Journal of Inorganic Materials ›› 2011, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (11): 1175-1180.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1077.2011.01175

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Preparation of Visible Light Response Pt-doped La2O3/TiO2 and Thermo-photocatalytic Degradation of Toluene

ZHONG Xin, SUN Jian, LIU Shou-Xin   

  1. (Key Laboratory of Biological Materials of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China)
  • Received:2010-12-23 Revised:2011-03-10 Published:2011-11-20 Online:2011-11-11
  • Supported by:

    Fundamental Research Fund for the Central Universities (DL09DB01); Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Education of China (20100062110003)

Abstract: Pt-La2O3/TiO2 photocatalyst was prepared by Sol-Gel and photodeposition methods using Ti(OBu)4 and La(NO)3·6H2O as raw material. The catalyst was characterized by XPS, FTIR, XRD, DRS, TEM, and N2(77K) adsorption. The performance of photocataltic in the removal of toluene under visible light and the influence of temperature on removal of toluene were investigated. The results showed that doped-Pt existed as the forms of single Pt and oxygen-adsorption. Pt loading had no influence on the phase composition of TiO2, but decreased TiO2 particle size and increased the surface area. Nano-Pt was uniformly dispersed on La2O3/TiO2 with diameter of 5-10 nm. Pt-La2O3/TiO2 has much more hydroxyl group than TiO2 and La2O3/TiO2. The rate of photocatalytic oxidation gaseous toluene on Pt-La2O3/TiO2 increased with the temperature increasing, and thermal catalytic reaction taken place in parallel with photocatalytic oxidation reaction. There is a synergetic effect between photocatalysis and thermal catalysis in the thermo-photocatalysis degradation of toluene.

Key words: visible light, Pt loading, La2O3/TiO2, TiO2, toluene

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