Photocatalytic reduction of heavy metal ions on derivatized titanium dioxide nano-particle surface studied by XAFS.
Photoreduction of heavy metal ions, Cu{sup 2-} and Hg{sup 2+}, on TiO{sup 2} nano-particle surfaces, has been investigated by XAFS measurements. The effects of TiO{sup 2} surface modification reagents on the reaction efficiency have been studied. We observed a significant reaction efficiency enhancement when amino acid alanine was added to a mixture of 0.01 M Cu{sup 2+} and TiO{sup 2} nano-particles. Fifty percent of the adsorbed Cu{sup 2+} has been reduced to Cu{sup 0} after 1-h illumination with a UV-enhanced xenon lamp. Photoreduction of Hg{sup 2+} on TiO{sup 2} colloid surfaces was also investigated without and with thiolactic acid (TLA). In this case, the photoreduction efficiency for Hg{sup 2+} was lowered. Structures of metal ion surroundings in various complexes as well as their role in photoreduction of metal ions are discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- ER
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 937941
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/CHM/CP-91685; NIMBEU; TRN: US200905%%712
- Journal Information:
- Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. B, Vol. 133, Issue 1997; ISSN 0168-583X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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