Surface Modification of Zinc Ferrite with Titanium to Be a Photo-Active Catalyst in Commercial LED Light
Titanium-doped zinc ferrite was used as a photo catalyst for breaking down C-C and C-H bonds of methylene blue dye as a model for the decomposition of organic pollutants. Different concentrations of Ti were used to impede into the spinel structure of zinc ferrite by in situ addition during the prepa...
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| author | Doaa F. Baamer Islam Hamdy Abd El Maksod |
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| description | Titanium-doped zinc ferrite was used as a photo catalyst for breaking down C-C and C-H bonds of methylene blue dye as a model for the decomposition of organic pollutants. Different concentrations of Ti were used to impede into the spinel structure of zinc ferrite by in situ addition during the preparation. Different characterization techniques were used to characterize the prepared materials including the deep analysis of the electronic spectra, which proved the surface modification of ferrite due to the Ti doping. In addition, we make a comparison study of photo degradation using ordinary UV irradiation and commercial LED light irradiation, which gives very promising results. A correlation between the structure and the photo catalytic behavior of the materials is assigned. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-19115e0a18b841e4b86431c1579ac56e2023-11-18T18:44:27ZengMDPI AGCatalysts2073-43442023-07-01137108210.3390/catal13071082Surface Modification of Zinc Ferrite with Titanium to Be a Photo-Active Catalyst in Commercial LED LightDoaa F. Baamer0Islam Hamdy Abd El Maksod1Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah P.O. Box 42805, Saudi ArabiaPhysical Chemistry Department, National Research Centre (NRC), Cairo 12622, EgyptTitanium-doped zinc ferrite was used as a photo catalyst for breaking down C-C and C-H bonds of methylene blue dye as a model for the decomposition of organic pollutants. Different concentrations of Ti were used to impede into the spinel structure of zinc ferrite by in situ addition during the preparation. Different characterization techniques were used to characterize the prepared materials including the deep analysis of the electronic spectra, which proved the surface modification of ferrite due to the Ti doping. In addition, we make a comparison study of photo degradation using ordinary UV irradiation and commercial LED light irradiation, which gives very promising results. A correlation between the structure and the photo catalytic behavior of the materials is assigned.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/7/1082zinc ferritespinel structureTi dopingphoto-active centersLED lightphotodegrading |
| spellingShingle | Doaa F. Baamer Islam Hamdy Abd El Maksod Surface Modification of Zinc Ferrite with Titanium to Be a Photo-Active Catalyst in Commercial LED Light Catalysts zinc ferrite spinel structure Ti doping photo-active centers LED light photodegrading |
| title | Surface Modification of Zinc Ferrite with Titanium to Be a Photo-Active Catalyst in Commercial LED Light |
| title_full | Surface Modification of Zinc Ferrite with Titanium to Be a Photo-Active Catalyst in Commercial LED Light |
| title_fullStr | Surface Modification of Zinc Ferrite with Titanium to Be a Photo-Active Catalyst in Commercial LED Light |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surface Modification of Zinc Ferrite with Titanium to Be a Photo-Active Catalyst in Commercial LED Light |
| title_short | Surface Modification of Zinc Ferrite with Titanium to Be a Photo-Active Catalyst in Commercial LED Light |
| title_sort | surface modification of zinc ferrite with titanium to be a photo active catalyst in commercial led light |
| topic | zinc ferrite spinel structure Ti doping photo-active centers LED light photodegrading |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/7/1082 |
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