Treatment of phenol containing industrial wastewater by noble metal supported TiO2 photocatalysis
In this paper,pure TiO2 was prepared by sol-gel method with butyl titanate as precursor,and Ag/TiO2 with different mass fractions were prepared by solution standing method.The phase structure and morphology of the catalyst were characterized by XRD and TEM.Using phenol as a simulated pollutant,the loading amount of Ag,light intensity,initial concentration of phenol,and catalyst reusability were studied.The experimental results showed that the catalytic degradation effect was best when the Ag loading amount was 2%,the light intensity was 400W,and the phenol concentration in the wastewater sample was less than 400mg·L-1.Moreover,the catalytic activity of the catalyst remained at a high level after 8 cycles of reuse.TEM and XRD characterization analysis found that TiO2 catalyst was successfully synthesized,and Ag nanoparticles were evenly dispersed on the surface of TiO2.