01813nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245007500055210006900130260007300199300001200272490000800284520100300292653001901295653002201314653001501336653001601351653001301367653000801380100002401388700002501412700002501437856010901462 2010 eng d a0304-389400aEcofriendly synthesis and solar photocatalytic activity of S-doped ZnO0 aEcofriendly synthesis and solar photocatalytic activity of Sdope aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcNOV a315-3230 v1833 a

The S-doped ZnO was prepared by new ecofriendly method, which involves simple mechanochemical synthesis followed by thermal decomposition of bisthiourea zinc oxalate (BTZO) powders. The BTZO was characterized by FTIR and TG-DTA analysis while S-doped ZnO crystallite was characterized by XRD, XPS, SEM, EDXS, and photoluminescence (PL) spectra. X-ray diffraction data suggest the single phase wurtzite structure for S-doped ZnO and the incorporation of sulfur expand the lattice constants of ZnO. Room temperature PL spectra show more number of oxygen vacancies in S-doped ZnO as compare to that of pure ZnO. Photocatalytic activity of S-doped ZnO was checked by means of solar photocatalytic degradation (PCD) of resorcinol, using a batch photoreactor. The PCD efficiency of S-doped ZnO was found to be 2 times greater than that of pure ZnO. The inherent relationship between PL intensity and photocatalytic activity of S-doped ZnO was discussed. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

10aPhotocatalysis10aphotoluminescence10aResorcinol10aS-doped ZnO10aSunlight10aXPS1 aPatil, Ashokrao, B.1 aPatil, Kashinath, R.1 aPardeshi, Satish, K. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/ecofriendly-synthesis-and-solar-photocatalytic-activity-s-doped-zno-002739nas a2200265 4500008004100000022001400041245009000055210006900145260007300214300001200287490000800299520182300307653001702130653001902147653001902166653001302185653001502198653002002213100002602233700002802259700002702287700001902314700002302333856011702356 2010 eng d a0926-860X00aVanadia-titania thin films for photocatalytic degradation of formaldehyde in sunlight0 aVanadiatitania thin films for photocatalytic degradation of form aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcFEB a103-1090 v3743 a

Thin films of vanadia-titania with good adhesion to the substrates have been deposited on various substrates such as glass slides, glass helix and silica raschig rings by simple sol-gel dip coating process using vanadium and titanium peroxide gel. The optimum concentration of vanadia in titania for obtaining good uniform viscous gel was found to be 0.5-4 wt% beyond which the vanadia particles disturb the gel network, resulting in the formation of a gelatinous precipitate. The films of vanadia-titania as well as the dried powder of the bulk gel were characterized by different characterization techniques. Optical characterization by UV-vis spectrophotometer showed a shift in optical absorption wavelength to the visible region that may be due to the incorporation of vanadia into titania structure. The XRD revealed the formation of anatase phase in pure titania as well as titania with up to 2% vanadia loading, whereas formation of rutile as minor phase along with anatase as major phase was observed at higher vanadia loading. The XRD did not show any peaks of vanadia phase up to 5% vanadia loading indicating either incorporation of vanadia into titania structure or high dispersion of amorphous vanadia on titania support. The pure and vanadia doped TiO(2) thin films were evaluated for their photocatalytic activity for degradation of methylene blue as a model pollutant under sunlight. Doping Of V(2)O(5) in TiO(2) showed an increase in the photo-degradation rate of methylene blue by a factor of 3-6.6 times compared to pure TiO(2). The highest rate has been obtained for 4% V(2)O(5)-doped TiO(2) films. Vanadia doped TiO(2) thin films were also found to be very active for photocatalytic degradation of formaldehyde from aqueous solution in sunlight. (c) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

10aFormaldehyde10aMethylene blue10aPhotocatalysis10aSunlight10aThin films10aV(2)O(5)/TiO(2)1 aAkbarzadeh, Rokhsareh1 aUmbarkar, Shubhangi, B.1 aSonawane, Ravindra, S.1 aTakle, Srikant1 aDongare, Mohan, K. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/vanadia-titania-thin-films-photocatalytic-degradation-formaldehyde-sunlight-001988nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245011300055210006900168260009500237300001400332490000800346520110300354653001601457653003001473653002001503653001901523653001301542100002401555700002501579700002501604856012901629 2011 eng d a0022-459600aEnhancement of oxygen vacancies and solar photocatalytic activity of zinc oxide by incorporation of nonmetal0 aEnhancement of oxygen vacancies and solar photocatalytic activit a525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USAbACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCEcDEC a3273-32790 v1843 a

B-doped ZnO and N-doped ZnO powders have been synthesized by mechanochemical method and characterized by TG-DTA, XRD, SEM-EDX, XPS, UV-visible and photoluminescence (PL) spectra. X-ray diffraction data suggests the hexagonal wurtzite structure for modified ZnO crystallites and the incorporation of nonmetal expands the lattice constants of ZnO. The room temperature PL spectra suggest more number of oxygen vacancies exist in nonmetal-doped ZnO than that of undoped zinc oxide. XPS analysis shows the substitution of some of the O atoms of ZnO by nonmetal atoms. Solar photocatalytic activity of B-doped ZnO, N-doped ZnO and undoped ZnO was compared by means of oxidative photocatalytic degradation (PCD) of Bisphenol A (BPA). B-doped ZnO showed better solar PCD efficiency as compare to N-doped ZnO and undoped ZnO. The PCD of BPA follows first order reaction kinetics. The detail mechanism of PCD of Bisphenol A was proposed with the identification of intermediates such as hydroquinone, benzene-1,2,4-triol and 4-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl) phenol. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

10aBisphenol A10aEnhanced oxygen vacancies10aNonmetal doping10aPhotocatalysis10aSunlight1 aPatil, Ashokrao, B.1 aPatil, Kashinath, R.1 aPardeshi, Satish, K. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/enhancement-oxygen-vacancies-and-solar-photocatalytic-activity-zinc-oxide-incorporation-002207nas a2200265 4500008004100000022001400041245011500055210006900170260000800239300000800247490000800255520135400263653001801617653002201635653001901657653002101676653001601697653001301713100001701726700001701743700002101760700001701781700002001798856012301818 2020 eng d a0947-839600aSunlight assisted improved photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B using Pd-loaded g-C3N4/WO(3)nanocomposite0 aSunlight assisted improved photocatalytic degradation of rhodami cAUG a7240 v1263 a

Effective photocatalytic degradation of organic toxic dyes from industrial effluents using low-cost nanomaterials as a photocatalyst under sunlight promises for water purification and environmental recovery. The present work is focused on the synthesis of Palladium (Pd) loaded g-C3N4/WO(3)nanocomposite using a facile method and its photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) using under sunlight. The results of the photocatalytic dye degradation experiment show that Pd loaded g-C3N4/WO(3)nanocomposite photocatalyst degrades 98% of RhB in 40 min of sunlight illumination. This remarkable photocatalytic degradation performance of Pd loaded g-C3N4/WO(3)nanocomposite mainly attributed due to their intrinsic photocatalytic activity and co-existence of enhanced light absorbance and efficient charge transfer process in between the g-C3N4/WO(3)heterojunction. The durability testing experiments indicate that Pd loaded g-C3N4/WO(3)nanocomposite photocatalyst could be effectively reused and possesses high photochemical structural stability even after several recycle process. Present experimental results demonstrated highly encouraging photo-degradation response of Pd loaded g-C3N4/WO(3)nanocomposite photocatalyst at outdoor conditions paves the way for the development of energy conversion and environmental remediation process.

10aNanocomposite10aPalladium loading10aPhotocatalysis10aPhotodegradation10aRhodamine B10aSunlight1 aAlman, Vidya1 aSingh, Kirti1 aBhat, Tejasvinee1 aSheikh, Arif1 aGokhale, Suresh uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/sunlight-assisted-improved-photocatalytic-degradation-rhodamine-b-using-pd-loaded-g