Nanostructured AgBr loaded TiO2: An efficient sunlight active photocatalyst for degradation of Reactive Red 120

The AgBr loaded TiO2 catalyst was prepared by a feasible approach with AgBr and tetraisopropyl orthotitanate and characterized by BET surface area measurement, diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS), scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive spectra (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and atomic force microscope (AFM) analysis. The results of characterization reveal that AgBr loaded TiO2 has a nanostructure. Formation of the nanostructure in AgBr loaded TiO2 results in substantial shifting of the absorption edge of TiO2 to red and enhancement of visible light absorption. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements reveal that AgBr loaded TiO2 has a higher photoconductivity than prepared TiO2 due to higher separation efficiency of electron-hole pairs. Cyclic voltammetric studies reveal enhanced conductivity in AgBr loaded TiO2, which causes an increase in its photocatalytic activity. AgBr loaded TiO2 exhibited a higher photocatalytic activity than TiO2-P25 and prepared TiO2 in the photodegradation of Reactive Red 120 (RR 120)

Biodiesel production from used cooking oil using a novel surface functionalised TiO2 nano-catalyst

A novel, efficient and recyclable mesoporous TiO2/PrSO3H solid acid nano-catalyst was synthesised by the post-synthetic grafting of propyl sulfonic acid groups onto a mixed phase of a TiO2 support. The synthesised nano-catalyst was characterised using FTIR, SEM, TEM, XPS, N2 adsorption–desorption isotherms, XRD, DSC, TGA, and CHNS analysis. The percentage of loading for propyl sulfonic acid on the TiO2 support was calculated using CHNS analysis and TGA. The catalytic performance of TiO2/PrSO3H on the production of the fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) via simultaneous esterification and transesterification reactions from used cooking oil (UCO) has been studied. The effects of different process parameters showed that 98.3% of FAME can be obtained after 9 hrs of reaction time with 1:15 molar ratio of oil to methanol, 60 °C reaction temperature and 4.5 wt% catalyst loading. It was also found that the one-pot post-surface functionalisation strategy with hydrophilic functional groups (-SO3H) enhanced the acid strengths of the nano-catalyst providing more acid sites for the reactants, and improving the accessibility of methanol to the triglycerides (TG)/free fatty acids (FFAs) by increasing the pore volumes/sizes of the nano-catalyst. The solid acid nano-catalyst was re-used in four consecutive runs without significant loss of catalytic efficiency. Finally, the synthesised biodiesel fuel satisfied ASTM and EN standards

Synthesis of Ti(SO4)O solid acid nano-catalyst and its application for biodiesel production from used cooking oil

A novel solid acid nano-catalyst [Ti(SO4)O] was synthesised and used for the simultaneous esterification and transesterification of free fatty acids in used cooking oil (UCO) to produce biodiesel. The synthesised nano-catalyst was fully characterized by different analytical techniques. The XPS results clearly confirmed that the bidentate sulphate coordinated to the Ti4+ metal in the nano-catalyst product. Obtained d-spacing values from the experimental data of XRD peaks and the SAED pattern of produced nano-catalyst agreed well with the d-spacing values from the JCPDS-ICDD card numbers 04-011-4951 for titanium sulphate oxide or titanium oxysulfate crystal structures.This confirms the sulphate groups were within the crystalline structure rather than on the surface of titania nanoparticles, which has not been previously reported. It has been demonstrated 97.1% yield for the fatty acid methyl ester can be achieved usign the synthetised catalyst under a reaction time of 3 h, catalyst to UCO ration of 1.5 wt% and methanol to UCO ratio of 9:1 at 75 °C reaction temperature. The nano-catalyst showed a good catalytic activity for the feedstock containing ≤6 wt% free fatty acid. Furthermore, the catalytic activity and re-usability of the Ti(SO4)O for the esterification/transesterification of UCO were investigated. XRD results confirmed that the amount of View the MathML source species in the solid acid nano-catalyst slowly decreased with re-use after 8 cycles under optimised conditions, which is higher than the reusability of other functionalised titania reported in the literature. Finally, the biodiesel prodcued from this process satisfied the ASTM and European Norm standards

Studies on design of heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production

The production of biodiesel is gaining momentum with the ever increasing demand of the fuel. Presently, limited literature is available with respect to well designed solid heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production considering all the characteristics, process and operation parameters. Hence, a study was conducted to design effective heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production. Further, the significant impact of different catalysts, different feed stock, various reaction conditions such as temperature, methanol oil molar ratio, catalyst concentrations and stability/inactivation of the catalysts, are detailed out for transesterification process of biodiesel production. Based on the studies it can be concluded that well designed heterogeneous catalyst can yield high throughput of biodiesel

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京都大学0048新制・課程博士博士(エネルギー科学)甲第14181号エネ博第183号新制||エネ||42(附属図書館)UT51-2008-N498京都大学大学院エネルギー科学研究科エネルギー基礎科学専攻(主査)教授 吉川 暹, 教授 八尾 健, 教授 石原 慶一学位規則第4条第1項該当Doctor of Energy ScienceKyoto UniversityDA

Optical Properties of the Carbon-Modified TiO2 Prepared by Microwave Carbonization Process

The carbon-modified TiO2 were synthesized through microwave carbonization of ethanol by using a domestic microwave oven. This process enabled to form the carbonaceous compounds on the surface of TiO2 and created several new mid-gap bands into the original bandgap within few minutes operation. The sample showed a remarkable visible-light absorption even at the wavelength of around 800 nm. The promotion of photocatalytic activity under visible and ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation were also confirmed by the I3- formation in KI aqueous solution. The I3- formation rate of carbon-modified TiO2 per unit mass under visible light is almost 25 times higher than that of pure TiO2. The mid-gap optical absorption mechanisms were investigated through analysis of absorption edges. It is revealed that surface state change against microwave-treatment time results in different mid-gap optical absorption processes

High emissivity cerium oxide coating

The present invention relates to a coating composition comprising: IO to 80 wt% of cerium oxide comprising a dopant based upon the total weight of the composition, wherein said dopant is selected from iron oxide, cobalt oxide, chromium oxide, lan­thanum oxide, or mixtures thereof, and the atomic ratio of dopant metal to cerium is in the range 0.01:l to 0.5:l; and IO to 50 wt% of binder based upon the total weight of the composition

Optical Properties of the Carbon-Modified TiO2 Prepared by Microwave Carbonization Process

The carbon-modified TiO2 were synthesized through microwave carbonization of ethanol by using a domestic microwave oven. This process enabled to form the carbonaceous compounds on the surface of TiO2 and created several new mid-gap bands into the original bandgap within few minutes operation. The sample showed a remarkable visible-light absorption even at the wavelength of around 800 nm. The promotion of photocatalytic activity under visible and ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation were also confirmed by the I3- formation in KI aqueous solution. The I3- formation rate of carbon-modified TiO2 per unit mass under visible light is almost 25 times higher than that of pure TiO2. The mid-gap optical absorption mechanisms were investigated through analysis of absorption edges. It is revealed that surface state change against microwave-treatment time results in different mid-gap optical absorption processes

The Growth of TiO 2

We have investigated TiO2 nanostructures prepared by anodization in conjunction with hydrothermal method using Ti metal plates. The TiO2 nanoporus were fabricated by electrochemical anodization in a NH4F/EG4/H2O electrolyte system. Ultrasonic wave was used to clean the surface of TiO2 nanoporus in the medium of water after completing the anodization. After drying in air, the nanoporusarrays were calcined at 450 °C for 2 h in air. The TiO2 nanostructures were converted by hydrothermal in air.The TiO2 nanostructures were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). XRD patterns show the TiO2 anatase structure. SEM images indicate that the TiO2 structures depend on preparation temperatures. The density of TiO2 nanostructures increases as the time increases. The growth of TiO2 nanostructures was observed to be times dependence. The nanostructures are nanowires and nanospikes when the peraring time was 18 h, nanoflowers when the preparing time was 24h. This approach provides the capability of creating patterned 1D TiO2 nanowires at 18h. The diameter of TiO2 nanowires varies from 20 nm to 25 nm and length of several 250 nm