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JOURNAL OF DISPERSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 29, Issue 8, Pages 1150-1152Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/01932690701817982
Keywords
carbon nanotubes; Cr(VI); photocatalytic activity; TiO(2) nanoparticles
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The composite of carboxyl-modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNT-COOH) and TiO(2) nanoparticles was prepared in a solvothermal process. The x-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and UV-vis spectrum were used to characterize the products. The results showed that the MWNT-COOH was dispersed uniformly in the composite and coated with TiO(2) nanoparticles. The photo-reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) in water catalyzed by the composite was investigated at room temperature. The photocatalytic activity of the composite markedly increased by a factor of approximately 2.2 in comparison with pure TiO(2) (P25). Furthermore, the mechanism of the photocatalytic activity enhancement of the MWNT-COOH/TiO(2) nanoparticles composite for the photo-reduction of Cr(VI) was discussed.
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