Photocatalytic Degradation of Emerging Contaminants with N-Doped TiO2 Using Simulated Sunlight in Real Water Matrices
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. XRD and UV-VIS Characterization
2.2. Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Synthesis
3.1.1. Synthesis of TiO2 Using Sol–Gel
3.1.2. Synthesis of TiO2 Using Hydrothermal Method
3.1.3. Synthesis of N-TiO2 Using Sol–Gel Method
3.1.4. Synthesis of N-TiO2 Using Hydrothermal Method
3.2. Characterization
3.3. Photocatalytic Activity
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Band Gap (eV) |
---|---|
TiO2-SG | 3.38 |
N-TiO2-SG | 3.37 |
TiO2-HT | 3.37 |
N-TiO2-HT | 3.34 |
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Gaggero, E.; Giovagnoni, A.; Zollo, A.; Calza, P.; Paganini, M.C. Photocatalytic Degradation of Emerging Contaminants with N-Doped TiO2 Using Simulated Sunlight in Real Water Matrices. Inorganics 2023, 11, 439. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11110439
Gaggero E, Giovagnoni A, Zollo A, Calza P, Paganini MC. Photocatalytic Degradation of Emerging Contaminants with N-Doped TiO2 Using Simulated Sunlight in Real Water Matrices. Inorganics. 2023; 11(11):439. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11110439
Chicago/Turabian StyleGaggero, Elisa, Arianna Giovagnoni, Alessia Zollo, Paola Calza, and Maria Cristina Paganini. 2023. "Photocatalytic Degradation of Emerging Contaminants with N-Doped TiO2 Using Simulated Sunlight in Real Water Matrices" Inorganics 11, no. 11: 439. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11110439