Nitrogen and copper doped solar light active TiO2 photocatalysts for water decontamination

Mike B. Fisher; Donal A. Keane; Pilar Fernández-Ibáñez; John Colreavy; Steven J. Hinder; Kevin G. McGuigan; Suresh C. Pillai

doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2012.10.013

Nitrogen and copper doped solar light active TiO₂ photocatalysts for water decontamination

Mike B. Fisher, Donal A. Keane, Pilar Fernández-Ibáñez, John Colreavy, Steven J. Hinder, Kevin G. McGuigan, Suresh C. Pillai

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Abstract

A novel class of photocatalytic coating capable of degrading bacterial and chemical contaminants in the presence of visible sunlight wavelengths was produced by depositing a stable photocatalytic TiO₂ film on the internal lumen of glass bottles via a sol-gel method. This coating was prepared in either undoped form or doped with nitrogen and/or copper to produce visible light-active TiO₂ films which were annealed at 600°C and were characterized by Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The presence of doped and undoped TiO₂ films was found to accelerate the degradation of methylene blue in the presence of natural sunlight, while copper-doped TiO₂ films were found to accelerate bacterial inactivation (of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis) in the presence of natural sunlight.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	8-13
Number of pages	6
Journal	Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Volume	130-131
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2012.10.013
Publication status	Published - 7 Feb 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Anatase
Bacterial deactivation
Contamination
Depollution
Disinfection
Emerging pollutants
Photocatalysis
SODIS
Sunlight
Thin film
Titanium dioxide
Visible light

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Nitrogen and copper doped solar light active TiO₂ photocatalysts for water decontamination

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