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The Effect of Interfacial Chemical Bonding in TiO2-SiO2 Composites on Their Photocatalytic NOx Abatement Performance
Published on: July 4, 2017
Photocatalytic NOx abatement: the role of the material supporting the TiO2 active layer
Claudia L Bianchi1, Carlo Pirola, Elena Selli
1Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica ed Elettrochimica, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy. claudia.bianchi@unimi.it
Abstract:
The importance of the choice of a suitable substrate as supporting material for photoactive TiO(2), either in the form of powders or thin films or in photoactive paints, is frequently disregarded. In this paper four different supports (stainless steel, sand-blasted stainless steel, Teflon and glass) are object of investigation. The final aim is to verify the presence of interactions between the photocatalyst (AEROXIDE(®) TiO(2) P25 by Evonik Degussa Corporation) and the support, directly involved in the photocatalytic activity in the NO(x) abatement. The characterization results have been correlated with the photoactivity of the different samples. In particular, a coating of about 6-9 μm seems to allow a photocatalytic result free from any positive or negative interference with the supporting material, therefore giving reliable results about the photoactivity of the TiO(2) under investigation.
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