Fabrication of titania/hydroxyapatite composite granules for photo-catalyst
- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Aoba 6-6-20 Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579 (Japan)
The titania/hydroxyapatite composite granular photo-catalyst with novel microstructure was fabricated by the process based on the liquid immiscibility effect and followed by precalcination and hydrothermal treatment from commercially available powders of {alpha}-Tri-calcium phosphate and TiO{sub 2}. XRD, SEM, BET, optical microscopy and UV-vis spectrophotometer were applied to characterize the prepared photo-catalyst. Microstructure analysis indicated that the granule was weaved by rod-shaped hydroxyapatite crystals whose surface was covered by nano-sized TiO{sub 2}. In the composite granules, the active surface of anatase was retained effectively. With the hybridization of TiO{sub 2} and HAp, a 16-nm blue-shift of absorption edge could be observed and the crystallinity of anatase could be enhanced by precalcination. The granules with the rod-shaped hydroxyapatite crystals performing as scaffold work as three-dimensional high porous, size-controllable small reactor. The phase and microstructure transformation of the granule before and after hydrothermal treatment was investigated and its decomposition ability was evaluated by using Methylene blue as a target pollutant compound.
- OSTI ID:
- 21199723
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 44, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2008.09.047; PII: S0025-5408(08)00335-8; Copyright (c) 2008 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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