Highly Effective Fe-Doped Nano Titanium Oxide for Removal of Acetamiprid and Atrazine under Simulated Sunlight Irradiation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Synthesis of nTiO2 and Fe3+-Doped nTiO2
2.3. Structural Characterization of Fe-nTiO2
2.4. Degradation of ACE and ATZ by Fe-nTiO2
2.5. Potted Application Experiment of Fe-nTiO2
3. Results
3.1. Characterization of TiO2 and Fe-nTiO2
3.2. Photocatalytic Activity of Fe-nTiO2
3.3. Degradation Mechanisms of ACE and ATZ
3.4. Photocatalytic Degradation Ways and Intermediate Products of ACE/ATZ
3.5. The Effect of Fe-nTiO2 on the Growth of Lettuce
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, Z.; Lin, J.; Xu, Z.; Li, F.; Wang, S.; Gao, P.; Xiong, G.; Peng, H. Highly Effective Fe-Doped Nano Titanium Oxide for Removal of Acetamiprid and Atrazine under Simulated Sunlight Irradiation. Agronomy 2024, 14, 461. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030461
Liu Z, Lin J, Xu Z, Li F, Wang S, Gao P, Xiong G, Peng H. Highly Effective Fe-Doped Nano Titanium Oxide for Removal of Acetamiprid and Atrazine under Simulated Sunlight Irradiation. Agronomy. 2024; 14(3):461. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030461
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Zhanpeng, Junjian Lin, Zhimin Xu, Fangfang Li, Siyao Wang, Peng Gao, Guomei Xiong, and Hongbo Peng. 2024. "Highly Effective Fe-Doped Nano Titanium Oxide for Removal of Acetamiprid and Atrazine under Simulated Sunlight Irradiation" Agronomy 14, no. 3: 461. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030461