Chemical Engineering Journal ( IF 13.3 ) Pub Date : 2023-10-28 , DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.146962 Xiangyu Tian , Weiwei Han , Zixu Zeng , Yi He , Lecheng Lei , Xijun Xu , Xin Xu , Yongfeng Xu , Ping Li , Xingwang Zhang
As a stable and inexpensive UV-absorber, TiO2 is widely used in UV-shielding products. However, its poor compatibility with matrix polymers and photocatalytic degradation hazard still limit its performance. Herein, we construct the crystalline-amorphous TiO2/Ce2O3 heterojunctions with an average size of 15 nm via an in-situ solvothermal process, significantly reducing the photocatalytic activity through the carrier redistribution between TiO2 and Ce2O3. In the photocatalytic experiments for the degradation of three dyes (RhB, MB, and RR-120), the apparent reaction rate constants (k) of the optimal sample TiO2/Ce2O3-3 % are 33.92, 28.54, and 24.78 times lower than those of pure TiO2, respectively. The characterizations and theoretical calculations together reveal that the photogenerated carriers accumulate on the amorphous Ce2O3 with rich defects, promoting the recombination of electron-hole pairs and reducing the carriers’ redox potential. Additionally, oleyl phosphate (OP) is used for surface modification to achieve TiO2/Ce2O3 organic solvent-dispersible and improve its compatibility with matrix polymers, thus the UV-shielding OP-TiO2/Ce2O3/fluorocarbon hybrid coating is prepared with high transparency.
中文翻译:
油基磷酸酯改性结晶非晶 TiO2/Ce2O3 异质结纳米颗粒作为稳定的紫外线屏蔽填料,光催化活性显着降低
TiO 2作为一种稳定且廉价的紫外线吸收剂,广泛应用于紫外线屏蔽产品中。然而,其与基体聚合物的相容性差和光催化降解危险仍然限制了其性能。在此,我们通过原位溶剂热法构建了平均尺寸为15 nm的晶态-非晶态TiO 2 /Ce 2 O 3异质结,通过TiO 2和Ce 2 O 3之间的载流子重新分布显着降低了光催化活性。在三种染料(RhB、MB和RR-120)的光催化降解实验中,最佳样品TiO 2 /Ce 2 O 3 -3 %的表观反应速率常数(k)分别为33.92、28.54和24.78分别比纯TiO 2低几倍。表征和理论计算共同表明,光生载流子在缺陷丰富的非晶Ce 2 O 3上积累,促进了电子-空穴对的复合,降低了载流子的氧化还原电位。此外,采用油基磷酸酯(OP)进行表面改性,使TiO 2 /Ce 2 O 3有机溶剂分散,提高其与基体聚合物的相容性,从而制备出具有紫外屏蔽功能的OP-TiO 2 /Ce 2 O 3 /氟碳杂化材料。制备的涂层具有高透明度。