Visible Light Active Natural Rutile Photocatalyst Obtained via Nano Milling.

ABSTRACT: Natural rutile is a widely available titanium mineral which shows great potential as a photocatalyst for environmental remediation when processed correctly. Industries invest large sums in the transformation of the rutile mineral into pure, synthetic nano titania. Still, the present study proves that bare natural rutile with trace element content can also be applied as a photocatalyst, without harsh chemical interventions, simply by processing via nano grinding. Samples with different mean primary particle size values were obtained by wet stirred media milling, their compositional and structural properties were investigated, and their photocatalytic properties were evaluated under both visible- and UV-light illumination for the degradation of phenol and ibuprofen. By changing the grain siz

SUBMITTER: Saszet K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11990522 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature