TiO2 and Ti-W mixed oxide photocatalysts, with W/Ti molar ratios in the 0-5% range, were prepared through a simple sol-gel method, followed by annealing at 500 or 700°C, and their photoactivity was tested in the photo-oxidation of formic acid in the aqueous phase under ambient aerobic conditions. XRPD analysis evidenced that in the presence of tungsten the anatase phase was stable even after calcination at 700°C, with a progressively larger surface area and smaller particle dimensions with increasing tungsten content. Tungsten can both enter the titania lattice, as demonstrated by HAADF-STEM analysis, and also segregate as amorphous WO3 on the photocatalysts surface, as suggested by XPS analysis. The best performing Ti/W oxide photocatalyst is that containing 1.0mol% W/Ti, mainly due to the tungsten-induced stabilization effect of the anatase phase, whereas electron transfer from TiO2 to WO3, though compatible with the here performed EPR measurements, appears to have no beneficial effect in the investigated reaction, likely due to the low energy level of the conduction band of WO3, from which electrons cannot efficiently transfer to adsorbed dioxygen

Photocatalytic activity of TiO2-WO3 mixed oxides in formic acid oxidation

PAGANINI, Maria Cristina;GIAMELLO, Elio;
2017-01-01

Abstract

TiO2 and Ti-W mixed oxide photocatalysts, with W/Ti molar ratios in the 0-5% range, were prepared through a simple sol-gel method, followed by annealing at 500 or 700°C, and their photoactivity was tested in the photo-oxidation of formic acid in the aqueous phase under ambient aerobic conditions. XRPD analysis evidenced that in the presence of tungsten the anatase phase was stable even after calcination at 700°C, with a progressively larger surface area and smaller particle dimensions with increasing tungsten content. Tungsten can both enter the titania lattice, as demonstrated by HAADF-STEM analysis, and also segregate as amorphous WO3 on the photocatalysts surface, as suggested by XPS analysis. The best performing Ti/W oxide photocatalyst is that containing 1.0mol% W/Ti, mainly due to the tungsten-induced stabilization effect of the anatase phase, whereas electron transfer from TiO2 to WO3, though compatible with the here performed EPR measurements, appears to have no beneficial effect in the investigated reaction, likely due to the low energy level of the conduction band of WO3, from which electrons cannot efficiently transfer to adsorbed dioxygen
2017
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6
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09205861
EPR analysis; Formic acid oxidation; Photocatalysis; TiO2; WO3; Catalysis; Chemistry (all)
Riboni, Francesca; Dozzi, Maria Vittoria; Paganini, Maria Cristina; Giamello, Elio; Selli, Elena
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