Published August 2015 | Version v1
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One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of zeolite/sodium tantalate composite and its photodegradation of methyl orange

Creators

  • 1. Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096 (China)
  • 2. College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037 (China)
  • 3. School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030021 (China)
  • 4. Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800 (Australia)

Description

Highlights: • Sodalite/NaTaO3 composite is prepared by a one-pot hydrothermal synthesis. • Enhanced photodegradation is achieved due to the heterogeneous doping effect. • Structure distortion is found for NaTaO3 after removing sodalite by acid washing. - Abstract: Sodalite/NaTaO3 composite was prepared by a one-pot hydrothermal synthesis method. Sodalite and NaTaO3 grow interpenetrated, and the resulting composites have similar morphology as the pure sodalite. The sodalite/NaTaO3 composite has a lower band gap of 3.35 eV due to the heterogeneous doping effect, and exhibits an enhanced photodegradation of methyl orange under UV irradiation as compared to the pure NaTaO3. A slight structure distortion is found for NaTaO3 after removing sodalite by acid washing the sodalite/NaTaO3 composite, and such result further confirms the co-growth of the two crystals. This one-pot hydrothermal method opens up new avenues for the preparation of photocatalytic composites

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2015.03.046

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.materresbull.2015.03.046;
PII
S0025-5408(15)00202-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Materials Research Bulletin
Journal Volume
68
Journal Page Range
p. 185-188
ISSN
0025-5408
CODEN
MRBUAC

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
47045660
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRYSTALS; DECOMPOSITION; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; IRRADIATION; METHYL ORANGE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SODIUM; TANTALATES; ZEOLITES
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METALS; AMINES; AZO COMPOUNDS; AZO DYES; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DYES; ELEMENTS; INDICATORS; INORGANIC ION EXCHANGERS; ION EXCHANGE MATERIALS; MATERIALS; METALS; MINERALS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFONIC ACIDS; SYNTHESIS; TANTALUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS

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