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Enhanced Photocatalytic and Antimicrobial Performance of Cuprous Oxide/Titania: The Effect of Titania Matrix
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| Title: | Enhanced Photocatalytic and Antimicrobial Performance of Cuprous Oxide/Titania: The Effect of Titania Matrix |
| Authors: | Janczarek, Marcin Browse this author | | Endo, Maya Browse this author | | Zhang, Dong Browse this author | | Wang, Kunlei Browse this author | | Kowalska, Ewa Browse this author →ORCID |
| Keywords: | photocatalysis | | nanocomposites | | heterojunction | | Z-scheme | | Cu2O | | TiO2 | | antimicrobial properties |
| Issue Date: | Nov-2018 |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
| Journal Title: | Materials |
| Volume: | 11 |
| Issue: | 11 |
| Start Page: | 2069 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.3390/ma11112069 |
| Abstract: | A simple, low-cost method was applied to prepare hybrid photocatalysts of copper (I) oxide/titania. Five different TiO2 powders were used to perform the study of the effect of titania matrix on the photocatalytic and antimicrobial properties of prepared nanocomposites. The photocatalytic efficiency of such a dual heterojunction system was tested in three reaction systems: ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis)-induced methanol dehydrogenation and oxidation of acetic acid, and 2-propanol oxidation under visible light irradiation. In all the reaction systems considered, the crucial enhancement of photocatalytic activity in relation to corresponding bare titania was observed. The reaction mechanism for a specific reaction and the influence of titania matrix were discussed. Furthermore, antimicrobial (bactericidal and fungicidal) properties of Cu2O/TiO2 materials were analyzed. The antimicrobial activity was found under UV, visible and solar irradiation, and even for dark conditions. The origin of antimicrobial properties with emphasis on the role of titania matrix was also discussed. |
| Rights: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/72468 |
| Appears in Collections: | 触媒科学研究所 (Institute for Catalysis) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: Ewa Kowalska
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