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Solvothermal Synthesis of Mesoporous TiO₂ Using Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate for Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue

Authors: Chao-Wei Huang, Wei-Cheng Sin, Van-Huy Nguyen, Yu-Chung Wu, Wei-Yu Chen, Andrew C. Chien

Published in: Topics in Catalysis | Issue 11-14/2020

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Mesoporous titanium dioxide (TiO₂) photocatalysts were synthesized via a solvothermal method using sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as templates. The effect of the SDS concentration and solution pH value on the resulting TiO₂ catalyst and its photocatalytic activity were studied. The photocatalytic activity was assessed by degradation methylene blue under low-power (8W × 4) UV light irradiation. The best performance showed that over 95% of methylene blue was degraded in 120 min and in the presence of S20 (20 mmol SDS addition, pH = 4). With the optimal addition of SDS, the crystal size was reduced, and the surface area was increased. In addition, some bidentate-sulfates (–SO₄²⁻) residues were observed within the prepared mesoporous TiO₂. The Detail characterization of of the as-prepared TiO₂ samples were conducted by X-ray diffraction, Ultraviolet–Visible Spectroscopy, Scanning electron microscope, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, respectively.

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Title: Solvothermal Synthesis of Mesoporous TiO2 Using Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate for Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue
Authors: Chao-Wei Huang
Wei-Cheng Sin
Van-Huy Nguyen
Yu-Chung Wu
Wei-Yu Chen
Andrew C. Chien
Publication date: 28-07-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Topics in Catalysis / Issue 11-14/2020
Print ISSN: 1022-5528
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9028
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-020-01322-y

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