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Abstract
Nano TiO2 is an acclaimed photocatalyst, widely used in water treatment due to its remarkable performance. However, challenges in real production, such as the easy recombination of photogenerated carriers and recycling difficulties, limit its application. Heterojunction photocatalysts, with high efficiency of photogenerated carrier separation and large light absorption range, show great potential for efficient water pollution treatment. In this paper, a composite photocatalyst (ART-550) with a heterophase junction structure was developed using industrial submicron rutile TiO2 pigment as the carrier. This composite demonstrated excellent performance in the photocatalytic degradation of sulfadiazine, maintaining its performance over five cycles. Furthermore, it effectively degraded various representative organic pollutants present in water bodies. The construction of a heterophase junction boosted the efficient separation of photo-generated carriers, enabling more active species to participate in the reaction and thus enhancing the photocatalytic degradation performance. Additionally, the strong interfacial binding ensured the stability of the photocatalytic performance of ART-550. This research introduces a new strategy to broaden the application field of submicron rutile and produce nano-titanium dioxide catalysts that are easily accessible, scalable, and highly applicable. It offers promising prospects for advancing water treatment technologies.
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The primary objective of the Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology (JSST), the official journal of the International Sol-Gel Society, is to provide an international forum for the dissemination of scientific, technological, and general knowledge about materials processed by chemical nanotechnologies known as the "sol-gel" process. The materials of interest include gels, gel-derived glasses, ceramics in form of nano- and micro-powders, bulk, fibres, thin films and coatings as well as more recent materials such as hybrid organic-inorganic materials and composites. Such materials exhibit a wide range of optical, electronic, magnetic, chemical, environmental, and biomedical properties and functionalities. Methods for producing sol-gel-derived materials and the industrial uses of these materials are also of great interest.