Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
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Volume 277: Issue 2
Synthesis and characterization of radiation sensitive TiO2/monazite photocatalyst
Authors:
C. Yu Institute of Nuclear Energy Research Chemical Analysis Division P. O. Box 3-19 Longtan 325 Taiwan China

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C. Wang National Tsing Hua University Department of Bioengineering and Environmental Science Hsinchu 300 Taiwan China

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T. Chen National Tsing Hua University Department of Bioengineering and Environmental Science Hsinchu 300 Taiwan China

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Y. Chang National Tsing Hua University Department of Bioengineering and Environmental Science Hsinchu 300 Taiwan China

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Pages:
337–345
Online Publication Date:
21 Mar 2008
Publication Date:
01 Aug 2008
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-007-7099-x
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Abstract  

A TiO2/monazite photocatalyst was prepared by embedding TiO2 nanoparticles into a monazite substrate surface. TiCl4 hydrolysis/citric acid chelating procedure under acidic conditions were used to synthesize the nanophase TiO2 particles. The anatase TiO2/monazite photocatalyst surface area, morphology, crystalline and elemental concentrations were characterized using Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) method, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). Monazite contains a large amount of Ce-, La-, Nd- and Th-PO4 compounds; it has been known as a natural mineral material with minor radioactivity. TiO2-CeO2 composite is a kind of radiation sensitive photocatalyst in which the radiations of thorium nuclides give energy to trigger TiO2 and cerium ions which play an energy absorber with charge separator. The result showed that methylene blue and phenol were spontaneously photocatalytic decomposed by TiO2/monazite composite even in a dark environment. A synergistic effect was also examined with applied exterior UV or 60Co irradiation. A hybrid mechanism is proposed; according by the radioluminescence (RL) from excited Ce ion by γ-radiation soliciting CeO2/TiO2 heterojunction (HJ). This seems to be a possible mechanism to explain this self-activated photo-catalytic behavior.

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0236-5731
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1588-2780

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Journal of Radionalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
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