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Design and Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of TiO2-Lanthanides Systems and Evaluation of Photocatalytic Activity under UV-LED Light Irradiation
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The TiO2-Eu and TiO2-La systems were successfully synthesized using the microwave method. Based on the results of X-ray diffraction analysis, it was found that regardless of the analyzed systems, two crystal structures were noted for the obtained samples: anatase and rutile. The analysis, such as XPS and EDS, proved that the doped lanthanum and europium nano-particles are present only on the TiO2 surface without disturbing the crystal lattice. In the synthesized systems, there were no significant changes in the bandgap energy. Moreover, all the obtained systems were characterized by high thermal stability. One of the key objectives of the work, and a scientific novelty, was the introduction of UV-LED lamps into the metronidazole photo-oxidation pathway. The results of the photo-oxidation study showed that the obtained TiO2 systems doped with selected lanthanides (Eu or La) show high efficiency in the removal of metronidazole, and at the same consuming nearly 10 times less electricity compared to conventional UV lamps (high-pressure mercury lamp). Liquid-chromatography mass-spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis of an intermediate solution showed the presence of fragments of the degraded molecule by m/z 114, 83, and 60, prompting the formulation of a plausible photodegradation pathway for metronidazole.
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Adam Kubiak
- Politechnika Poznańska
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Joanna Zembrzuska
- Politechnika Poznańska
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Katarzyna Siwińska-Ciesielczyk dr hab. inż.
- Politechnika Poznańska
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Marcin Janczarek
- Politechnika Poznańska
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Piotr Krawczyk
- Politechnika Poznańska
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Teofil Jesionowski
- Politechnika Poznańska
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Catalysts
no. 12,
ISSN: 2073-4344 - Language:
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- 2022
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- Kubiak A., Grzegórska A., Zembrzuska J., Zielińska-Jurek A., Siwińska-Ciesielczyk K., Janczarek M., Krawczyk P., Jesionowski T.: Design and Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of TiO2-Lanthanides Systems and Evaluation of Photocatalytic Activity under UV-LED Light Irradiation// Catalysts -Vol. 12,iss. 1 (2022), s.8-
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.3390/catal12010008
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- Gdańsk University of Technology
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