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Exploiting electron storage in TiO2 nanoparticles for dark reduction of As(V) by accumulated electrons
Ivana K Levy1, Marta A Brusa, Matias E Aguirre
1Gerencia Química, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Avenida General Paz 1499, 1650 San Martín, Prov. de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics : PCCP
|May 30, 2013
Abstract:
UV irradiation of an ethanolic sol of TiO2 nanoparticles produces a trapped Ti(III) centre and a noticeable Burstein shift. Direct evidence that the accumulated charges can drive the otherwise forbidden reduction of As(V) by conduction band electrons is presented.

