Issue 99, 2015

Ionic liquid-assisted synthesis of morphology-controlled TiO2 particles with efficient photocatalytic activity

Abstract

An ionic liquid-assisted synthesis route is proposed for the synthesis of anatase TiO2 particles. Flowerlike TiO2 particles, TiO2 nanosheets and porous TiO2 aggregates can be controllably synthesized by the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([EMIM]Ac). The photocatalytic activity towards the degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) molecules is investigated among the synthesized TiO2 particles in comparison with the commercial Degussa-P25 TiO2. In particular, the as-prepared TiO2 nanosheets exhibit excellent photocatalytic activity, which is higher than the commercial Degussa-P25 TiO2, demonstrating their promising application towards the degradation of organic molecules. Thus, the present work provides a facile route for the synthesis of TiO2 particles with efficient photocatalytic activity.

Graphical abstract: Ionic liquid-assisted synthesis of morphology-controlled TiO2 particles with efficient photocatalytic activity

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Aug 2015
Accepted
15 Sep 2015
First published
18 Sep 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 81108-81114

Ionic liquid-assisted synthesis of morphology-controlled TiO2 particles with efficient photocatalytic activity

B. Zhang, Z. Xue, Y. Xue, Z. Huang, Z. Li and J. Hao, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 81108 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA17213F

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