DocumentCode
75276
Title
TiO2/Fe2O3/CNTs magnetic photocatalyst: a fast and convenient synthesis and visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline
Author
Changyu Lu ; Weisheng Guan ; Gehong Zhang ; Linjing Ye ; Ya Zhou ; Xian Zhang
Author_Institution
Sch. of Environ. Sci. & Eng., Chang´an Univ., Xi´an, China
Volume
8
Issue
10
fYear
2013
fDate
Oct. 2013
Firstpage
749
Lastpage
752
Abstract
The effective visible-light-driven photocatalysis of tetracycline still remains a big challenge for scientists. In this reported work, TiO2/Fe2O3/CNTs (carbon nanotubes) have been successfully synthesised by a fast and convenient method for the first time. A wide range of techniques, such as X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, magnetic measurements and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy were applied to characterise the obtained TiO2/Fe2O3/CNTs. Moreover, the photocatalytic properties of the TiO2/Fe2O3/CNTs in the degradation of tetracycline have been studied. In addition, it was found that TiO2/Fe2O3/CNTs have a better reusable photocatalyst than other traditional photocatalysts by the magnetic separation recycling method.
Keywords
X-ray diffraction; carbon nanotubes; catalysis; iron compounds; magnetic separation; photochemistry; scanning electron microscopy; titanium compounds; transmission electron microscopy; ultraviolet spectroscopy; TiO2-Fe2O3-C; UV-vis absorption spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; carbon nanotubes; effective visible-light-driven photocatalysis; magnetic measurements; magnetic photocatalyst; magnetic separation recycling method; photocatalytic properties; scanning electron microscopy; tetracycline; transmission electron microscopy; visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Micro & Nano Letters, IET
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1750-0443
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/mnl.2013.0428
Filename
6651488
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