Nano-structured rhodium doped SrTiO3–Visible light activated photocatalyst for water decontamination

Kiss, Borbala, Manning, Troy D., Hesp, David, Didier, Christophe, Taylor, Arthur, Pickup, David M., Chadwick, Alan V., Allison, Heather E., Dhanak, Vinod R., Claridge, John B., and others. (2017) Nano-structured rhodium doped SrTiO3–Visible light activated photocatalyst for water decontamination. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 206 . pp. 547-555. ISSN 0926-3373. (doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.01.066) (KAR id:60974)

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Abstract

A modified hydrothermal synthesis, avoiding high temperature calcination, is used to produce nano-particulate rhodium doped strontium titanate in a single-step, maintaining the rhodium in the photocatalytically active +3 oxidation state as shown by X-ray spectroscopy. The photoactivity of the material is demonstrated through the decomposition of aqueous methyl orange and the killing of Escherichia coli in aqueous suspension, both under visible light activation. A sample of SrTiO3 containing 5 at% Rh completely decomposed a solution of methyl orange in less than 40 min and E. coli is deactivated within 6 h under visible light irradiation.

Item Type:	Article
DOI/Identification number:	10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.01.066
Uncontrolled keywords:	Photocatalysis; Anti-microbial; Water decontamination; Doped titanates
Divisions:	Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User:	Alan Chadwick
Date Deposited:	21 Mar 2017 10:59 UTC
Last Modified:	09 Dec 2022 05:27 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/60974 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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