01685nas a2200181 4500008004100000022001400041245010200055210006900157260009200226300001200318490000700330520093900337100002801276700002501304700002401329700002101353856012901374 2010 eng d a0031-865500aPhotodegradation of methanol under UV-visible irradiation by titania dispersed on polyester cloth0 aPhotodegradation of methanol under UVvisible irradiation by tita aCOMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN 02148, MA USAbWILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INCcMAR a241-2460 v863 a
Titania supported on polyester fabric (TiO(2)-PY) with varying titania loadings (2-7 wt%) were prepared via the dip-coating method at room temperature using an aqueous slurry of anatase titania. Structural and morphological characterizations by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy revealed that the titanium dioxide crystallites deposited on the surface of the polyester fabric were in the micrometer range while their phase remained to be anatase. Photocatalytic activity of TiO(2)-PY fabric catalysts was evaluated for vapor-phase oxidation of methanol in air as a test reaction in the presence of UV as well as solar radiation under ambient conditions. These catalysts were found to be quite active in both UV and solar irradiation with activity being higher in the former case. CO(2) yield from photo-oxidation of methanol depended on titania content and also on its dispersion over polyester fabric support.
1 aBhattacharyya, Kaustava1 aTripathi, Arvind, K.1 aGupta, Narendra, M.1 aTyagi, Avesh, K. uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/photodegradation-methanol-under-uv-visible-irradiation-titania-dispersed-polyester-cloth-0