催化学报 ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (6): 926-932.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(10)60208-2

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Fabrication and Characterization of Tailored TiO2 and WO3/MWCNT Composites for Methylene Blue Decomposition

ZHU Lei, MENG Zeda, OH WonChun*   

  1. Department of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Hanseo University, Chungnam 356-706, Korea
  • 收稿日期:2011-01-13 修回日期:2011-02-10 出版日期:2011-06-21 发布日期:2014-10-31

Fabrication and Characterization of Tailored TiO2 and WO3/MWCNT Composites for Methylene Blue Decomposition

ZHU Lei, MENG Zeda, OH WonChun*   

  1. Department of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Hanseo University, Chungnam 356-706, Korea
  • Received:2011-01-13 Revised:2011-02-10 Online:2011-06-21 Published:2014-10-31

摘要: A sol-gel method was used to prepare WO3/MWCNT-TiO2 composites. Their photocatalytic activities were evaluated by the degradation of methylene blue (MB) solution under UV light. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, specific surface area measurement, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, transmission and scanning electron microscopy. Aqueous MB solutions of 100 ml were photodegraded by a small amount of the WO3/MWCNT-TiO2 composite under UV light irradiation. The photocatalytic data showed that the WO3/MWCNT-TiO2 composite achieved a high rate of MB photodegradation. This was attributed to the use of MWCNT which can absorb UV light to create photo-induced electrons, strong adsorption of dye molecules on the photocatalyst, and reduced recombination rate of electron-holes in the WO3/MWCNT-TiO2 composite due to the introduction of the WO3 semiconductor.

关键词: tungsten trioxide, titanium dioxide, multi-walled carbon nanotube, photocatalytic activity, methylene blue

Abstract: A sol-gel method was used to prepare WO3/MWCNT-TiO2 composites. Their photocatalytic activities were evaluated by the degradation of methylene blue (MB) solution under UV light. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, specific surface area measurement, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, transmission and scanning electron microscopy. Aqueous MB solutions of 100 ml were photodegraded by a small amount of the WO3/MWCNT-TiO2 composite under UV light irradiation. The photocatalytic data showed that the WO3/MWCNT-TiO2 composite achieved a high rate of MB photodegradation. This was attributed to the use of MWCNT which can absorb UV light to create photo-induced electrons, strong adsorption of dye molecules on the photocatalyst, and reduced recombination rate of electron-holes in the WO3/MWCNT-TiO2 composite due to the introduction of the WO3 semiconductor.

Key words: tungsten trioxide, titanium dioxide, multi-walled carbon nanotube, photocatalytic activity, methylene blue