Abstract
Reactions of the hydrated electron, H atoms, 2-propanol, and methanol radicals with the TiO 2 nano-particles have been studied either directly or by competition kinetics. The radicals were produced by radiolysis of 2-propanol, t-butanol, or methanol aqueous solutions in acid pH's. The reactions involve electron injection to the conduction band. As expected, the t-butanol radical is inert towards TiO 2 under our conditions, while the other reducing radicals react with TiO 2. The reactivity decreases in the order: e aq −>H>CH 3COHCH 3>CH 2OH. Two TiO 2 nanocrystallite sizes, with average diameters of 1.0 and 4.7 nm were compared. For equal concentrations (in terms of TiO 2 molecules), the rate of electron injection shows relatively little dependency on particle size. The rates of interfacial electron transfer and transfer coefficient are also reported.
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