TiO Supported on Quartz Wool for Photocatalytic Oxidation of Hydrogen Sulphide

A spacial system consisting of TiO 2 on a fibrous support was prepared by hydrolysis of titanium isopropoxide in the presence of quartz wool, followed by calcination. The material was characterized by X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption–desorption at 77 K, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanni...

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Main Authors: Magdalena Grześkowiak, Rafał J. Wróbel, Dariusz Moszyński, Sylwia Mozia, Joanna Grzechulska-Damszel, Antoni W. Morawski, Jacek Przepiórski
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-12-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/0263-6174.32.10.765
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author Magdalena Grześkowiak
Rafał J. Wróbel
Dariusz Moszyński
Sylwia Mozia
Joanna Grzechulska-Damszel
Antoni W. Morawski
Jacek Przepiórski
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description A spacial system consisting of TiO 2 on a fibrous support was prepared by hydrolysis of titanium isopropoxide in the presence of quartz wool, followed by calcination. The material was characterized by X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption–desorption at 77 K, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The TiO 2 /support system was examined as a photocatalyst for UV-assisted oxidation of H 2 S in air. The results obtained confirmed a superior performance of the TiO 2 /support system over TiO 2 powder. H 2 S underwent oxidation to elemental sulphur and/or S 6+ . The relative amounts of these species were influenced by humidity.
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spelling doaj-art-20460dde6dc440cfae7dda5dbf6dd6332025-01-03T00:11:48ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40382014-12-013210.1260/0263-6174.32.10.765TiO Supported on Quartz Wool for Photocatalytic Oxidation of Hydrogen SulphideMagdalena GrześkowiakRafał J. WróbelDariusz MoszyńskiSylwia MoziaJoanna Grzechulska-DamszelAntoni W. MorawskiJacek PrzepiórskiA spacial system consisting of TiO 2 on a fibrous support was prepared by hydrolysis of titanium isopropoxide in the presence of quartz wool, followed by calcination. The material was characterized by X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption–desorption at 77 K, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The TiO 2 /support system was examined as a photocatalyst for UV-assisted oxidation of H 2 S in air. The results obtained confirmed a superior performance of the TiO 2 /support system over TiO 2 powder. H 2 S underwent oxidation to elemental sulphur and/or S 6+ . The relative amounts of these species were influenced by humidity.https://doi.org/10.1260/0263-6174.32.10.765
spellingShingle Magdalena Grześkowiak
Rafał J. Wróbel
Dariusz Moszyński
Sylwia Mozia
Joanna Grzechulska-Damszel
Antoni W. Morawski
Jacek Przepiórski
TiO Supported on Quartz Wool for Photocatalytic Oxidation of Hydrogen Sulphide
Adsorption Science & Technology
title TiO Supported on Quartz Wool for Photocatalytic Oxidation of Hydrogen Sulphide
title_full TiO Supported on Quartz Wool for Photocatalytic Oxidation of Hydrogen Sulphide
title_fullStr TiO Supported on Quartz Wool for Photocatalytic Oxidation of Hydrogen Sulphide
title_full_unstemmed TiO Supported on Quartz Wool for Photocatalytic Oxidation of Hydrogen Sulphide
title_short TiO Supported on Quartz Wool for Photocatalytic Oxidation of Hydrogen Sulphide
title_sort tio supported on quartz wool for photocatalytic oxidation of hydrogen sulphide
url https://doi.org/10.1260/0263-6174.32.10.765
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