One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of zeolite/sodium tantalate composite and its photodegradation of methyl orange
- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037 (China)
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030021 (China)
Highlights: • Sodalite/NaTaO{sub 3} composite is prepared by a one-pot hydrothermal synthesis. • Enhanced photodegradation is achieved due to the heterogeneous doping effect. • Structure distortion is found for NaTaO{sub 3} after removing sodalite by acid washing. - Abstract: Sodalite/NaTaO{sub 3} composite was prepared by a one-pot hydrothermal synthesis method. Sodalite and NaTaO{sub 3} grow interpenetrated, and the resulting composites have similar morphology as the pure sodalite. The sodalite/NaTaO{sub 3} composite has a lower band gap of 3.35 eV due to the heterogeneous doping effect, and exhibits an enhanced photodegradation of methyl orange under UV irradiation as compared to the pure NaTaO{sub 3}. A slight structure distortion is found for NaTaO{sub 3} after removing sodalite by acid washing the sodalite/NaTaO{sub 3} composite, and such result further confirms the co-growth of the two crystals. This one-pot hydrothermal method opens up new avenues for the preparation of photocatalytic composites.
- OSTI ID:
- 22475845
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 68; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2015 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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