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Mesoporous titania photocatalyst: effect of relative humidity and aging on the preparation of mesoporous titania and on its photocatalytic activity performance

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Mesoporous TiO2 has been synthesized by the sol–gel method, using a nonionic triblock copolymer P123 as surfactant template under acidic conditions. The as-prepared samples were characterized by thermogravimetry–differential thermal analysis (TG–DTA), nitrogen absorption–desorption (BET), field emission scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The photocatalytic activity of the mesoporous TiO2 was evaluated by degradation of methylene blue under high-intensity UV light irradiation; the amount of methylene blue was measured by UV–visible spectroscopy. TG–DTA analysis revealed that the surfactant had been removed partly in as-synthesized samples. BET analysis proved that all the samples retained mesoporosity with a narrow pore-size distribution (4.5–6.3 nm) and high surface area (103–200 m2/g). All calcined mesoporous TiO2 had high photocatalytic activity in the photodegradation of methylene blue.

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The author acknowledges SIRIM, IUST, UKM, UTP, and AIST for their kind assistance in performing some of the characterization work.

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  1. Advanced Material Research Centre (AMREC), SIRIM Berhad, Lot 34, Jalan Hi-Tech 2/3, Kulim Hi-Tech Park, 09000, Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia

    Suhaina Mohd Ibrahim, Abdul Kadir Masrom & Farinaa Md Jamil

  2. Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Narmak, Tehran, Iran

    Babak Mazinani & Ali Beitollahi

  3. School of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Shahidan Radiman

  4. Institute for Environmental Management Technology, National Institute of Advance Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba West, 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, 305-8569, Japan

    Nobuaki Negishi

  5. Faculty of Science and Information Technology, Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia

    Noorhana Yahya

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Mohd Ibrahim, S., Masrom, A.K., Mazinani, B. et al. Mesoporous titania photocatalyst: effect of relative humidity and aging on the preparation of mesoporous titania and on its photocatalytic activity performance. Res Chem Intermed 39, 1003–1014 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-012-0611-0

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