• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.133-139
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• 2010

Photoelectrocatalytic decolorization of methlene blue (MB) in the presence of two types of carbon nanotube/titania and yttrium-treated carbon nanotube/titania electrodes in aqueous solutions were studied under visible light. The prepared composite electrodes were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission and scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray analysis, and photoelectrocatalytic activity. The photoelectrocatalytic performances of the supported catalysts were evaluated for the decolorization of MB solution under visible light irradiation. The results showed that yttrium incorporation enhanced the decolorization rate of MB. It was found that the photoelectrocatalytic degradation of a MB solution could be attributed to the combined effects caused by the photo-degradation of titania, the electron assistance of carbon nanotube network, the enhancement of yttrium and a function of the applied potential. The repeatability of photocatalytic activity was also tested. The presence of yttrium enhanced the hydrophillicity of yttrium-carbon nanotubes/titania electrode because more OH groups can be adsorbed on the surface.

• 공업화학
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 이산화티타늄을 솔-젤 방법으로 제조하고 간단한 열처리를 통하여 제조된 이산화티타늄의 물리화학적 특성을 조절하였다. 이들을 메틸렌블루 광분해 반응에 적용한 결과, 473 K에서 열처리한 촉매가 가장 높은 광분해 효율을 보여주었다. 이는 473 K에서 열처리한 촉매가 가장 높은 비표면적($229.8m^2/g$)을 가지고 있고, 이로 인해 메틸렌블루의 흡착이 많이 일어났기 때문인 것으로 보인다. 한편 873 K에서 열처리한 촉매는 낮은 비표면적($23.8m^2/g$) 및 큰 입자 크기(28.38 nm)에도 불구하고 비교적 높은 광촉매 효율을 보여주는데, 이는 고온 열처리로 인한 형성된 rutile 상과 기존의 anatase상의 혼합효과에 기인한 것으로 보인다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.583-591
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• 2008

In this study, two series of CNT/$TiO_2$ electrodes were prepared. The decrease of surface area compared with that of the pristine carbon nanotubes (CNTs) indicated the blocking of micropores on the surface of the CNTs; was further supported by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and field emission SEM (FE-SEM) observations. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) results showed that the CNT/$TiO_2$ composites contained a mix of anatase and rutile forms of $TiO_2$ particles when the precursor was $TiO_2$ powder, whereas when the precursor was Ti ($OC_4H_7$) (TNB), the composites contained only the typical single and clear anatase $TiO_2$ particles. The energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) spectra showed the presence of C, O and Ti peaks for all samples. It was found that catalytic decomposition of methylene blue (MB) solution could be attributed to synthetic effects between the $TiO_2$ photocatalysis and electro-assisted CNTs network, and that photoelectrocatalytic oxidation increased with an increase of CNT composition. It was also found that the photoelectrocatalytic oxidation efficiency for MB is higher than that of photocatalytic oxidation. Moreover, the CNT/$TiO_2$ composites catalyst prepared by the impregnation method demonstrates higher photoelectrocatalytic activity than the mechanical mixture with the same CNT content.