Study on the synthesis of novel TiO2-copper porphyrin catalyst and photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange

Abstract

In order to study the effect of different length side chain catalysts on photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange solution, solving the poroblem of water pollution control, four novel porphyrins and their corresponding copper complexes are synthesized from the starting material 1-naphthol, and their structures are characterized by MS, NMR and elemental analysis. Novel TiO2-porphyrins hybrid systems are prepared and its photocatalytic activity is investigated by photodegradation of methyl orange in aqueous solution under visible light. The results indicate that when there are side chains on the benzene ring of copper-porphyrin derivatives, the photocatalytic activity of substituted TiO2-copper porphyrins is better than TiO2-copper tetraphenyl porphyrin, but the effect of the side chains' length on the activity is not obvious. This study provides an idea for the synthesis of highly efficient catalysts in the future.

Keywords

• organic photochemistry
• naphthol
• porphyrins
• synthesis
• methyl orange
• photocatalysis