Studies on Preparation and Photocatalytic Performance of Polythiophene/TiO2 Composite Nanoparticles

Yang Bai; Ping-Ya Luo; Ping-Quan Wang; Jian-Yi Liu; Zhou Fan; Guang-Dong Zhang; Zhi-Wei Qian

doi:10.14233/ajchem.2013.13768

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Vol. 25 No. 6 (2013): Vol 25 Issue 6

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Studies on Preparation and Photocatalytic Performance of Polythiophene/TiO2 Composite Nanoparticles

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2013.13768

Yang Bai

State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, P.R. China

Ping-Ya Luo

State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, P.R. China

Ping-Quan Wang

State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, P.R. China

Jian-Yi Liu

State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, P.R. China

Zhou Fan

State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, P.R. China

Guang-Dong Zhang

State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, P.R. China

Zhi-Wei Qian

Petro China Great Wall Drilling Engineering Company, Panjin 124000, Liaoning Province, P.R. China

Corresponding Author(s) : Yang Bai

baiyanghyq@foxmail.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 25 No. 6 (2013): Vol 25 Issue 6
Article Published : January 9, 2013

Abstract

Titanium(IV) dioxide can photocatalyze degradation of organic pollutants and has been widely used in our daily life. In order to improve its photocatalytic activity, the polythiophene/TiO₂ (PTh/TiO₂) composite nanoparticles were prepared by in situ chemical oxidative polymerization of thiophene onto the TiO₂ particles. Structures of the PTh/TiO₂ composite particles were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Phenol solution was used as the target pollutant to investigate the photocatalytic activity of the composite particles. The PTh/TiO₂ composite nanoparticles can degrade phenol solution effectively under UV irradiation. Their photocatalytic activities were better than that of TiO₂, 1 % PTh/TiO₂ composites achieved the maximum. The PTh/TiO₂ composites presented in this paper are expected to be applied in the photocatalytic areas such as degrading pollutants and water purification.

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Polythiophene/TiO2 Composite nanoparticles Photocatalytic Phenol

Bai, Y., Luo, P.-Y., Wang, P.-Q., Liu, J.-Y., Fan, Z., Zhang, G.-D., & Qian, Z.-W. (2013). Studies on Preparation and Photocatalytic Performance of Polythiophene/TiO2 Composite Nanoparticles. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 25(6), 3369–3372. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2013.13768

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Studies on Preparation and Photocatalytic Performance of Polythiophene/TiO2 Composite Nanoparticles

Corresponding Author(s) : Yang Bai

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