| Title |
Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Compounds over some xTiO2 - y SiO2 Photocatalysts |
| Authors |
양천희(Chun Hoi Yang),이철우(Chul Woo Lee),홍필선(Phil Sun Hong),이원묵(Won Mook Lee) |
| Abstract |
TiO₂ and x TiO₂- y SiO₂ system photocatalysts were developed by sol-gel method based on the change of production parameters, and their structure of crystallization and the specific surface area were measured. Considering the efficiency of the ethanol and phenol degradation using the catalyst, the conclusions were obtained as follows: ①. By means of X-ray analysis of TiO₂ powder that is obtained from water and Titanium alkoxide with various molar ratios, it is shown that crystal structure of anatase type is a dominating structure and, on the other hand, the structure of rutile also partly exists. The specific surface area is at its maximum value at R=6, which is the molar ratio of water vs. alkoxide, whereas its value goes down as the molar ratio increases. ②. xTiO₂- y SiO₂ system photocatalysts were developed from Titanium and Silicon alkoxide by a hetero-condensation process. The increase of SiO₂ contents causes the decrease of the degree of crystallization of the gel, whereas the specific surface area preferentially increases. It is shown that more than 90% of ethanol and phenol are degraded when reaction time is about three and an hours, and the maximum degradation rate of ethanol and phenol is shown in 60TiO₂-40SiO₂ catalyst. |