Degradation and Mineralization of Benzohydroxamic Acid by Synthesized Mesoporous La/TiO 2

Xianping Luo, Junyu Wang, Chunying Wang, Sipin Zhu, Zhihui Li, Xuekun Tang and Min Wu
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Xianping Luo: Faculty of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
Junyu Wang: Faculty of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
Chunying Wang: Faculty of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
Sipin Zhu: Faculty of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
Zhihui Li: Faculty of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
Xuekun Tang: School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Min Wu: Post-Doctoral Scientific Research Workstation of Western Mining Co. Ltd., Xining 810001, China

IJERPH, 2016, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-14

Abstract: Rare earth element La-doped TiO 2 (La/TiO 2 ) was synthesized by the sol-gel method. Benzohydroxamic acid was used as the objective pollutant to investigate the photocatalytic activity of La/TiO 2 . The physicochemical properties of the prepared materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, specific surface area and porosity, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. As a result, the doping of La could inhibit the crystal growth of TiO 2 , increase its specific surface area and expand its response to visible light, thus improving its photocatalytic activity. La/TiO 2 with the doping ratio of 0.75% calcined at 500 °C, showing the highest photocatalytic activity to degrade benzohydroxamic acid under the irradiation of 300 W mercury lamp. About 94.1% of benzohydroxamic acid with the original concentration at 30 mg·L ?1 was removed after 120 min in a solution of pH 4.4 with an La/TiO 2 amount of 0.5 g·L ?1 . Furthermore, 88.5% of the total organic carbon was eliminated after 120 min irradiation. In addition, after four recycling runs, La/TiO 2 still kept high photocatalytic activity on the photodegradation of benzohydroxamic acid. The interfacial charge transfer processes were also hypothesized.

Keywords: rare earth doped; La/TiO 2; characterization; benzohydroxamic acid; photocatalytic degradation; mineralization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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