TiO2-coated activated carbon surface （TAs） composites were prepared by a sol-gel method with supercritical pretreatment. The photocatalytic degradation of acid yellow （AY） was investigated under UV radiation to estimate activity of catalysts and determine the kinetics. And the effects of parameters including the initial concentration of AY, light intensity and TiO2 content in catalysts were examined. The results indicate that TAs has a higher efficiency in decomposition of AY than P25, pure TiO2 particles as well as the mixture of TiO2 powder and active carbon. The photocatalytic degradation rate is found to follow the pseudo-first order kinetics with respect to the AY concentration. The new kinetic model fairly resembles the classic Langmuir-Hinshelwood equation, and the rate constant is proportional to the square root of the light intensity in a wide range. However, its absorption performance depends on the surface areas of catalysts. The model fits quite well with the experimental data and elucidates phenomena about the effects of the TiO2 content in TAs on the degradation rate.
Ordered mesoporous TiO2 （OMPT） was prepared by an evaporation induced self-assembly technique using liquid crystal as template. The key factors affecting the methylene blue （MB） oxidation efficiency were investigated, including the initial concentration of MB, pH value and catalyst concentration. The results show that the obtained OMPT has high thermal stability and shows a 2D hexagonal mesostructure with the small particle size and high surface area, which lead to higher degradation efficiency than commercial P25 or nanoparticle TiO2 （NPT） fabricated by sol-gel process. The optimal conditions are 5 mg/L MB, pH 6 and 1.5 g/L OMPT for the fastest rate of MB degradation. Total organic carbon （TOC） analysis indicates complete mineralization of MB in 240 min by OMPT, with rate constant higher than NPT or P25.
以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)表面活性剂和钛酸四丁酯分别为造孔模板和钛源,通过超声辅助溶剂挥发自组装技术制备有序介孔氧化钛(ordered mesoporous Ti O2,OMPT)及其活性炭负载体(ordered mesoporous Ti O2/AC,OMPTA).为探讨OMPTA结构与性能之间的关系,采用超声辅助溶胶-凝胶技术合成了无孔氧化钛/活性炭(nonporous Ti O2/AC,NPTA)负载体,利用热重-差热(TG-DTA)、X射线衍射(XRD)、氮气吸附-解吸、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和紫外漫反射(DRS)等手段对制备材料结构进行表征.以酸性红B(acid red B,ARB)的光催化降解为探针实验,评价OMPTA的光催化性能和使用寿命,提出了孔-孔协同光催化扩增机制,并探讨了催化条件(染料浓度、催化剂浓度和溶液p H)对协同扩增效果的影响.结果表明:相对于纯OMPT,OMPTA具有晶粒生长的高活化能、较小的粒径尺寸和对有序介孔结构的高热稳定性,这归功于活性炭的吸附力和非晶相层对晶粒生长的阻碍作用.由于孔-孔协同光催化扩增效应,导致OMPTA在NPTA、OMPT-AC、OMPT、P25和NPT中具有更高的催化活性.热处理温度强烈影响OMPTA的光催化活性,其中OMPTA-500具有最高的光催化活性,这归功于其具备完善的结晶性、相对高浓度的羟基和Ti3+离子.同时,OMPTA-500在重复使用过程中也具有很高的光催化性能.当使用OMPTA-500为催化剂对ARB降解时,最佳的催化条件为催化剂浓度1 g/L,ARB浓度15 mg/L,p H 5.
