Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (9): 2057.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20130327

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Hydrothermal Preparation and Performance of CeO2-TiO2 Micro- and Nano-composites Deposited on Copper Mesh Film

DAI Chun-Ai1,2, GAO Chang-Rui1, FENG Lin1   

  1. 1. Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;
    2. School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
  • Received:2013-04-11 Online:2013-09-10 Published:2013-08-30

Abstract:

CeO2-TiO2 micro- and nano-composites deposited on copper mesh film[(CeO2-TiO2)/Cu] were prepared with tetrabutyl titanate and cerium nitrate as raw materials, trisodium phosphate as mineralizer via one step facile hydrothermal method. The prepared materials were characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM), X-ray diffraction(XRD) and UV-Vis diffusion reflection spectrometry. The water wettabi-lity was tested using contact angle meter. Visual-light-activation of (CeO2-TiO2)/Cu was investigated by degrading methylene blue(MB, 20 μmol/L) under visible light irradiation. The results suggested that anatase TiO2 dioxide and cerianite CeO2 were prepared; compared with TiO2, CeO2 was easier to deposit on copper mesh film; the morphologies and structures of (CeO2-TiO2)/Cu were significantly affected by Ce(NO3)3·6H2O content, Na3PO4 concentration, reaction time and reaction temperature. (CeO2-TiO2)/Cu displayed superhydrophilic property and visual-light photocatalytic performance.

Key words: Copper mesh, Cerium dioxide-titanium dioxide, Hydrothermal method, Morphology, Superhydrophilicity, Visual-light photocatalysis

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