The growth mechanism of titania/hydroxyapatite and its application in the photodegradation of methyl orange dye under UV irradiation

Wei Liu; Gongming Qian; Lulu Liu; Xianyuan Fan; Xianyan Cai; Junyan Feng; Mei Gao

Results in Physics (Dec 2018)

The growth mechanism of titania/hydroxyapatite and its application in the photodegradation of methyl orange dye under UV irradiation

Wei Liu,
Gongming Qian,
Lulu Liu,
Xianyuan Fan,
Xianyan Cai,
Junyan Feng,
Mei Gao

Affiliations

Wei Liu: Hubei Key Laboratory for Efficient Utilization and Agglomeration of Metallurgic Mineral Resources, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, PR China; College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, PR China
Gongming Qian: Hubei Key Laboratory for Efficient Utilization and Agglomeration of Metallurgic Mineral Resources, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, PR China; College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, PR China; Corresponding author at: College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, PR China.
Lulu Liu: Hubei Key Laboratory for Efficient Utilization and Agglomeration of Metallurgic Mineral Resources, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, PR China; College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, PR China
Xianyuan Fan: Hubei Key Laboratory for Efficient Utilization and Agglomeration of Metallurgic Mineral Resources, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, PR China; College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, PR China
Xianyan Cai: Hubei Key Laboratory for Efficient Utilization and Agglomeration of Metallurgic Mineral Resources, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, PR China; College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, PR China
Junyan Feng: Hubei Key Laboratory for Efficient Utilization and Agglomeration of Metallurgic Mineral Resources, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, PR China; College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, PR China
Mei Gao: College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, PR China

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11
pp. 112 – 117

Abstract

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In this work, titania/hydroxyapatite (TiO2/HAP) composite materials were synthesized via a wet chemistry method. Morphological field emission scanning electron microscopy and electronic differential system field analysis revealed the growth mechanism that TiO2 began to divorce from surface on HAP with the Ti content of 2.60% while separated from the surface of HAP with the Ti content of 4.83%. Furthermore, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy verified that the crystal structure of TiO2/HAP remained stable in the degradation process of MO. Especially, the TiO2/HAP has a good photocatalytic activity and photostability with the Ti content of 2.55%. Keywords: Titania/hydroxyapatite, Growth mechanism, Structural, Photocatalytic activity

Published in Results in Physics

ISSN: 2211-3797 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Science: Physics
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