Zinc Porphyrin-Functionalized Fullerenes for the Sensitization of Titania as a Visible-Light Active Photocatalyst: River Waters and Wastewaters Remediation
Zinc porphyrin-functionalized fullerene [C60] derivatives have been synthesized and used to prepare titania-based composites. The electrochemical properties and HOMO and LUMO levels of the photosensitizers were determined by electrochemical measurements. Raman and IR techniques were used to study ch...
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| author | Elzbieta Regulska Danisha Maria Rivera-Nazario Joanna Karpinska Marta Eliza Plonska-Brzezinska Luis Echegoyen |
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| description | Zinc porphyrin-functionalized fullerene [C60] derivatives have been synthesized and used to prepare titania-based composites. The electrochemical properties and HOMO and LUMO levels of the photosensitizers were determined by electrochemical measurements. Raman and IR techniques were used to study chemical groups present on the titania surface. Absorption properties of the composites were measured in the solid state by diffuse reflectance UV-Vis spectra (DRS). The zeta potential and aggregate sizes were determined using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and electrophoretic light scattering (ELS) techniques. Surface areas were estimated based on Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) isotherms. The photocatalytic activity of the photocatalysts was tested using two model pollutants, phenol and methylene blue. The composite with the highest photocatalytic potential (1/TiO<sub>2</sub>) was used for river and wastewater remediation. The photodegradation intermediates were identified by LC-UV/Vis-MS/MS techniques. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7908240a33cb4e0ab84f6f08e130c5522022-12-22T03:52:40ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492019-03-01246111810.3390/molecules24061118molecules24061118Zinc Porphyrin-Functionalized Fullerenes for the Sensitization of Titania as a Visible-Light Active Photocatalyst: River Waters and Wastewaters RemediationElzbieta Regulska0Danisha Maria Rivera-Nazario1Joanna Karpinska2Marta Eliza Plonska-Brzezinska3Luis Echegoyen4Institute of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Ciolkowskiego 1K, 15-245 Bialystok, PolandDepartment of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USAInstitute of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Ciolkowskiego 1K, 15-245 Bialystok, PolandDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2A, 15-222 Bialystok, PolandDepartment of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USAZinc porphyrin-functionalized fullerene [C60] derivatives have been synthesized and used to prepare titania-based composites. The electrochemical properties and HOMO and LUMO levels of the photosensitizers were determined by electrochemical measurements. Raman and IR techniques were used to study chemical groups present on the titania surface. Absorption properties of the composites were measured in the solid state by diffuse reflectance UV-Vis spectra (DRS). The zeta potential and aggregate sizes were determined using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and electrophoretic light scattering (ELS) techniques. Surface areas were estimated based on Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) isotherms. The photocatalytic activity of the photocatalysts was tested using two model pollutants, phenol and methylene blue. The composite with the highest photocatalytic potential (1/TiO<sub>2</sub>) was used for river and wastewater remediation. The photodegradation intermediates were identified by LC-UV/Vis-MS/MS techniques.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/6/1118fullerenephotocatalystporphyrinwater remediation |
| spellingShingle | Elzbieta Regulska Danisha Maria Rivera-Nazario Joanna Karpinska Marta Eliza Plonska-Brzezinska Luis Echegoyen Zinc Porphyrin-Functionalized Fullerenes for the Sensitization of Titania as a Visible-Light Active Photocatalyst: River Waters and Wastewaters Remediation Molecules fullerene photocatalyst porphyrin water remediation |
| title | Zinc Porphyrin-Functionalized Fullerenes for the Sensitization of Titania as a Visible-Light Active Photocatalyst: River Waters and Wastewaters Remediation |
| title_full | Zinc Porphyrin-Functionalized Fullerenes for the Sensitization of Titania as a Visible-Light Active Photocatalyst: River Waters and Wastewaters Remediation |
| title_fullStr | Zinc Porphyrin-Functionalized Fullerenes for the Sensitization of Titania as a Visible-Light Active Photocatalyst: River Waters and Wastewaters Remediation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Zinc Porphyrin-Functionalized Fullerenes for the Sensitization of Titania as a Visible-Light Active Photocatalyst: River Waters and Wastewaters Remediation |
| title_short | Zinc Porphyrin-Functionalized Fullerenes for the Sensitization of Titania as a Visible-Light Active Photocatalyst: River Waters and Wastewaters Remediation |
| title_sort | zinc porphyrin functionalized fullerenes for the sensitization of titania as a visible light active photocatalyst river waters and wastewaters remediation |
| topic | fullerene photocatalyst porphyrin water remediation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/6/1118 |
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