Impact of support characteristics and preparation method on photocatalytic activity of TiO2/ZSM-5/silica gel composite photocatalyst.

ABSTRACT: Titanium dioxide (Degussa P25) was supported onto two different aluminosilicate zeolites (ZSM-5) and anchored on three silica gels using two separate preparation methods to study the effect of the catalyst components and the preparation method on the photoactivity of composite catalysts. The photoactivity was investigated by tracking phenol disappearance in a batch UVA light-emitting diode reactor. An easily separable photocatalyst with higher photoactivity than commercial Degussa P25 was developed using Degussa P25, ZSM-5 (SiO2/Al2O3 = 280) and silica gel (particle size 0.2-0.5 mm and pore size 40 Å). The optimum composition was found to be P25:ZSM-5:silica gel = 0.3 : 0.5 : 0.5 g l-1. SEM photographs show that the distribution of the composite catalyst components prepared without a binde

SUBMITTER: Radwan EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6170579 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature