Effect of metal ion-doping on characteristics and photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanotubes for removal of humic acid from water

Rongfang YUAN, Beihai ZHOU, Duo HUA, Chunhong SHI

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Front. Environ. Sci. Eng. ›› 2015, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (5) : 850-860. DOI: 10.1007/s11783-014-0737-y
RESEARCH ARTICLE
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effect of metal ion-doping on characteristics and photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanotubes for removal of humic acid from water

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The effect of ion-doping on TiO2 nanotubes were investigated to obtain the optimal TiO2 nanotubes for the effective decomposition of humic acids (HA) through O3/UV/ion-doped TiO2 process. The experimental results show that changing the calcination temperature, which changed the weight fractions of the anatase phase, the average crystallite sizes, the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area, and the energy band gap of the catalyst, affected the photocatalytic activity of the catalyst. The ionic radius, valence state, and configuration of the dopant also affected the photocatalytic activity. The photocatalytic activities of the catalysts on HA removal increased when Ag+, Al3+, Cu2+, Fe3+, V5+, and Zn2+ were doped into the TiO2 nanotubes, whereas such activities decreased as a result of Mn2+- and Ni2+-doping. In the presence of 1.0 at.% Fe3+-doped TiO2 nanotubes calcined at 550°C, the removal efficiency of HA was 80% with a pseudo-first-order rate constant of 0.158 min−1. Fe3+ in TiO2 could increase the generation of ·OH, which could remove HA. However, Fe3+ in water cannot function as a shallow trapping site for electrons or holes.

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TiO2 nanotubes / ion-doping / humic acids / pseudo-first-order / mechanism

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Rongfang YUAN, Beihai ZHOU, Duo HUA, Chunhong SHI. Effect of metal ion-doping on characteristics and photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanotubes for removal of humic acid from water. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2015, 9(5): 850‒860 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-014-0737-y

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We gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51178043).

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