Facile preparation of micro-mesoporous carbon-doped TiO2 photocatalysts with anatase crystalline walls under template-free condition

Chem Commun (Camb). 2008 Jun 7:(21):2453-5. doi: 10.1039/b800596f. Epub 2008 Mar 28.

Abstract

A new low-temperature procedure has been used for preparing micro-mesoporous carbon-doped TiO2 photocatalysts, with anatase pore wall and substitutional carbon occupying oxygen sites, which exhibit outstanding photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation.

MeSH terms

  • Carbon / chemistry*
  • Carbon / radiation effects
  • Catalysis
  • Crystallization
  • Light
  • Nitrogen / chemistry
  • Nitrogen / radiation effects
  • Oxygen / chemistry
  • Oxygen / radiation effects
  • Particle Size
  • Photochemistry
  • Porosity
  • Spectrophotometry
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet / methods
  • Surface Properties
  • Temperature
  • Time Factors
  • Titanium / chemistry*
  • Titanium / radiation effects
  • X-Ray Diffraction
  • X-Rays

Substances

  • titanium dioxide
  • Carbon
  • Titanium
  • Nitrogen
  • Oxygen