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TiO2/Au had been prepared readily from tetrabutyl titanate and chloroauric acid by in situ solvothermal method. SEM, XRD, UV-vis, FTIR, etc were used for characterizing the morphology, crystal structure, and optical performance of TiO2 and TiO2/Au. The photocatalytic degradation performance on methyl orange and antibacterial properties against Escherichia coli of TiO2 and TiO2/Au were studied. The results showed that the TiO2/Au both possessed superior photocatalytic properties under simulated or nature sunlight. The photocatalytic degradation rate of TiO2/Au on methyl orange was up to 91.57% that was obviously better than TiO2 (65.13%). Moreover, TiO2 and TiO2/Au had significant antibacterial properties against Escherichia coli, and the inhibition rate was up to 99.89%. The activity of TiO2 and TiO2/Au was tested by ESR and H2-TPR for analyzing the mechanism of the improvement of the photocatalytic activity and antibacterial properties.
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Theoretical Foundations of Chemical Engineering is a comprehensive journal covering all aspects of theoretical and applied research in chemical engineering, including transport phenomena; surface phenomena; processes of mixture separation; theory and methods of chemical reactor design; combined processes and multifunctional reactors; hydromechanic, thermal, diffusion, and chemical processes and apparatus, membrane processes and reactors; biotechnology; dispersed systems; nanotechnologies; process intensification; information modeling and analysis; energy- and resource-saving processes; environmentally clean processes and technologies.