Efficient photocatalytic removal of aqueous Cr(VI) by N-F-Al tri-doped TiO2

Shuqin Wang; Yixiao Xie; Weiliang Cheng; Jian Gao

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.34, No.9, 2507-2513, September, 2017

DOI10.1007/s11814-017-0161-7 Export Citation

Efficient photocatalytic removal of aqueous Cr(VI) by N-F-Al tri-doped TiO2

Shuqin Wang^†, Yixiao Xie, Weiliang Cheng^†, and Jian Gao

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University,, Baoding, Hebei 071003, P. R. China

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As chromium is a common heavy metal contaminant in water, we have prepared N-F-Al tri doped TiO2 catalyst for Cr(VI) removal under visible light. The sample was prepared via a sol-gel method and was characterized by XRD, BET, UV-vis DRS, XPS and SEM techniques. In the photocatalytic experiments, effects of Al/Ti ratio, F/Ti ratio, calcination temperature and different dopants were investigated. The optimum Al/Ti molar ratio, F/Ti ratio and calcination temperature proved to be 0.01, 0.1 and 500 °C, respectively, which is in accordance with the characterization analysis. Catalysts prepared under this condition showed a high photoactivity for Cr(VI) removal in water.

Keywords:Cr(VI);TiO2;Photocatalytic Reduction;N-F-Al Tri-doping;Al/Ti Ratio;F/Ti Ratio;Calcination Temperature;Different Dopants

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