Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2014, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (2): 168-174.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(12)60736-0

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Photocatalysis of dinitrotoluene decomposition by H3PW12O40/TiO2 and H4SiW12O40/TiO2 prepared by a modified sol-gel synthesis and solvothermal treatment method

Changgen Fenga, Hairu Shanga, Xia Liub   

  1. a State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China;
    b College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
  • Received:2013-07-11 Revised:2013-09-02 Online:2014-01-16 Published:2014-01-17
  • Contact: Changgen Feng
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    This work was supported by the Institution of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics.

Abstract:

Mesoporous H3PW12O40/TiO2 and H4SiW12O40/TiO2 were synthesized by combining sol-gel technology using a nonionic surfactant P123 as a structure directing agent with solvothermal treatment. X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy results indicated that the TiO2 particles had the anatase phase, and the primary Keggin structures of H3PW12O40 and H4SiW12O40 remained intact after calcination at 400 ℃. N2 adsorption-desorption analysis and scanning electron microscopy showed that the specific surface area and pore volume were increased by the addition of P123. The specific surface area of H3PW12O40/TiO2 and H4SiW12O40/TiO2 increased to 252.2 and 250.0 m2/g, respectively. Ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy showed that compared with pure TiO2, an obvious red shift occurred and the absorption intensity was increased for the composite catalysts. The catalysts were tested and the degradation rate of dinitrotoluene was as high as 95% under the optimum conditions.

Key words: Mesoporous material, Polyoxometalate, Titanium dioxide, Structure directing agent, Dinitrotoluene, Photocatalytic degradation