Biogenic C-doped titania templated by cyanobacteria for visible-light photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B

Optimization of photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B using Box–Behnken experimental design: Mineralization and mechanism

“…Similar results were obtained by He et al. (2014) using Cya‐TiO 2 and P25 TiO 2 under visible‐light irradiation for photocatalytic degradation of RhB.…”

“…As shown in Table 7, a good correlation with the pseudo-first-order reaction kinetics is found. Similar results were obtained by He et al (2014) using Cya-TiO 2 and P25 TiO 2 under visible-light irradiation for photocatalytic degradation of RhB.…”

Biomorphic Carbon-Doped TiO2 for Photocatalytic Gas Sensing with Continuous Detection of Persistent Volatile Organic Compounds

“…TiO 2 with bandgap of 3.2 eV is an important n-type semiconducting metal oxide, which has attracted a great deal of attention, because of its photocatalytic applications. − It is well acceptable that photocatalytic process is based on the mechanism involving electron–hole separation and electron–hole recombination with light irradiation on semiconducting oxide. , For semiconductor photocatalysts, two aspects including structures and compositions are carried on to enhance photocatalytic activity and energy efficiency of photocatalysts. , According to these, reducing grain size, building hierarchical structure and doping with metal or nonmetal atoms are used widely for developing high active photocatalysts capable of using solar light to eliminate hazardous compounds. The grain size directly affects the specific surface area, that is, the smaller the grain size is, the larger specific surface area will be .…”

“…He et al. have prepared cyanobacteria templated titania photocatalyst with higher visible-light photocatalytic performance than commercial Degussa P25 for Rhodamine B degradation . Moreover, butterfly wings with special architectures of scales present charming properties, such as structural color, , superhydrophobicity , and high selectivity to vapors. , Many scientists have applied the wings as biotemplates to replicate the 3D porous structures, which is beneficial to both the chemical vapor sensing properties and the photocatalytic degradation process.…”

“…12,13 For semiconductor photocatalysts, two aspects including structures and compositions are carried on to enhance photocatalytic activity and energy efficiency of photocatalysts. 14,15 According to these, reducing grain size, building hierarchical structure and doping with metal or nonmetal atoms are used widely for developing high active photocatalysts capable of using solar light to eliminate hazardous compounds. The grain size directly affects the specific surface area, that is, the smaller the grain size is, the larger specific surface area will be.…”