Synthesis and characterization of N-doped TiO₂ nanoparticles and their application in photocatalytic oxidation of dibenzothiophene under visible light

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• 作者：Kaveh Kalantari^a ; Mansour Kalbasi^a ; ^{mkalbasi@aut.ac.ir" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Morteza Sohrabi^a ; ^b ; Sayed Javid Royaee^c
• 关键词：N-doped TiO2 ; Nanoparticles ; Photocatalytic oxidation ; Dibenzothiophene ; Visible light
• 刊名：Ceramics International
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：42
• 期：13
• 页码：14834-14842
• 全文大小：1576 K

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N-doped TiO₂ nanoparticles, as a novel photocatalyst for the photocatalytic oxidative desulfurization, were synthesized via an ultrasonic assisted impregnation reaction method using urea as nitrogen source. The prepared sample was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N₂ adsorption, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV–vis DRS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Nitrogen doping caused a decrease in the crystallite size and an increase in the specific surface area. XPS and FT-IR results showed that N was successfully incorporated into the TiO₂ lattice as substitutional and interstitial forms. The light absorption extended to the visible region with a red shift in absorption edge for the N–TiO₂ nanoparticles, which resulted in the enhancement of the visible light absorption. More surface hydroxyl groups were observed in the N-doped TiO₂. Photocatalytic oxidative desulfurization of dibenzothiophene (DBT) in diesel model fuel under visible light irradiation and air bubbling was investigated using the N-doped TiO₂ nanocatalyst for the first time. N–TiO₂ exhibited efficient and significant photocatalytic activity for DBT oxidation under visible light illumination in organic phase. The photo-oxidation products were determined using GC–MS analysis. A possible mechanism for the role of N-doped TiO₂ in DBT oxidation under visible light irradiation was proposed. In addition, the kinetic studies revealed that the photocatalytic oxidation kinetics of DBT would follow a pseudo first order reaction. Finally, the stability and cyclic efficiency of the N–TiO₂ photocatalyst were investigated.