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- Title
Synthesis of High Crystalline TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles on a Polymer Membrane to Degrade Pollutants fromWater.
- Authors
Fischer, Kristina; Schulz, Paulina; Atanasov, Igor; Latif, Amira Abdul; Thomas, Isabell; Kühnert, Mathias; Prager, Andrea; Griebel, Jan; Schulze, Agnes
- Abstract
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is described as an established material to remove pollutants from water. However, TiO2 is still not applied on a large scale due to issues concerning, for example, the form of use or low photocatalytic activity. We present an easily upscalable method to synthesize high active TiO2 nanoparticles on a polyethersulfone microfiltration membrane to remove pollutants in a continuous way. For this purpose, titanium(IV) isopropoxide was mixed with water and hydrochloric acid and treated up to 210 °C. After cooling, the membrane was simply dip-coated into the TiO2 nanoparticle dispersion. Standard characterization was undertaken (i.e., X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, water permeance, contact angle). Degradation of carbamazepine and methylene blue was executed. By increasing synthesis temperature crystallinity and photocatalytic activity elevates. Both ultrasound modification of nanoparticles and membrane pre-modification with carboxyl groups led to fine distribution of nanoparticles. The ultrasound-treated nanoparticles gave the highest photocatalytic activity in degrading carbamazepine and showed no decrease in degradation after nine times of repetition. The TiO2 nanoparticles were strongly bound to the membrane. Photocatalytic TiO2 nanoparticles with high activity were synthesized. The innovative method enables a fast and easy nanoparticle production, which could enable the use in large-scale water cleaning.
- Subjects
PHOTOCATALYSIS; CARBAMAZEPINE; NANOPARTICLES
- Publication
Catalysts (2073-4344), 2018, Vol 8, Issue 9, p376
- ISSN
2073-4344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/catal8090376