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Bio-templated synthesis of hierarchically ordered macro-mesoporous anatase titanium dioxide flakes with high photocatalytic activity
Bing Li,Jianquan Zhao,Jing Liu,Xinyu Shen,Shaobo Mo
RSC Advances Pub Date : 01/26/2015 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C4RA13410A
Abstract

Highly ordered macro-mesoporous anatase titanium dioxide (TiO2) flakes were synthesized by a sol–gel method in an acidic medium, using fresh natural rose (Rosa hybrida L.) petals and triblock copolymer P123 (EO20PO70EO20) as dual templates. The resulting flakes were characterized by Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and nitrogen adsorption–desorption analysis. The results reveal that the bimodal porous material is in the anatase phase, and the three-dimensionally ordered macroporous walls are composed of highly ordered mesopores. The Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area and the average size of mesopores are 125.91 m2 g−1 and 4.79 nm, respectively. The photocatalytic activity of the porous TiO2 flakes was evaluated by photodegrading rhodamine B (RhB) under ultraviolet (UV) light. The obtained TiO2 flakes exhibited a slightly higher photocatalytic activity than commercial photocatalyst Degussa P25.

Graphical abstract: Bio-templated synthesis of hierarchically ordered macro-mesoporous anatase titanium dioxide flakes with high photocatalytic activity
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