade organic contaminants in water; however, the dispersed water could be difficult recovered and potentially become contaminant. Herbicide like 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) used agriculture usually ends up with large fraction remaining sediment, which may cause potential risk human health ecosystem. This study proposes gr...

In present study the photocatalytic degradation of the organophosphorus pesticide fenthion, under UV irradiation in the presence of titanium dioxide (TiO2) photocatalyst, in aqueous suspensions has been investigated and compared with the photodegradation by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) solution as an oxidant agent. The experiments were carried out in a 250mL pyrex UV laboratory-constructed photorea...