Enhanced performance of surface-modified TiO2 photocatalysts prepared via a visible-light photosynthetic route

Ayyappan Ramakrishnan; Susann Neubert; Bastian Mei; Jennifer Strunk; Lidong Wang; Michal Bledowski; Martin Muhler; Radim Beranek

doi:10.1039/C2CC34243J

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Enhanced performance of surface-modified TiO₂ photocatalysts prepared via a visible-light photosynthetic route†

Ayyappan Ramakrishnan,^a Susann Neubert,^a Bastian Mei,^a Jennifer Strunk,^a Lidong Wang,^a Michal Bledowski,^a Martin Muhler^a and Radim Beranek*^a

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Abstract

Benzene can be activated by visible light (λ > 455 nm) in the presence of TiO₂, which leads to formation of carbonaceous polymeric deposits on the titania surface. These photosynthesized surface-modified materials exhibit enhanced photoactivity in degradation of phenolic compounds, particularly under visible light irradiation.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC34243J
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 13 Jun 2012
Accepted: 10 Jul 2012
First published: 10 Jul 2012

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Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 8556-8558

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Enhanced performance of surface-modified TiO₂ photocatalysts prepared via a visible-light photosynthetic route

A. Ramakrishnan, S. Neubert, B. Mei, J. Strunk, L. Wang, M. Bledowski, M. Muhler and R. Beranek, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 8556 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC34243J

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