Halloysite and sepiolite -TiO2 nanocomposites: Synthesis characterization and photocatalytic activity in three aquatic wastes

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作者
Papoulis, D. [1 ]
Panagiotaras, D. [2 ]
Tsigrou, P. [1 ]
Christoforidis, K. C. [3 ]
Petit, C. [3 ]
Apostolopoulou, A. [4 ]
Stathatos, E. [4 ]
Komarneni, S. [5 ,6 ]
Koukouvelas, I. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Patras, Dept Geol, Patras 26504, Greece
[2] Technol Educ Inst Western Greece, Dept Mech Engn, Lab Chem, Patras 26334, Greece
[3] Imperial Coll London, Dept Chem Engn, Barrer Ctr, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, England
[4] Technol Educ Inst Western Greece, Dept Elect Engn, Nanotechnol & Adv Mat Lab, Patras 26334, Greece
[5] Penn State Univ, Dept Ecosyst Sci & Management, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
[6] Penn State Univ, Mat Res Inst, Mat Res Lab 204, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
关键词
Sepiolite; Halloysite; Titania nanocomposite; Antibiotics; Photocatalytic materials; NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO2; DEGRADATION; WATER; ACETAMINOPHEN; TETRACYCLINE; CORINTH; GREECE; GULF; CLAY;
D O I
10.1016/j.mssp.2018.05.025
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Two different nanoclay minerals were combined with nanophase anatase TiO2 for the synthesis of clay-based nanocomposites for improved photocatalytic properties. A new Halloysite (Hal) + Sepiolite (S) - TiO2 ternary nanocomposite was prepared using halloysite from Utah, USA and a recently discovered sepiolite from Greece. Three nanocomposites were synthesized with Hal-TiO2, S-TiO2 and [Hal + S] to TiO2. As a result, TiO2 particles (anatase) were homogeneously deposited and dispersed on the clay surfaces. Phase composition, particle morphology and physical properties of these nanocomposites were characterized by XRD, ATR-FTIR, FE-SEM, DRS-UV-Vis and N-2-sorption/desorption isotherms at 77 K. The photocatalytic activity of the clay mineral-TiO2 nanocomposites was examined in the decomposition of paracetamol and tetracycline antibiotics as well as dye Rhodamine-B. The nanocomposites exhibited higher photocatalytic activity under UV irradiation for the decomposition of the targeted pollutants than the benchmark in the field, i.e. TiO2-P25 photocatalyst.
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