Studies on the synthesis, physicochemical properties and characteristics of the photocatalytic TiO2 nanocomposites based on spinel and hexagonal ferrites used for oxidation of organic contaminants in the aqueous phase.
Studies on preparation, physicochemical characterization of TiO2 nanocomposites based on spinel and hexagonal ferrites for oxidation of organic compounds in the aqueous phase
Gdansk University of Technology
Approximately 3000 pharmaceuticals are in general use today in the European Union. Many of these pharmaceuticals and/or their transformation products are found ubiquitously in rivers in the developed world, at concentrations from 5 to 3500 ng/dm3. Some of the commonly used pharmaceuticals (anticonvulsant carbamazepine), analgesic and demulcent drugs (ibuprofen, diclofenac, ketoprofen, naproxen) are not susceptible to biological degradation, therefore passes through cycle of biological treatment in the unchanged form and are detected in lakes, rivers and sewage treatment plants.
Among Advances oxidation processes, heterogeneous photocatalytic oxidation of organic pollutants occurred to be a promising method for water purification, since many recalcitrant organic compounds at low concentration can be oxidized at a room temperature in the presence of a semiconductor photocatalyst.
TiO2-based photocatalytic process has shown a great potential as a low-cost, environmentally friendly and sustainable treatment technology to remove persistent organic compounds in wastewater to overcome the shortcomings of the conventional technologies. However, this technology suffers from some main technical barriers that impede its commercialization, i.e., the inefficient exploitation of visible light, low adsorption capacity for hydrophobic contaminants, uniform distribution in aqueous suspension and post-recovery of the TiO2 particles after water treatment.
A significant limitation of the TiO2 use in large-scale wastewater treatment processes is the range of radiation needed to excite the photocatalyst. The use of UV light in photocatalysis generates considerable costs in energy for intensive process of irradiation using eg. mercury lamp. In addition, in the photocatalyst structure occurs the recombination of generated by photoexcitation electrons and holes, resulting in a significant reduction in quantum efficiency that occurs in the presence of a photocatalyst in reaction. In order to overcome this limitation of TiO2 the noble metal nanoparticles have often been used to enhance the photocatalytic activity of titanium (IV) oxide and to extend the absorption wavelength from the ultraviolet to visible region. Another problem in large-scale application of TiO2 for wastewater treatment is a step of separation and re-use of photocatalyst. The separation of the pure TiO2 slurry is a costly and energy intensive.
In this regard it is proposed to deposit TiO2 nanoparticles modified with platinum and copper or platinum and iodine on the surface of the spinel ferrites having the structure MFe2O4 (M = Mn, Mg, Zn, Fe); CoFe2-xMxO4 (M = Zn2+, Mn2+) and hexagonal ferrites BaFe12O19, BaFe12O19-M2Fe4O8 (M = Mg, Fe, Zn). Obtained magnetic nanocomposites can be easily separable from the system and reused in the photocatalytic reaction of the degradation of pharmaceuticals in the aqueous phase. Nanocomposites will obtained by microemulsion method, which will allow to obtain expected core-shell structures.
Designated physicochemical properties of magnetic photocatalysts, kinetics of degradation reaction of selected pharmaceuticals, as well as investigation the effect of pH, temperature, radiation intensity, the quantity of photocatalyst and the type and content of the metal deposited on the surface of the nanocomposite will allow to optimize the degradation process, and therefore more efficient photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals from wastewater.
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- Financial Program Name:
- SONATA
- Organization:
- Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju (NCBR) (The National Centre for Research and Development)
- Agreement:
- UMO-2016/23/D/ST5/01021 z dnia 2017-07-18
- Realisation period:
- 2017-07-18 - 2019-07-17
- Project manager:
- prof. dr hab. inż. Anna Zielińska-Jurek
- Realised in:
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Request type:
- National Research Programmes
- Domestic:
- Domestic project
- Verified by:
- No verification
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Year 2021
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Mono- and bimetallic (Pt/Cu) titanium(IV) oxide core–shell photocatalysts with UV/Vis light activity and magnetic separability
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Year 2020
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Defective TiO2 Core-Shell Magnetic Photocatalyst Modified with Plasmonic Nanoparticles for Visible Light-Induced Photocatalytic Activity
PublicationIn the presented work, for the first time, the metal-modified defective titanium(IV) oxide nanoparticles with well-defined titanium vacancies, was successfully obtained. Introducing platinum and copper nanoparticles (NPs) as surface modifiers of defective d-TiO2 significantly increased the photocatalytic activity in both UV-Vis and Vis light ranges. Moreover, metal NPs deposition on the magnetic core allowed for the effective separation...
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Mono- and bimetallic (Pt/Cu) titanium(IV) oxide photocatalysts. Physicochemical and photocatalytic data of magnetic nanocomposites’ shell
PublicationSurface modification of titania with noble and semi-noble metals resulted in significant enhancement of photocatalytic activity. Presented data, showing the photocatalytic properties of TiO2-M (where M is Pt and/or Cu) photocatalysts were further used as Fe3O4@SiO2/TiO2-M magnetic nanocomposites shells in "Mono- and bimetallic (Pt/Cu) titanium(IV) oxide core-shell photocatalysts with Vis light activity and magnetic separability"...
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Synthesis of CoFe2O4 Nanoparticles: The Effect of Ionic Strength, Concentration, and Precursor Type on Morphology and Magnetic Properties
PublicationThe present study highlights the effect of metal precursor types (SO4 2¯, Cl¯, and NO3¯), their concentration, and the influence of ionic strength of reaction environment on the morphology, surface, and magnetic properties of CoFe2O4 particles. The magnetic nanoparticles were obtained by chemical coprecipitation in alkaline medium at increasing metal concentration in the range of 0.0425 mol·dm-3 to 0.17 mol·dm-3 and calcination...
Year 2019
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Magnetic photocatalysts for water treatment
PublicationThe concept of magnetic photocatalysts with separation function requires ferromagnetic material with high magnetic susceptibility to an external magnetic field to enable recycling of composite nanoparticles. Currently, much attention is devoted to functionalization of photocatalyst using MFe2O3, where M =Fe, Zn, Co, Mn. However direct contact between photocatalyst and magnetic iron oxide particles leads to photodissolution of iron...
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Size-Controlled Synthesis of Pt Particles on TiO2 Surface: Physicochemical Characteristic and Photocatalytic Activity
PublicationDifferent TiO2 photocatalysts, i.e., commercial samples (ST‐01 and P25 with minority of rutile phase), nanotubes, well‐crystallized faceted particles of decahedral shape and mesoporous spheres, were used as supports for deposition of Pt nanoparticles (NPs). Size‐controlled Pt NPs embedded in TiO2 were successfully prepared by microemulsion and wet‐impregnation methods. Obtained photocatalysts were characterized using XRD, TEM,...
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