Mesoporous titania nanoparticles as photocatalyst for degradation of 2-chlorophenol

Authors

  • N. F. Jaafar School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM Penang, Malaysia.
  • N. A. Marfur School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM Penang, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15282/jceib.v7i1.6135

Keywords:

Mesoporous Titania, Photocatalytic degradation, 2-chlorophenol

Abstract

Mesoporous titania nanoparticles (MTN) was successfully prepared by microwave-assisted menthod. The performance of MTN was compared with degussa P25 (commercial TiO2) on photocatalytic degradation of 2-chlorophenol (2-CP). Both catalysts were characterized by XRD, FTIR, UV-Vis DRS and surface area analysis. The characterization data indicated that MTN has higher surface area and lower particle size than P25. The 2-CP was successfully degraded completely under UV light irradiation despite of having a slightly higher band-gap value compared with P25. This study demonstrated that MTN shows a good potential as a photocatalyst. 

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2021-04-29

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Jaafar NF, Marfur NA. Mesoporous titania nanoparticles as photocatalyst for degradation of 2-chlorophenol. J. Chem. Eng. Ind. Biotechnol. [Internet]. 2021 Apr. 29 [cited 2025 Jul. 27];7(1):32-6. Available from: https://journal.ump.edu.my/jceib/article/view/6135

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