Enhancement of TiO2 NPs Activity by Fe3O4 Nano-Seeds for Removal of Organic Pollutants in Water
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Structural and Morphological Investigations
2.2. Photocatalytic Activity
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Preparation of Magnetite NPs
3.3. Preparation of Magnetic Photocatalysts
3.4. Characterization Techniques
3.4.1. XRD
3.4.2. FE-SEM
3.4.3. DSC
3.4.4. BET
3.5. Photocatalytic Experiments
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | BET Surface Area (m2/g) |
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A | 174.83 |
B | 286.73 |
C | 302.39 |
D | 341.86 |
Sample | Fe3O4 NPs (mL) | TISOP (mL) | 2-Propanol (mL) | H2O (mL) |
---|---|---|---|---|
A | 0.71 | 6 | 200 | 30 |
B | 0.35 | 6 | 200 | 30 |
C | 0.18 | 6 | 200 | 30 |
D | 0 | 6 | 200 | 30 |
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Villa, S.; Caratto, V.; Locardi, F.; Alberti, S.; Sturini, M.; Speltini, A.; Maraschi, F.; Canepa, F.; Ferretti, M. Enhancement of TiO2 NPs Activity by Fe3O4 Nano-Seeds for Removal of Organic Pollutants in Water. Materials 2016, 9, 771. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9090771
Villa S, Caratto V, Locardi F, Alberti S, Sturini M, Speltini A, Maraschi F, Canepa F, Ferretti M. Enhancement of TiO2 NPs Activity by Fe3O4 Nano-Seeds for Removal of Organic Pollutants in Water. Materials. 2016; 9(9):771. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9090771
Chicago/Turabian StyleVilla, Silvia, Valentina Caratto, Federico Locardi, Stefano Alberti, Michela Sturini, Andrea Speltini, Federica Maraschi, Fabio Canepa, and Maurizio Ferretti. 2016. "Enhancement of TiO2 NPs Activity by Fe3O4 Nano-Seeds for Removal of Organic Pollutants in Water" Materials 9, no. 9: 771. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9090771