Titanium(IV) oxide, titania, photocatalyst particles were prepared from titanium alkoxide in the presence of several kinds of ionic liquids, and it was clarified that a group of samples exhibited photocatalytic activity for phenol degradation under the irradiation of light of wavelength >400 nm higher than those of the other group of samples. Although the conventional structural analytical results could not be related to the activity, electron-trap distribution measured by reversed double-beam photoacoustic spectroscopy suggested that a part of the ionic liquid induced the creation of a surface amorphous layer covered with hydrophobic organic residues to enhance the adsorption of phenol on the surface.
Authors
- dr hab. inż. Justyna Łuczak link open in new tab ,
- Anna Pancielejko link open in new tab ,
- Guangyi Chen,
- Mai Takashima,
- Prof. dr hab. inż. Adriana Zaleska-Medynska,
- Bunsho Ohtani
Additional information
- DOI
- Digital Object Identifier link open in new tab 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c09174
- Category
- Publikacja w czasopiśmie
- Type
- artykuły w czasopismach
- Language
- angielski
- Publication year
- 2021
