Highly ordered Ti-SBA-15: Efficient H{sub 2} adsorbent and photocatalyst for eco-toxic dye degradation

Journal Article · Tue Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Journal of Solid State Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2010.04.015· OSTI ID:21421518

Das, Swapan K; Bhunia, Manas K ^[1]; Bhaumik, Asim ^[1]

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1. Department of Materials Science, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A and B Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700 032 (India)

Highly ordered 2D-hexagonal mesoporous titanium silicate Ti-SBA-15 materials (space group p6mm) have been synthesized hydrothermally in acidic medium employing amphiphilic tri-block copolymer, Pluronic F127 as structure directing agent. Samples are characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, FT IR spectroscopy, UV-visible diffuse reflectance measurements, N{sub 2} adsorption/desorption and TG-DTA analysis. XRD and TEM results suggested the presence of highly ordered mesophase with hexagonal pore arrangements. BET surface area for Ti-SBA-15 (924 m{sup 2} g{sup -1}) is considerably higher than the pure silica SBA-15 (611 m{sup 2} g{sup -1}) prepared following the same synthetic route. UV-visible and FT-IR studies suggested the incorporation of mostly tetrahedral titanium (IV) species, along with some six-coordinated sites in the silicate network. This material shows very good H{sub 2} adsorption capacity at higher pressure and excellent catalytic activity in the photocatalytic degradation of ecologically abundant dye methylene blue. - Graphical abstract: Highly ordered 2D-hexagonal mesoporous Ti-SBA-15 materials are synthesized hydrothermally, which show high H{sub 2} adsorption capacity and excellent activity in the photocatalytic degradation of ecologically abundant dye methylene blue.

• OSTI ID: 21421518
• Journal Information: Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 183, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2010.04.015; PII: S0022-4596(10)00148-9; Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; ISSN 0022-4596
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DYES
HYDROGEN
HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS
INFRARED SPECTRA
METHYLENE BLUE
NANOSTRUCTURES
PHOTOCATALYSIS
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ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS
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CATALYSIS
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
COHERENT SCATTERING
DIFFRACTION
DRUGS
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
ELEMENTS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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OXIDE MINERALS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHENOTHIAZINES
POLYMERS
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SILICATES
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SYMMETRY GROUPS
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THERMAL ANALYSIS
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS