Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (4): 485-489.

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Preparation of WO3/TiO2 Nanorod Composites and Its Photocatalytic Activity

LIU Yang1, WANG Sheng1,*, WANG Tao1, XU Zhanglian1, CHEN Wenxing1, JIANG Jie2, WEI Jianhong2   

  1. 1Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China 2Hangzhou Research Institute of Chemical Technology. Ltd. Co, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2010-04-25 Online:2010-04-25 Published:2013-10-08

Abstract: The influence of both the properties of TiO2 (crystalline, morphology, and surface state) and the loaded WO3 on the photocatalytic activity of WO3/TiO2-NRs composite was discussed, whose photoactivity was 5 times that of its precursor P25 (TiO2).

Key words: tungsten trioxide, titanium dioxide, sodium tungstate, rhodamine B, photocatalysis, nanorod