Band Gap Implications on Nano-TiO2 Surface Modification with Ascorbic Acid for Visible Light-Active Polypropylene Coated Photocatalyst
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Photocatalyst Preparation
2.2. Photocatalyst Characterization
2.3. Adsorption and Photodegradation Processes
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphological and Structure Characterization
3.2. Optical Characterization
3.3. Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies of ARS Adsorption
3.4. Visible Light Photoactivity of [PP@AA-TiO2]A
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | a (Å) | c (Å) |
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TiO2 [33] | 3.785 | 9.514 |
[TiO2]A | 3.787 | 9.526 |
[AA-TiO2]A | 3.808 | 9.565 |
AA wt % | |||
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0 | 3.15 | 3.75 | 1.99 |
0.5 | 3.05 | 3.55 | 3.50 |
1 | 3.01 | 3.47 | 3.72 |
1.5 | 2.92 | 3.46 | 4.04 |
2.5 | 2.87 | 3.18 | 4.15 |
3.4 | 2.94 | 3.09 | 3.85 |
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D’Amato, C.A.; Giovannetti, R.; Zannotti, M.; Rommozzi, E.; Minicucci, M.; Gunnella, R.; Di Cicco, A. Band Gap Implications on Nano-TiO2 Surface Modification with Ascorbic Acid for Visible Light-Active Polypropylene Coated Photocatalyst. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 599. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080599
D’Amato CA, Giovannetti R, Zannotti M, Rommozzi E, Minicucci M, Gunnella R, Di Cicco A. Band Gap Implications on Nano-TiO2 Surface Modification with Ascorbic Acid for Visible Light-Active Polypropylene Coated Photocatalyst. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(8):599. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080599
Chicago/Turabian StyleD’Amato, Chiara Anna, Rita Giovannetti, Marco Zannotti, Elena Rommozzi, Marco Minicucci, Roberto Gunnella, and Andrea Di Cicco. 2018. "Band Gap Implications on Nano-TiO2 Surface Modification with Ascorbic Acid for Visible Light-Active Polypropylene Coated Photocatalyst" Nanomaterials 8, no. 8: 599. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080599