- Title
- Decorated titania fibers as photocatalysts for hydrogen generation and organic matter degradation
- Creator
- Mapukata, Sivuyisiwe, Hainer, Andrew S, Lanterna, Anabel E, Scaiano, Juan C, Nyokong, Tebello
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/186573
- Identifier
- vital:44513
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2019.112185"
- Description
- Heterogenous photocatalysts based on electrospun fibers composed of polyvinylpyrrolidone and titanium propoxide were prepared and heated at 500, 750 and 950 °C to obtain anatase and rutile fibers. The fibers were then decorated with Pd and Co nanoparticles as well as a symmetrical zinc phthalocyanine (Pc). The fibrous materials obtained have a paper-like macroscopic appearance allowing for easy handling and separation. The photocatalytic activities of the new materials were evaluated for the generation of H2 upon UV (368 nm) or visible (630 nm) light excitation. Depending on the heat treatment or the post-synthetic decoration method, the materials show higher, or similar, activity compared to P25-TiO2, with superior ease of separation. The catalysts showed ability to degrade organic matter, with MeOH used as a model compound. This is of considerable importance for potential water treatment applications that will require flow-compatible materials.
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (7 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, Mapukata, S., Hainer, A.S., Lanterna, A.E., Scaiano, J.C. and Nyokong, T., 2020. Decorated titania fibers as photocatalysts for hydrogen generation and organic matter degradation. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 388, p.112185, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry volume 388 p. 112185 2020 1010-6030
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