TiO{sub 2} supported on rod-like mesoporous silica SBA-15: Preparation, characterization and photocatalytic behaviour
- College of Material Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012 (China)
Highlights: Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Rod-like SBA-15 and normal SBA-15 were used to prepare TiO{sub 2}/SBA-15 composites. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer TiO{sub 2}/SBA-15 composites were studied as catalysts for methyl orange photodegradation. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer TiO{sub 2}/Rod-SBA-15 exhibited higher photocatalytic activity than TiO{sub 2}/Nor-SBA-15. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer The higher catalytic activity was a result of the controlled morphology of SBA-15. -- Abstract: TiO{sub 2} nanoparticles have been successfully incorporated in the pores of mesoporous silica SBA-15 with different morphologies by a wet impregnation method. The composites were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), inductively coupled plasma (ICP) emission spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), N{sub 2}-sorption and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The photodegradation of methyl orange (MO) was used to study their photocatalytic property. It is indicated that the morphology of SBA-15 had a great influence on the photocatalytic activity of the composites. When TiO{sub 2}/SBA-15 composite was prepared by loading TiO{sub 2} nanoparticles on uniform rod-like SBA-15 of 1 {mu}m length, it showed higher photocatalytic degradation rate than that on less regular but much larger SBA-15 support. This difference was rationalized in terms of the homogeneously distributed and shorter channels of rod-like SBA-15, which favored mass transport and improved the efficient utilization of the pore surface.
- OSTI ID:
- 22212346
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 46, Issue 12; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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