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CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 69, Issue 9, Pages 1361-1367Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.05.021
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mesoporous TiO2 nanoparticle; photocatalysis; methyl orange; degradation mechanism
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The photodegradation of methyl orange (MO) was investigated in aqueous suspension containing titania nanoparticles with mesostructures (m-TiO2) under UV irradiation. The experimental results show that 98% MO can be mineralized in the 1.0 g 1(-1) m-TiO2 suspension (pH 2.0) after 45 min illumination. Particular attention was devoted to the identification and the transformation of the fragments retaining the chromophoric group. The photodegradation mechanism of the quinonoid MO mainly involves three intermedial processes: demethylation, methylation and hydroxylation. Among those processes, demethylation is more favorable than the hydroxylation, but the hydroxylation results in the largest number of intermediates. The degradation pathway of quinonoid MO under the optimal conditions is also proposed. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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