Journal
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
Volume 652, Issue -, Pages 386-392Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.08.218
Keywords
Ag; Hierarchical; Micro/nanostructure; TiO2; Photocatalytic performance
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Funding
- National Basic Research Program of China [2013CB934302]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi province of China [20151BAB216008]
- Natural Science Foundation of China [51072199, 21177132, 1272255, 51461019, 11164008]
- Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDA09030200]
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Uniform hierarchical micro/nanostructured TiO2 microspheres (MTS) composed of well-crystallized anatase phase nanoparticles were first fabricated by a fast and facile microwave-assisted hydrothermal method, then Ag nanoparticles were further decorated onto MTS by a simple polyvinylpyrrolidone-assisted reduction method (the product was denoted as Ag-MTS). The characterization data indicated that the Ag-MTS sample had a high specific surface area (121 m(2) g(-1)) and abundant mesopores with Ag nanoparticles homogeneously dispersed among the TiO2 nanoparticles. The photocatalytic performance of Ag-MTS for the removal of organic dye methyl orange was evaluated. It was found that Ag-MTS showed an enhanced photocatalytic activity when compared to MTS and commercially available nanosized TiO2 Degussa P25. The hierarchical micro/nanostructure (high specific surface area and abundant mesopores properties) together with Ag decoration contributed to the enhanced photocatalytic activity. In addition, Ag-MTS showed easy recovery feature in the recovery process and high durability in the recycling test, which was expected to be a practical photocatalyst used for wastewater treatment. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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