Polymeric Floating Photocatalysts Based on PE/TiO2 Composites for the Removal of Organic Pollutants in Water
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Reagents
2.2. Synthesis of PE/TiO2(P25) by In Situ Ethylene Polymerization
2.3. Characterization of Samples
2.3.1. TG Analysis of Composites
2.3.2. Scanning Electron Spectroscopy (SEM)
2.3.3. A DRIFTS Study
2.3.4. UV-Vis Spectroscopy
2.4. Photodegradation of MO
3. Results
3.1. Synthesis of the PE/TiO2 Material
3.2. Characterization of FPCs
3.3. PECs Performance in Photocatalytic Degradation of Methyl Orange
3.3.1. Correlation between Adsorption and Degradation of MO
3.3.2. Effect of the Polymer Content in the PE/TiO2 Composite on Catalyst Performance
3.3.3. Effect of the MO Concentration
3.3.4. Effect of the PE/TiO2 Composite Concentration
3.3.5. Re-Use of PE/TiO2 Composites
4. Conclusions
5. Concluding Remarks and Further Work
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Changing Weight at Definite Temperatures, % wt. | Total Changing Weight % wt. | Content of PE, % wt. | ||||
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100–160 °C | 200–290 °C | 290–400 °C | 400–500 °C | TG-TGA | TG-TGA | For yield of PE | |
PE/TiO2 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 15.7 | 11.7 | 34.8 | 29.6 | 38.2 |
H-PE/TiO2 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 18.3 | 13.4 | 39.3 | 34.4 | 42.8 |
Sample | PE, wt% | MO ppm | pH0 | pHe | Changing of MO % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
for 1 h Adsorption | for 4 h UV-Radiation | |||||
1 | 17.5 | 5 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 12.1 | 55.5 |
2 | 42.8 | 5 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 33.0 |
3 | 55.8 | 5 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 22.4 |
4 | 85.4 | 5 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
Sample | Concentration of MO, ppm | SBET, m2/g | pH0 | pHe | Changing of MO % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
for 1 h Adsorption | for 4 h UV-Radiation | |||||
1 | 1.7 | - | 6.7 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 16.7 |
2 | 5.0 | 32.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 12.5 |
3 1 | 5.0 | 36.3 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 12.8 |
4 2 | 5.0 | 45.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 38.9 |
5 | 15.0 | - | 6.9 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 5.5 |
6 | 20.0 | - | 6.9 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
Sample | C(MO), ppm | Load of FPC, g | pH0 | pHe | Changing of MO for 4 h UV Radiation, %wt. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | for Load of Catalyst | |||||
38.2PE/TiO2 | ||||||
1 | 5 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
2 | 5 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 24.0 | 12.0 |
3 | 5 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 77.7 | 15.5 |
H-40.5PE/TiO2 | ||||||
4 | 5 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
5 | 5 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 68.8 | 13.8 |
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Panchenko, V.N.; Matsko, M.A.; Selishchev, D.S.; Kozlov, D.V. Polymeric Floating Photocatalysts Based on PE/TiO2 Composites for the Removal of Organic Pollutants in Water. J. Compos. Sci. 2023, 7, 318. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs7080318
Panchenko VN, Matsko MA, Selishchev DS, Kozlov DV. Polymeric Floating Photocatalysts Based on PE/TiO2 Composites for the Removal of Organic Pollutants in Water. Journal of Composites Science. 2023; 7(8):318. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs7080318
Chicago/Turabian StylePanchenko, Valentina N., Mikhail A. Matsko, Dmitry S. Selishchev, and Denis V. Kozlov. 2023. "Polymeric Floating Photocatalysts Based on PE/TiO2 Composites for the Removal of Organic Pollutants in Water" Journal of Composites Science 7, no. 8: 318. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs7080318