Photoactive TiO2 Containing Paper: Preparation and Its Photocatalytic Activity under Weak UV Light Illumination

1995103 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Hirokazu Matsubara · Gifu Prefectural Research Institute for Forests

Takada Makoto · Gifu Prefectural Research Institute for Forests

Shin-ichi Koyama · Gifu Prefectural Research Institute for Forests

Kazuhito Hashimoto · The University of Tokyo

Akira Fujishima · The University of Tokyo

Abstract

Abstract TiO2-containing papers with highly photocatalytic activity have been prepared. Their photocatalytic activity was investigated by measuring the decomposition of gaseous acetaldehyde under illumination from a weak UV light source such as a conventional white fluorescent light bulb. It was found that the photocatalytic efficiency of the TiO2-containing papers was higher than that of Degussa P-25, one of the most efficient commercial TiO2 powders, indicating that paper pulp serves as a good matrix for highly efficient TiO2 photocatalysts.

Topics & Keywords

TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells Water and Wastewater Treatment Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: Chemistry Letters

Volume 24, Issue 9, pp. 767-768

DOI: 10.1246/cl.1995.767

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