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Sol-gel synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles: effect of Pluronic P123 on particle’s morphology and photocatalytic degradation of paraquat

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We report a facile method to tune TiO2 nanoparticles’ morphology by modifying and an acid-catalyzed sol-gel synthesis with Pluronic P123. Synthesized particles were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, BET analysis, and X-ray diffraction spectroscopy. XRD analysis revealed a high anatase content while BET measurements showed that porous volume strongly depends on the amount of P123. We demonstrate that high amounts of P123 increase particle’s aspect-ratio from spherical to rod-shape morphology. We evaluated the photocatalytic performances for the removal of methyl viologen (paraquat) and found that best performances are obtained for the following weight ratio P123/TiO2 = 7.5. Furthermore, P25 is less active than synthesized nanoparticles.

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  1. Institut de Chimie et Procédés pour l’Energie, l’Environnement et la Santé (ICPEES), CNRS-UMR7515-University of Strasbourg, Saint-Avold Antenna, Université de Lorraine, 12 rue Victor Demange, 57500, Saint-Avold, France

    Cédric B. D. Marien, Clément Marchal & Didier Robert

  2. Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS-Terre et Environnement), Université du Québec, 490 rue de la Couronne, Québec City, G1K 9A9, Canada

    Cédric B. D. Marien & Patrick Drogui

  3. IUT Moselle-Est, département Chimie de Saint-Avold, Université de Lorraine, rue Victor Demange, 57500, Saint-Avold, France

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Marien, C.B.D., Marchal, C., Koch, A. et al. Sol-gel synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles: effect of Pluronic P123 on particle’s morphology and photocatalytic degradation of paraquat. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24, 12582–12588 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7681-2

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