Ultrasound assisted synthesis of doped TiO₂ nano-particles: Characterization and comparison of effectiveness for photocatalytic oxidation of dyestuff effluent

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• 作者：S.R. Shirsath ; D.V. Pinjari ; P.R. Gogate ; S.H. Sonawane ; A.B. P ; it
• 关键词：Titanium dioxide ; Photocatalyst ; Doping ; Characterization ; Ultrasound ; Dye degradation
• 刊名：Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：January, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：20
• 期：1
• 页码：277-286
• 全文大小：1110 K

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The present work deals with the synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles doped with Fe and Ce using sonochemical approach and its comparison with the conventional doping method. The prepared samples have been characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), FTIR, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and UV-visible spectra (UV-vis). The effectiveness of the synthesized catalyst for the photocatalytic degradation of crystal violet dye has also been investigated considering crystal violet degradation as the model reaction. It has been observed that the catalysts prepared by sonochemical method exhibit higher photocatalytic activity as compared to the catalysts prepared by the conventional methods. Also the Ce-doped TiO₂ exhibits maximum photocatalytic activity followed by Fe-doped TiO₂ and the least activity was observed for only TiO₂. The presence of Fe and Ce in the TiO₂ structure results in a significant absorption shift towards the visible region. Detailed investigations on the degradation indicated that an optimal dosage with 0.8 mol % doping of Ce and 1.2 mol % doping of Fe in TiO₂ results in higher extents of degradation. Kinetic studies also established that the photocatalytic degradation followed the pseudo first-order reaction kinetics. Overall it has been established that ultrasound assisted synthesis of doped photocatalyst significantly enhances the photocatalytic activity.