Modification of nano-TiO2 by doping with nitrogen and fluorine and study acetaldehyde removal under visible light irradiation

Abstract

P25-TiO2 nanoparticles were doped with fluo- rine, nitrogen, and their combination. Samples of N-doped, F-doped, and N-F-codoped TiO2 were prepared by physi- cal and chemical treatments. The products were charac- terized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller technique, and ultraviolet-visi- ble diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. It was revealed that absorption spectra of N-doped, F-doped, and F-N-codoped TiO2 were extended to the visible region wavelengths, and the photocatalytic experiments showed enhancement of acetaldehyde removal under visible light irradiation. The photocatalytic activity of the powders was evaluated through the process of acetaldehyde degradation under visible light scattering in a continuous stirred tank reactor. F-N-codoped nano-TiO2 calcinated at 500 C possessed the highest photocatalytic activity. The photocatalytic kinetic consumption of acetaldehyde was studied on N-F- TiO2 powders under 80 W Hg lamp irradiation, and a Langmuir-type kinetic model was developed for the reac- tion with appropriate kinetic parameters.