Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Facile synthesis of controllable carbonate-doped TiO2 microspheres for visible light photocatalytic applications

  • Published:
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Mesoporous carbonate-doped TiO2 microspheres were prepared by a facile solvothermal route combining a low-temperature annealing process. XPS, TG, and FTIR analysis revealed the presence of carbonate species on TiO2 surface, which extended the optical absorption of the TiO2 microspheres to the visible region. The carbonate-doped T200 microspheres exhibited much higher photocatalytic degradation of MO activity compared with non-doped T400 microspheres under visible light illumination. By adjusting initial titanium precursor concentration and reaction time, the best photocatalytic performance of carbonate-doped T200 microspheres was obtained. In addition, carbonate-doped T200 microspheres also displayed good photocatalytic disinfection efficiency towards Escherichia coli under visible light exposure. Our study revealed that the carbonate-doped TiO2 microspheres would be applied in the water treatment for the degradation of organic pollutants and disinfection of bacteria.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
Fig. 11
Fig. 12

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. H. Tong, S. Ouyang, Y. Bi, N. Umezawa, M. Oshikiri, J. Ye, Adv. Mater. 24, 229–251 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. S. Cao, J. Low, J. Yu, M. Jaroniec, Adv. Mater. 27, 2150–2176 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. H. Yi, D. Huang, L. Qin, G. Zeng, C. Lai, M. Cheng, S. Ye, B. Song, X. Ren, X. Guo, Appl. Catal. B 239, 408–424 (2018)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. A. Fujishima, X. Zhang, D.A. Tryk, Surf. Sci. Rep. 63, 515–582 (2008)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. K. Nakata, A. Fujishima, J. Photochem, Photobiology C 13, 169–189 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. C. Tang, L. Liu, Y. Li, Z. Bian, Appl. Catal. B 201, 41–47 (2017)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. H. Tada, T. Kiyonaga, S. Naya, Chem. Soc. Rev. 38, 1849–1858 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. J. Low, B. Cheng, J. Yu, Appl. Surf. Sci. 392, 658–686 (2017)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. S. Rehman, R. Ullah, A.M. Butt, N.D. Gohar, J. Hazard. Mater. 170, 560–569 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. J. Low, J. Yu, M. Jaroniec, S. Wageh, A.A. Al-Ghamdi, Adv. Mater. 29, 1601694 (2017)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. J.H. Park, S. Kim, A.J. Bard, Nano Lett. 6, 24–28 (2006)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. I. Hiroshi, W. Yuka, H. Kazuhito, Chem. Lett. 32, 772–773 (2003)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Y. Park, W. Kim, H. Park, T. Tachikawa, T. Majima, W. Choi, Appl. Catal. B 91, 355–361 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. S. Sakthivel, H. Kisch, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 42, 4908–4911 (2003)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. B. Liu, L.-M. Liu, X.-F. Lang, H.-Y. Wang, X.W. Lou, E.S. Aydil, Energy Environ. Sci. 7, 2592–2597 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. J. Liu, L. Han, N. An, L. Xing, H. Ma, L. Cheng, J. Yang, Q. Zhang, Appl. Catal. B 202, 642–652 (2017)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. L. Yu, Y. Lin, J. Huang, S. Lin, D. Li, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 100, 333–342 (2017)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. P. Wang, Q. Zhou, Y. Xia, S. Zhan, Y. Li, Appl. Catal. B 225, 433–444 (2018)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. F. Liu, X. Yan, X. Chen, L. Tian, Q. Xia, X. Chen, Catal. Today 264, 243–249 (2016)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. Y. Wang, A.S. Ganeshraja, C. Jin, K. Zhu, J. Wang, J. Alloys Compd. 765, 551–559 (2018)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. B. Liu, L. Mu, B. Han, J. Zhang, H. Shi, Appl. Surf. Sci. 396, 1596–1603 (2017)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. Z. Sayyar, A. Akbar Babaluo, J.R. Shahrouzi, Appl. Surf. Sci. 335, 1–10 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. S.M. El-Sheikh, G. Zhang, H.M. El-Hosainy, A.A. Ismail, K.E. O’Shea, P. Falaras, A.G. Kontos, D.D. Dionysiou, J. Hazard. Mater. 280, 723–733 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  24. Y. Ma, L. Han, H. Ma, J. Wang, J. Liu, L. Cheng, J. Yang, Q. Zhang, Catal. Commun. 95, 1–5 (2017)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. I. Corazzari, S. Livraghi, S. Ferrero, E. Giamello, B. Fubini, I. Fenoglio, J. Mater. Chem. 22, 19105–19112 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. D. Gu, Y. Lu, B. Yang, Y.-D. Hu, Chem. Commun. (2008). https://doi.org/10.1039/B800596F

    Google Scholar 

  27. B. Liu, Y. Xue, J. Zhang, B. Han, J. Zhang, X. Suo, L. Mu, H. Shi, Environ. Sci. 4, 255–264 (2017)

    Google Scholar 

  28. H. Hou, L. Wang, F. Gao, G. Wei, B. Tang, W. Yang, T. Wu, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 136, 16716–16719 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  29. X. Ma, Y. Chen, H. Li, X. Cui, Y. Lin, Mater. Res. Bull. 66, 51–58 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. B. Liu, X. Han, Y. Wang, X. Fan, Z. Wang, J. Zhang, H. Shi, J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron. 29, 14300–14310 (2018)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  31. H. Wang, Z. Wu, Y. Liu, J. Phys.Chem. C 113, 13317–13324 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

The work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21571160), the National Natural Science Foundation of China-Henan Talents Fostering Joint Funds (No. U1504311), the Key Research Projects of the Science and Technology Department of Henan Province (Nos. 172102210544, 182102210153 and 182102210619), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Provincial Universities (No. 18KYYWF0109) and the Doctoral Scientific Research Foundation of Zhengzhou University of Light Industry (No. 2015BSJJ044).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450002, People’s Republic of China

    Bingkun Liu, Xiaole Han, Yajun Wu, Yongfei Xue & Hengzhen Shi

Authors
  1. Bingkun Liu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Xiaole Han
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Yajun Wu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Yongfei Xue
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Hengzhen Shi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Bingkun Liu.

Additional information

Publisher’s Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Electronic supplementary material

Below is the link to the electronic supplementary material.

Supplementary material 1 (DOCX 453 KB)

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Liu, B., Han, X., Wu, Y. et al. Facile synthesis of controllable carbonate-doped TiO2 microspheres for visible light photocatalytic applications. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 30, 7940–7949 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-01115-4

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-01115-4

Search

Navigation