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TiO2–CeO2 composite coatings for photocatalytic degradation of chloropesticide and organic dye

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Spray pyrolysis was used to deposit CeO2–TiO2 coatings on stainless steel substrates. The addition of CeO2 to TiO2 changes morphology of the coatings, causing the surface to become laced and some CeO2 ions are incorporated into TiO2 crystal lattice. Part of CeO2 is highly dispersed on the surface of TiO2. The XPS showed the simultaneous existence of Ce4+ and Ce3+ on coating surface. As the CeO2 content in composites increases from 0.5 to 20%, the band gap decreases from 3.16 to 2.88 eV, respectively. The photoactivities in the degradation of methyl orange and lindane were significantly influenced by the content of Ce in composite. For methyl orange photodegradation, the highest activity had coating with CeO2 content of 2 wt%. In contrast, the activity of coatings in lindane photodegradation gradually decreases as the CeO2 content increases. However, efficiency of CeO2–TiO2 coatings remained satisfactory for application in process of lindane degradation. Lindane conversion at 6 h of irradiation is in the range from 88% for pure TiO2 to 60% for CeO2–TiO2 coating with CeO2 content of 20 wt%. Photodegradation of lindane was enhanced on pure TiO2 sites, while methyl orange degradation is highest on composite CeO2/TiO2 species with CeO2 content of 2 wt%.

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This work was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (Grant No. 451-03-9/2021-14/200026) and by the bilateral cooperation between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Fine Arts (project ‘‘Heterogeneous catalytical and photocatalytical destruction of organic and pharmaceutical contaminants in the nature by multicomponent systems’’).

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  1. Department of Catalysis and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemstry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

    Nenad Radić & Boško Grbić

  2. Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

    Stevan Stojadinović

  3. Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Studentski Trg 12-16, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

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  5. Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 11, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Radić, N., Grbić, B., Stojadinović, S. et al. TiO2–CeO2 composite coatings for photocatalytic degradation of chloropesticide and organic dye. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 5073–5086 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-07698-9

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