Abstract
ABSTRACTIn this present study, various types of TiO2 nanostructures were synthesised via hydrothermal method from a commercial titanium dioxide. The effects of the initial concentration of titanium dioxide and the reaction time on the morphology of synthesised nanostructures were investigated. The TiO2 nanostructures were calcined at 500 °C and examined for the photocatalytic performance by decomposing formic acid as an organic pollutant. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller and X-ray diffraction were employed to characterise the synthesised TiO2 nanostructures. The outcomes showed more influence of reaction time rather than initial TiO2 concentration on the properties of TiO2 nanostructures. Various TiO2 nanostructures such as, nanorods and nanotubes were fabricated at different initial TiO2 concentrations and reaction times. In addition, the synthesised nanorod structures showed higher photocatalytic activity than the nanotubes. This is owing to the presence of rutile–anatase combined crystalline phases in the nanorod structures.
Highlights
Nanostructure materials have attracted enormous attention due to their interesting properties which differ from those of bulk materials [1,2,3,4,5]
TiO2 nanostructures were synthesised by a hydrothermal method using Degussa P25 as precursor and 10 M NaOH aqueous solution
Titanium dioxide nanotubes can be formed in the range of reaction temperature of 100–150 8C while commercial P25 was used as the raw materials [40]
Summary
Nanostructure materials have attracted enormous attention due to their interesting properties which differ from those of bulk materials [1,2,3,4,5]. Valence band electrons are promoted through the band gap into the conduction band, generating an electron–hole (e¡/hC) pair. These pairs are able to initiate oxidation and reduction reactions at TiO2 surface [11,12]. Considering this property, TiO2 nanostructure attracts wide scientific interest in view of their applications in
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