Photocatalytic Degradation of Dichlorvos in Visible Light by Mg2+-TiO2 Nanocatalyst

Photocatalytic activity of TiO2 was studied by doping with magnesium (Mg2+-TiO2) with varying magnesium weight percentages ranging from 0.75–1.5 wt%. The doped and undoped samples were synthesized by sol-gel method and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption-desorption (BET), X-r...

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Main Authors: T. Siva Rao, Teshome Abdo Segne, T. Susmitha, A. Balaram Kiran, C. Subrahmanyam
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Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/168780
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author T. Siva Rao
Teshome Abdo Segne
T. Susmitha
A. Balaram Kiran
C. Subrahmanyam
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description Photocatalytic activity of TiO2 was studied by doping with magnesium (Mg2+-TiO2) with varying magnesium weight percentages ranging from 0.75–1.5 wt%. The doped and undoped samples were synthesized by sol-gel method and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption-desorption (BET), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The XRD data has shown that anatase crystalline phase in Mg2+-TiO2 catalysts, indicating that Mg2+ ions did not influence the crystal patterns of TiO2. The presence of magnesium ions in TiO2 matrix has been determined by XPS spectra. DRS spectra showed that there is a significant absorption shift towards the visible region for doped TiO2. The SEM images and BET results showed that doped catalyst has smaller particle size and highest surface area than undoped TiO2. The photocatalytic efficiency of the synthesized catalysts was investigated by the photocatalytic degradation of aqueous dichlorvos (DDVP) under visible light irradiation, and it was found that the Mg2+-doped catalysts have better catalytic activity than undoped TiO2. This can be attributed that there is a more efficient electron-hole creation in Mg2+-TiO2 in visible light, contrary to undoped TiO2 which can be excited only in UV irradiation. The effect of dopant concentration, pH of solution, dosage of catalysts, and initial pesticide concentration has been studied.
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spelling doaj-art-92b598c0e4b746248ac3efe24d7bc2792025-02-03T07:24:56ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422012-01-01201210.1155/2012/168780168780Photocatalytic Degradation of Dichlorvos in Visible Light by Mg2+-TiO2 NanocatalystT. Siva Rao0Teshome Abdo Segne1T. Susmitha2A. Balaram Kiran3C. Subrahmanyam4Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530003, IndiaDepartment of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530003, IndiaDepartment of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530003, IndiaDepartment of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530003, IndiaDepartment of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500007, IndiaPhotocatalytic activity of TiO2 was studied by doping with magnesium (Mg2+-TiO2) with varying magnesium weight percentages ranging from 0.75–1.5 wt%. The doped and undoped samples were synthesized by sol-gel method and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption-desorption (BET), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The XRD data has shown that anatase crystalline phase in Mg2+-TiO2 catalysts, indicating that Mg2+ ions did not influence the crystal patterns of TiO2. The presence of magnesium ions in TiO2 matrix has been determined by XPS spectra. DRS spectra showed that there is a significant absorption shift towards the visible region for doped TiO2. The SEM images and BET results showed that doped catalyst has smaller particle size and highest surface area than undoped TiO2. The photocatalytic efficiency of the synthesized catalysts was investigated by the photocatalytic degradation of aqueous dichlorvos (DDVP) under visible light irradiation, and it was found that the Mg2+-doped catalysts have better catalytic activity than undoped TiO2. This can be attributed that there is a more efficient electron-hole creation in Mg2+-TiO2 in visible light, contrary to undoped TiO2 which can be excited only in UV irradiation. The effect of dopant concentration, pH of solution, dosage of catalysts, and initial pesticide concentration has been studied.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/168780
spellingShingle T. Siva Rao
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Dichlorvos in Visible Light by Mg2+-TiO2 Nanocatalyst
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
title Photocatalytic Degradation of Dichlorvos in Visible Light by Mg2+-TiO2 Nanocatalyst
title_full Photocatalytic Degradation of Dichlorvos in Visible Light by Mg2+-TiO2 Nanocatalyst
title_fullStr Photocatalytic Degradation of Dichlorvos in Visible Light by Mg2+-TiO2 Nanocatalyst
title_full_unstemmed Photocatalytic Degradation of Dichlorvos in Visible Light by Mg2+-TiO2 Nanocatalyst
title_short Photocatalytic Degradation of Dichlorvos in Visible Light by Mg2+-TiO2 Nanocatalyst
title_sort photocatalytic degradation of dichlorvos in visible light by mg2 tio2 nanocatalyst
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/168780
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