Facile aqueous synthesis and comparative evaluation of TiO<sub>2</sub>-semiconductor and TiO<sub>2</sub>-metal nanohybrid photocatalysts in antibiotics degradation under visible light
Yuping Zhang, Shijie Ju, Gregori Casals, Jie Tang, Yichao Lin, Xiaofang Li, Lihua Liang, Zhiyu Jia, Muling Zeng, Eudald Casals
Abstract
TiO 2 -coupled metal (Au) or semiconductor (CeO 2 ) nanohybrids with comparable physicochemical features are synthesized and the effectiveness in degrading ciprofloxacin and sulfamethoxazole is compared, revealing the importance of CeO 2 as co-catalyst.
Topics & Concepts
SemiconductorMaterials scienceCatalysisDegradation (telecommunications)PhotocatalysisAqueous solutionMetalVisible spectrumNanotechnologyChemical engineeringChemistryOrganic chemistryMetallurgyOptoelectronicsTelecommunicationsEngineeringComputer scienceAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells