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Adsorptive and Photocatalytic Properties of Molybdenum-Modified Titanium Dioxide

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We have synthesized photocatalytically active molybdenum-modified titanium dioxide-based materials and studied key features of the formation of the synthesized materials and their physicochemical, adsorptive, and photocatalytic properties. The synthesized composites have high adsorption capacity and photocatalytic activity (PCA), which considerably exceeds the PCA of unmodified TiO2 of the same origin and that of Degussa P-25 commercially available titanium dioxide. The materials in which molybdenum is incorporated into the crystal lattice of anatase offer the highest PCA.

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Belikov, M.L., Safaryan, S.A. Adsorptive and Photocatalytic Properties of Molybdenum-Modified Titanium Dioxide. Inorg Mater 58, 715–722 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168522070032

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