Synthesis, characterization, and morphological control of ZnTiO3 nanoparticles through sol-gel processes and its photocatalyst application

Abstract

In this work, ZnTiO3 ceramics have been synthesized from the reaction of zinc acetate (Zn(CH3COO)2.2H2O), tetrabutyl titanate (Ti(OC4H9)4) as precursors and ethanol as the solvent, in the presence benzene-1, 3, 5-tricarboxylic acid as a novel chelating agent by sol-gel method. The effect of various parameters such as reaction temperature, pH effect, effect of molar ratio of benzene -1, 3, 5tricarboxylic acid to tetrabutyl titanate on morphology, size and purity of products was investigated. The asprepared products were characterized by various analyses such as: X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning and transmittance electron microscopy (SEM, TEM), X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), UV-Vis and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) technique. The photocatalytic degradation was investigated 2 using methyl orange (MO) under ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation. Application of this product as photocatalyst was investigated through degradation of methyl orange (MO) under UV irradiation and percentage of degradation obtained about 70 % after 60 min.

Evaluating the efficiency of the GO‐Fe3O4/TiO2 mesoporous photocatalyst for degradation of chlorpyrifos pesticide under visible light irradiation

“…Recently, the photocatalyst process of environmental contaminates has attracted growing attention . Among different approaches, materials based on TiO 2 are the most suitable suppliants for photocatalytic degradation . The high specific surface area is one useful characteristic of the TiO 2 mesoporous photocatalyst supplying more active sites at the surface for photocatalytic reaction.…”

“…[9][10][11][12] Among different approaches, materials based on TiO 2 are the most suitable suppliants for photocatalytic degradation. [13][14][15][16][17][18][19] The high specific surface area is one useful characteristic of the TiO 2 mesoporous photocatalyst supplying more active sites at the surface for photocatalytic reaction. On the other hand, the nanoscale pores of mesoporous photocatalyst help the faster arrival of the photogenerated electron-hole pairs to the surface, and prevent their recombination in bulk.…”

Investigation of role of urea in morphologically controlled synthesis of calcium‐bismuth bimetallic nanoparticles from chicken egg shells and its catalytic and fuel additive applications

“…Ataee‐Esfahani et al have used gold–platinum nanoparticles as an electrocatalyst for methanol oxidation . Masoud Salavati‐Niasari and his coworkers used neodymium vanadate, silver/titania, praseodymium oxide, copper indium sulfide, zirconia, and zinc titania nanoparticles and cupper iron oxide/carbon nanotube/graphene, dysprosium tin oxide/tin oxide, cadmium sulfide/carbon, and palladium/titania/ graphene nanocomposites as photocatalysts for the degradation of various water pollutants. They have proved, through band gap calculations, that bimetallic nanoparticles are good photocatalysts .…”

Rational Fabrication of Hierarchical Z‐Scheme WO3/Bi2WO6 Nanotubes for Superior Photoelectrocatalytic Reaction

“…In recent years, with the great advancement of science and technology, the energy shortage and environmental pollution have been the unavoidable presences, in which water pollution associated with industrial dyes has caused the serious ecological problems, which maybe cause the diseases and death, and seriously affect the environment and humanity . To address the urgent need for clean water and sustainable energy, alternative eco‐friendly and economical energy technology should be high on the agenda.…”

“…In recent years, with the great advancement of science and technology, the energy shortage and environmental pollution have been the unavoidable presences, in which water pollution associated with industrial dyes has caused the serious ecological problems, [1][2][3][4][5] which maybe cause the diseases and death, and seriously affect the environment and humanity. [6][7][8][9][10] To address the urgent need for clean water and sustainable energy, alternative eco-friendly and economical energy technology should be high on the agenda. Among the available candidates, semiconductor-based photocatalysis is an facile and efficient technology, which utilizes the renewable solar energy without any secondary pollution to remove the organic contaminants.…”