Enhanced photocatalytic degradation rates at rutile TiO₂ photocatalysts modified with redox co-catalysts
By Neubert, Susann; Pulisova, Petra; Wiktor, Christian; Weide, Philipp; Mei, Bastian; Guschin, Dmitrii A.; Fischer, Roland A.; Muhler, Martin & Beranek, Radim
Published in Catalysis Today
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2014
Abstract
Nanocrystalline rutile TiO₂ powders were modified with small amounts of CuOₓ and FeOₓ clusters by impregnation and drying. The modified rutile samples exhibited drastically enhanced photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol under UV + vis (λ > 320 nm) irradiation. The reaction rates were increased by the factor of 7 and 4 for the optimized TiO₂(R)-CuOₓ and TiO₂(R)-FeOₓ samples containing 0.12 wt.% Cu and 0.13 wt.% Fe, respectively. The visible light (λ > 455 nm) activity in 4-CP degradation was negligible. Photopotential transient measurements have confirmed that amorphous CuOₓ and FeOₓ clusters deposited at the surface of rutile TiO₂ act as efficient co-catalysts for oxygen reduction by photogenerated electrons, which leads to improved charge separation and diminished recombination. This study shows that simple modification of TiO₂ photocatalysts with redox co-catalysts based on metal oxides is a promising strategy for enhancing the photocatalytic activity in degradation of aqueous pollutants.
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