Tryba, B.; Miądlicki, P.; Rychtowski, P.; Trzeciak, M.; Wróbel, R.J. The Superiority of TiO2 Supported on Nickel Foam over Ni-Doped TiO2 in the Photothermal Decomposition of Acetaldehyde. Materials2023, 16, 5241.
Tryba, B.; Miądlicki, P.; Rychtowski, P.; Trzeciak, M.; Wróbel, R.J. The Superiority of TiO2 Supported on Nickel Foam over Ni-Doped TiO2 in the Photothermal Decomposition of Acetaldehyde. Materials 2023, 16, 5241.
Tryba, B.; Miądlicki, P.; Rychtowski, P.; Trzeciak, M.; Wróbel, R.J. The Superiority of TiO2 Supported on Nickel Foam over Ni-Doped TiO2 in the Photothermal Decomposition of Acetaldehyde. Materials2023, 16, 5241.
Tryba, B.; Miądlicki, P.; Rychtowski, P.; Trzeciak, M.; Wróbel, R.J. The Superiority of TiO2 Supported on Nickel Foam over Ni-Doped TiO2 in the Photothermal Decomposition of Acetaldehyde. Materials 2023, 16, 5241.
Abstract
Acetaldehyde decomposition was performed under heating at the temperature range of 25-125oC and UV irradiation on TiO2 doped by the metallic Ni powder and TiO2 supported on the nickel foam. Process was carried out in high temperature reaction chamber “The Praying MantisTM”, with simultaneous in situ FTIR measurements and UV irradiation. Ni powder was added to TiO2 in the quantity of 0.5 to 5.0 wt%. Photothermal measurements of acetaldehyde decomposition indicated, that the highest yield of acetaldehyde conversion on TiO2 und UV irradiation was obtained at 75oC. Doping of nickel to TiO2 did not increase its photocatalytic activity. Contrary to that, application of nickel foam as a support for TiO2 appeared to be highly advantageous, because increased decomposition of acetaldehyde from 31 to 52% at 25oC and then to 85% at 100oC by comparison with TiO2 itself. At the same time mineralisation of acetaldehyde to CO2 increased two times at the presence of nickel foam. However, oxidised nickel foam used as support for TiO2 was detrimental. Most likely, different mechanisms of electrons transfer between Ni-TiO2 and NiO-TiO2 occurred. Application of nickel foam greatly enhanced separation of free carriers in TiO2. As a consequence, high yields of the photocatalytic reactions were obtained.
Keywords
thermo-photocatalysis; nickel foam; Ni doped TiO2; acetaldehyde decomposition
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Materials Science and Technology
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