Preparation of Ag Modified TiO2 Nanofibers and Their Photocatalytic Activity
EuroNanoForum 2015: Abstracts 2015
Reinis Drunka, Jānis Grabis, Dzidra Jankoviča, Aija Krūmiņa

Nanosize TiO2 is one of the most popular research object for preparation of active photocatalysts for solving environmental and energy problems. Unfortunately pure TiO2 is active only in UV light irradiation, so it has to be modified to activate it in visible light as the sun light contains about 45% visible light and only 5% UV light. In the present work formation of active TiO2 nanoparticles in microwave synthesis and their modification with silver were studied. TiO2 P25 nanopowder and 10M KOH solution were used as raw materials. Microwave assisted synthesis method permitted to obtain TiO2 nanofibres with a diameter of 5nm and a specific surface area in the range of 70 - 150m2 / g (Fig.1, 2). In order to modified TiO2 nanofibers with silver two different methods were used. In the first method nanofibers were stirred in AgNO3 solution under UV irradiation. Chemical deposition method was used as second method. AgNO3 was used as silver source and formaldehyde was used as reducing agent. Photocatalytic activity was determined by degradation of the methylene blue solution under UV and visible light irradiation. The obtained samples showed up to 38% higher photocatalytic activity in UV irradiation and up to 10% in visible light with respect to pure TiO2 nanofibers. Samples prepared by using chemical deposition method were with higher photocatalytical activity than samples prepared by using UV irradiation method.


Atslēgas vārdi
Silver, Nanofibers, Photocatalysis, TiO2
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Drunka, R., Grabis, J., Jankoviča, D., Krūmiņa, A. Preparation of Ag Modified TiO2 Nanofibers and Their Photocatalytic Activity. No: EuroNanoForum 2015: Abstracts, Latvija, Rīga, 10.-12. jūnijs, 2015. Riga: 2015, 1.-1.lpp.

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