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Construction of titanium-based nanomaterials with a coral-like HTiOF3 template and their photocatalytic performance†
Huayang Liu,Chentao Hou,Mohammad Fahim Bakhtari,Mingyuan Zhang,Liping Wang
New Journal of Chemistry Pub Date : 12/06/2022 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/D2NJ05187G
Abstract

Recently, the treatment of wastewater to remove antibiotics, such as oxytetracycline hydrochloride (OTC), has attracted much attention. In this work, coral-like HTiOF3 was used as a template to construct the small-scale nanomaterials {001}-TiO2, TiOF2/HTiOF3, and F-H2Ti3O7via different solvothermal methods. The crystal forms, structures, morphologies, optical properties, and charge separation properties of the obtained materials were thoroughly characterized using several techniques. Of these materials, F-H2Ti3O7 (KOH-HTF), synthesized via an alkali thermal synergistic ion exchange method, showed excellent OTC degradation activity (92%). The three-dimensional (3D) flower-like morphology of KOH-HTF enhances its OTC adsorption capacity. The co-modification of lattice fluorine and surface fluorine introduced in situ during the preparation of KOH-HTF brings a significant surface fluorine effect, which is not only conducive to the generation of Ti3+ and oxygen vacancies (Vos), but also conducive to the activation of OTC molecules and the migration of photogenerated electrons and holes. In addition, O2 has been proven to be the main active species in the photocatalytic process. It is proposed that the ligand-to-metal charge transfer effect between KOH-HTF and OTC is the key to improving the visible light response and carrier separation. A possible photocatalytic mechanism is also investigated.

Graphical abstract: Construction of titanium-based nanomaterials with a coral-like HTiOF3 template and their photocatalytic performance
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