Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of Nitrogen Modified Titanium Dioxide

Pure and nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide (N-doped TiO2) photocatalysts were prepared by non-aqueous sol-gel method by means of the reaction between titanium (IV) chloride (TiCl4) and C6H5CH2 OH (benzyl alcohol), used as precursors and urea serving as a nitrogen source. The phase formation and short-...

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Main Authors: Nina Ivanova, Angelina Stoyanova, Albena Bachvarova-Nedelcheva, Reni Iordanova
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Language:English
Published: Medical University - Pleven 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical & Clinical Research
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Online Access:https://jbcr.arphahub.com/article/34510/download/pdf/
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Angelina Stoyanova
Albena Bachvarova-Nedelcheva
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description Pure and nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide (N-doped TiO2) photocatalysts were prepared by non-aqueous sol-gel method by means of the reaction between titanium (IV) chloride (TiCl4) and C6H5CH2 OH (benzyl alcohol), used as precursors and urea serving as a nitrogen source. The phase formation and short-range order of the resulting particles were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and infrared (IR) spectroscopy. The crystallite size of as-prepared composite powders was in the range 12-35 nm. The aim of this work was to investigate the efficiency of N-doped TiO2 as a photocatalyst in degradation of model organic pollutants - dyes Reactive Black 5 (RB5) and Malachite Green (MG), under ultraviolet (UV) and visible (Vis) irradiation. 0ur results indicated that synthesized N-TiO2 nanocomposites slightly improved the photocatalytic activity under UV irradiation, compared to the pure titanium dioxide (TiO2), and had no effect under Vis light illumination.
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spelling doaj-art-03a9d9144cc048bbab2a8b4346e9a80e2025-08-20T03:56:41ZengMedical University - PlevenJournal of Biomedical & Clinical Research1313-90532019-01-0111210511210.2478/jbcr-2018-001434510Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of Nitrogen Modified Titanium DioxideNina IvanovaAngelina StoyanovaAlbena Bachvarova-NedelchevaReni IordanovaPure and nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide (N-doped TiO2) photocatalysts were prepared by non-aqueous sol-gel method by means of the reaction between titanium (IV) chloride (TiCl4) and C6H5CH2 OH (benzyl alcohol), used as precursors and urea serving as a nitrogen source. The phase formation and short-range order of the resulting particles were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and infrared (IR) spectroscopy. The crystallite size of as-prepared composite powders was in the range 12-35 nm. The aim of this work was to investigate the efficiency of N-doped TiO2 as a photocatalyst in degradation of model organic pollutants - dyes Reactive Black 5 (RB5) and Malachite Green (MG), under ultraviolet (UV) and visible (Vis) irradiation. 0ur results indicated that synthesized N-TiO2 nanocomposites slightly improved the photocatalytic activity under UV irradiation, compared to the pure titanium dioxide (TiO2), and had no effect under Vis light illumination.https://jbcr.arphahub.com/article/34510/download/pdf/nonhydrolyticsol-gel methodN-modified TiO
spellingShingle Nina Ivanova
Angelina Stoyanova
Albena Bachvarova-Nedelcheva
Reni Iordanova
Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of Nitrogen Modified Titanium Dioxide
Journal of Biomedical & Clinical Research
nonhydrolytic
sol-gel method
N-modified TiO
title Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of Nitrogen Modified Titanium Dioxide
title_full Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of Nitrogen Modified Titanium Dioxide
title_fullStr Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of Nitrogen Modified Titanium Dioxide
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of Nitrogen Modified Titanium Dioxide
title_short Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of Nitrogen Modified Titanium Dioxide
title_sort synthesis and photocatalytic properties of nitrogen modified titanium dioxide
topic nonhydrolytic
sol-gel method
N-modified TiO
url https://jbcr.arphahub.com/article/34510/download/pdf/
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