TY - JOUR
T1 - Sol–gel synthesis of Tb-doped hydroxyapatite with high performance as photocatalyst for 2, 4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid mineralization
AU - Jiménez-Flores, Yolanda
AU - Suárez-Quezada, Monserrat
AU - Rojas-Trigos, José Bruno
AU - Suárez, Victor
AU - Mantilla, Angeles
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Society of Chemical Industry
PY - 2017/7
Y1 - 2017/7
N2 - BACKGROUND: Tb3+doped hydroxyapatite was synthetized by the sol–gel technique, using amounts of the dopant source ranging from 2 to 12 wt%, with respect to the calcium former material. The solids were analyzed using several techniques in order to determine their structural, textural and optical properties. The photoactivity of the materials was tested in the degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, under UV irradiation. RESULTS: The analysis of the samples by X-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy indicates the formation of hydroxyapatite with calcium deficiency, with a stoichiometry close to the ideal in the sample doped with 10 wt% of terbium. The highest photoluminescence emission, production of •OH radicals under UV in the terephtalic acid reaction, as well as photocatalytic activity in the photodegradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) was found in the sample doped with 10 wt% of terbium, reaching almost total degradation and 95% of mineralization of the organic molecule, after 240 min irradiation. CONCLUSION: Terbium doping during the synthesis of hydroxyapatite significantly improves its efficiency as photocatalyst.
AB - BACKGROUND: Tb3+doped hydroxyapatite was synthetized by the sol–gel technique, using amounts of the dopant source ranging from 2 to 12 wt%, with respect to the calcium former material. The solids were analyzed using several techniques in order to determine their structural, textural and optical properties. The photoactivity of the materials was tested in the degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, under UV irradiation. RESULTS: The analysis of the samples by X-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy indicates the formation of hydroxyapatite with calcium deficiency, with a stoichiometry close to the ideal in the sample doped with 10 wt% of terbium. The highest photoluminescence emission, production of •OH radicals under UV in the terephtalic acid reaction, as well as photocatalytic activity in the photodegradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) was found in the sample doped with 10 wt% of terbium, reaching almost total degradation and 95% of mineralization of the organic molecule, after 240 min irradiation. CONCLUSION: Terbium doping during the synthesis of hydroxyapatite significantly improves its efficiency as photocatalyst.
KW - 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
KW - hydroxyapatite
KW - organic pollutants
KW - photocatalysts
KW - photodegradation
KW - sol–gel
KW - terbium
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U2 - 10.1002/jctb.5270
DO - 10.1002/jctb.5270
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0268-2575
VL - 92
SP - 1521
EP - 1530
JO - Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
JF - Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
IS - 7
ER -