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Synthesis of Ni-doped anatase TiO2 single crystals loaded on wood-based activated carbon for enhanced photodegradation of triphenylmethane dyes

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In this work, the Ni-doped anatase TiO2 single crystals loaded on activated carbon (Ni-T/AC) were synthesized by a sol–gel method. The chemical compositions and physical properties of as-prepared materials were analyzed by XRD, TEM, BET, FTIR, XPS, and PL characterizations. The obtained results implied that all of samples presented anatase phase with a clear mesoporous structure. The photocatalytic properties of nanocomposites were evaluated through photodegradation of crystal violet (CV), basic fuchsine (BF), and malachite green (MG). The results revealed that the catalyst Ni-T/AC-loaded AC exhibited an excellent photocatalytic activity compared with the original TiO2, and the photodegradation efficiency for CV, BF, and MG is 99.00%, 94.85%, and 98.89% after 120 min of irradiation, respectively. This enhancement may be ascribed to the small crystallite size, large specific surface area, and pore volume of the photocatalysts. In addition, the possible degradation mechanism and pathway for triphenylmethane dyes (TPMs) were also well investigated. This work provides a new, low-cost, and effective route to improve the performance of TiO2 for effective removing TPMs.

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This work was supported financially by funding from National Natural Science Foundation of China (21868034) and the Shaanxi Provincial Key Research & Development Projects of China (no. 2018KW-036).

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  1. School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an Polytechnic University, Xi’an, 710048, People’s Republic of China

    Zhansheng Wu, Yunfeng Li, Luohong Zhang, Xia Yang & Xiaochen Liu

  2. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832003, People’s Republic of China

    Zhansheng Wu, Yongtao Xue, Zhenzhen Gao & Zengyue Chen

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Zhansheng Wu: conceptualization and project administration. Yongtao Xue: writing - original draft. Zhenzhen Gao: methodology and software. Yunfeng Li: writing – review. Luohong Zhang: editing. Xia Yang: calidation. Xiaochen Liu: writing - review. Zengyue Chen: review & editing.

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Wu, Z., Xue, Y., Gao, Z. et al. Synthesis of Ni-doped anatase TiO2 single crystals loaded on wood-based activated carbon for enhanced photodegradation of triphenylmethane dyes. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 6491–6503 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10877-y

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