Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Nanostructured Titanium Dioxide with High Photocatalytic Activity

Jena, Anirudha and Vinu, R and Shivashankar, SA and Madras, Giridhar (2010) Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Nanostructured Titanium Dioxide with High Photocatalytic Activity. In: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 49 (20). pp. 9636-9643.

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Abstract

TiO2 (anatase) was synthesized using a microwave-irradiation-assisted chemical method. The reaction conditions were varied to obtain unique nanostructures of TiO2 comprising nanometric spheres giving the materials a very porous morphology. The oxide was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The specific surface area and porosity were quantified by the BET method, and the degradation of dyes was carried out using these materials. The photocatalytic activity of the nanometric TiO2 was significantly higher than that of commercially available TiO2 (Degussa P25) for the degradation of the dyes.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Publisher:	American Chemical Society
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to American Chemical Society.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Materials Research Centre Division of Mechanical Sciences > Chemical Engineering
Date Deposited:	04 Nov 2010 10:36
Last Modified:	04 Nov 2010 10:36
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/33562

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