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Photocatalytic Degradation of Butanol in Aqueous Solutions by TiO2 Nanofibers

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Removal of butanol from aqueous solutions was studied using both custom made and commercial TiO2 photocatalysts. The custom made photocatalytic materials were nanofibers of titanium dioxide doped with nitrogen and subsequently decorated with nanoparticles of platinum or palladium. Pd-decorated photocatalysts were found to be highly efficient in the degradation of butanol under UV-A irradiation compared to Pt-decorated nanofibers or to commercial Degussa P25.

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The Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (Tekes) and the projects ImPhoNa (Tekes), HYMEPRO (Tekes) and RoCaNaMe (Academy of Finland) as well as the Finnish Graduate School of Environmental Science and Technology and Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry. are acknowledged for financial support. In addition, Mr. Jorma Penttinen is acknowledged for helping with the gas chromatograph analyses.

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  1. Mass and Heat Transfer Process Laboratory, Department of Process and Environmental Engineering, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4300, Oulu, 90014, Finland

    Minna Pirilä, Ritva Lenkkeri, Mika Huuhtanen & Riitta L. Keiski

  2. Chemical Process Engineering Laboratory, Department of Process and Environmental Engineering, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4300, Oulu, 90014, Finland

    Werner M. Goldmann

  3. Microelectronics and Materials Physics Laboratories, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4500, Oulu, 90014, Finland

    Krisztian Kordás

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Pirilä, M., Lenkkeri, R., Goldmann, W.M. et al. Photocatalytic Degradation of Butanol in Aqueous Solutions by TiO2 Nanofibers. Top Catal 56, 630–636 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-013-0046-x

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