Preparation and Photocatalysis of Schlumbergera bridgesii-Like CdS Modified One-Dimensional TiO2 Nanowires on Zeolite

Zhichao Liu, Zhifeng Liu*, Ting Cui, Jing Zhang, Yufeng Zhao, Jianhua Han, Keying Guo, Caputo Domenico

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Abstract

In recent years, composite semiconductor photocatalytic materials have received significant attention as a novel type of materials and technical means. So in this work, CdS-modified TiO2 nanowires are fabricated on natural zeolite by simple sol-gel and hydrothermal synthesis method. This novel composite semiconductor photocatalytic material has almost solved the shortcomings of pure TiO2, such as easy cohesion, low utilization rate, and exceedingly weak photocatalytic activities under visible light. The degradation efficiency of methylene blue dye in water is near to 90% with CdS-modified TiO2 nanowires/zeolite composite materials after 60 min under visible light, which indicated its huge potential application in wastewater treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)700-708
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Materials Engineering and Performance
Volume24
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • CdS
  • TiO nanowires
  • photocatalysis
  • wastewater treatment
  • zeolite

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