Study on photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by TiO₂ synthesiszed from titanium slag using a new decomposition agent

Abstract

This paper describes a novel process for the synthesis of TiO2 from titanium slag, which is realized via roasting titanium slag with KHSO4, acid leaching and hydrolysis. The results showed that the optimum conditions were a mass ratio of KHSO4 to titanium slag of 6, a temperature of 600 oC for 1,5 hours. Besides, this study investigated the possibility of synthesized TiO2 for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue.