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- Title
Dye decomposition and air de-pollution performance of TiO<sub>2</sub>/SiO<sub>2</sub> and N-TiO<sub>2</sub>/SiO<sub>2</sub> photocatalysts coated on Portland cement mortar substates.
- Authors
Khannyra, Souad; Gil, Maria Luisa Almoraima; Addou, Mohammed; Mosquera, Maria Jesus
- Abstract
In this study, the newly synthesized TiO2 and N doped TiO2 clusters were added to silica sol to synthesize N-TiO2/SiO2 composites via the sol–gel method. Afterwards, the prepared sols were applied by brushing on portland cement. Doping with nitrogen significantly increased the absorption of TiO2 towards the visible region, thus, increasing the photocatalytic activity. SEM characterization of the treated samples showed that the clusters were distributed in form of aggregates on the samples' surface. The self-cleaning and air de-polluting performances were assessed through methylene blue degradation and the oxidation of nitrogen oxide, resulting in methylene blue (MB) removal of 85% and 78% after 60 min of irradiation for SN10TiO2 and STiO2, respectively. Regarding air de-pollution performance, the newly synthesized photocatalysts showed the ability of NOx reduction. However, their efficiency was somewhat lower, in which 23.81% of NO has been oxidized by the sample SN10TiO2, while SP25 showed a total NO conversion of 38.98%. The powdered xerogels of the newly synthesized nanoparticles revealed high photocatalytic efficiency concerning NO oxidation, resulting in a higher performance compared to those obtained by the xerogel containing P25.
- Subjects
PORTLAND cement; MORTAR; PHOTOCATALYSTS; METHYLENE blue; XEROGELS; SOL-gel processes; NITROGEN oxides
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2022, Vol 29, Issue 42, p63112
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-022-20228-8