• Title of article

    THE EFFECT OF NANOSIZED TITANIA-SILICA FILM COMPOSITION ON THE PHOTOSTABILITY OF ADSORBED METHYLENE BLUE DYE

  • Author/Authors

    Surovtseva، N.I. نويسنده , , Eremenko، A.M. نويسنده , , Smirnova، N.P. نويسنده , , Pokrovskii، V.A. نويسنده , , Fesenko، T.V. نويسنده , , Starukh، G.N. نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    235
  • To page
    240
  • Abstract
    The effect of nanosized porous films (average density 10 g/m2) of TiO2. TiO2/SiO2, and SiO2 on the photostability of adsorbed methylene blue (MB) dye during UV irradiation in air was investigated by optical spectroscopy and laser-induced mass spectrometry. The effectiveness of the photodecomposition of MB decreases in the order TiO2 > TiO2/SiO2 > SiO2 with rate constants 1E-2, 0.6E-2, and 0.3E-2 min–1 respectively. A mechanism including the participation of both excited states of the dye molecules and photoexcited titanium dioxide is proposed for the photodecolorization of MB adsorbed on the surface of the investigated films.
  • Keywords
    titania–silica films , photodegradation of methylene blue , UV irradiation , laser-ionization desorption
  • Journal title
    Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry
  • Serial Year
    2007
  • Journal title
    Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry
  • Record number

    122339