Influence of Calcination Temperature on TiO2 Nanotubes' Catalysis for TiO2/UV/O3 in Landfill Leachate Solution

The influence of calcination temperature on TiO2 nanotubes' catalysis for TiO2/UV/O3 was investigated. TiO2 nanotubes (TNTs) were prepared via the sol-gel method and calcined at 300-700℃, which were labeled as TNTs-300, TNTs-400, TNTs-500, TNTs-600 and TNTs-700, respectively. TNTs were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). It is found that TNTs calcined at 400 ℃ showed the best thermal stability. When the calcination temperature increased from 400 ℃ to 700 ℃, the special structure of tubes was destroyed and gradually converted into nanorods and/or particles. The transformation from anatase to rutile occurred at 600 ℃, and the rutile phase was enhanced when the calcination temperature was increased to over 600 ℃. The calcina-tion temperature's influence on TNTs' adsorption activity for chemical oxygen demand (COD) and catalytic activity for TiO2/UV/O3 was investigated in landfill leachate solution. In landfill leachate solution, the adsorption activity of COD decreased in the reduced order of TNTs-300, TNTs-400, TNTs-500, TNTs-600 and TNTs-700. In photocatalytic ozonation, TNTs-400 showed the best catalytic activity while TNTs-700 exhibited the worst. In other three processes, the COD removal of TNTs-300/UV/O3 was higher than those of TNTs-500/UV/O3 and TNTs-600/UV/O3 in the first 20 min, and then became close to those of the latter two in the following 40 min. Compared with TNTs-300 and TNTs-400, TNTs-600 had the best anti-fouling activity, while TNTs-500 and TNTs-700 had lower anti-fouling activity than the former three. In photocatalytic ozonation, the calcination temperature of 400 ℃ was appropriate when TNTs were obtained at the synthesis temperature of 105 ℃.     

Preparation of nano-TiO2 photocatalysts and their decomposition activity in phenol-contaminated water

ZiO2 was prepared by the hydrolyzation method in （NH4）2SO4-modified TiCl4 solution, and TiO2 photocatalysts were obtained by accelerating the precipitation of TiO2 powder in a high-temperature water bath. The photocatalysts were characterized by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller （BET）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, Raman spectrum and UV-Vis （Ultraviolet-Visible） spectrometry techniques, and the photocatalytic activity in phenol-contaminated water was investigated. The results showed that photocatalysts calcined at 400 ℃ had a specific surface area of 138.2 m^2/g and an average particle size of 9 nm, and a significant increase in thermal stability of anatase phase. At the calcination temperature of 700 ~C, the crystal form of TiO2 started to change into rutile （anatase： 97%, rutile： 3%）. The activity of TiO2 photocatalysts prepared with （NH4）2SO4-modified TIC14 solution was markedly stronger than that without （NH4）2SOg-modified TIC14 solution. Maximal photocatalytic activity was observed at the mole ratio of Ti：（NH4）2SO4= 1：2, the water-bath temperature of 90℃ and the calcination temperature of 700 ℃.     

Effect of temperature on batch elastase production by Bacillus sp.EL31410

The production of elastase by Bacillus sp. EL31410 at various temperatures was investigated. In order to study the effect of temperature on elastase fermentation, different cultivation temperatures, ranging from 39 ℃ to 28 ℃, were evaluated in shake flask. The result indicated that 37 ℃ was best for cell growth at earlier stage; while maximum elastase activity was obtained when the cells were cultivated at 30 ℃. This result was verified by batch fermentation in 5-L bioreactor under 37 ℃ and 30 ℃ temperature, respectively. The specific cell growth rate at 37 ℃ was higher than that at 30 ℃ latory temperature cultivation mode were evaluated in the next study. When compared to single temperature of 37 ℃ or 30 ℃, both two-stage temperature shift strategy and oscillatory temperature strategy improved biomass but did not yield the same result as expected for elastase production. The maximum biomass (both 8.6 g/L) was achieved at 30 h at 37 ℃, but at 42 h using two-stage temperature cultivation strategy. The highest elastase production (652 U/ml) was observed at 30 ℃ in batch process. It was concluded that cultivation at constant temperature of 30 ℃ was appropriate for elastase production by Bacillus sp. EL31410.     

低损耗TiO2/Ormosil平面波导的制备及表征

TiO2/ ormosil planar waveguide was prepared by sol-gel method at low thermal treatment temperature （ 〈 200 ℃）. Scanning electron microscope, FT-IR spectrometer, spectrophotometer, atomic force microscopy, thermal analyzer, and dark m-line spectroscopy were used with the method of scattering-detection to investigate optical and structural properties. High optical quality waveguide film was obtained. The propagation loss of film was 0.569 dB/cm at a wavelength of 632.8 nm.     

Effect of temperature on batch elastase production by Bacillus sp. EL31410

The production of elastase by Bacillus sp. EL31410 at various temperatures was investigated. In order to study the effect of temperature on elastase fermentation, different cultivation temperatures, ranging from 39 ℃ to 28 ℃, were evaluated in shake flask. The result indicated that 37 ℃ was best for cell growth at earlier stage; while maximum elastase activity was obtained when the cells were cultivated at 30 ℃. This result was verified by batch fermentation in 5-L bio-reactor under 37 ℃ and 30 ℃ temperature, respectively. The specific cell growth rate at 37 ℃ was higher than that at 30 ℃ during earlier stage of cultivation. The maximum value [5.5 U/(h-g DCW)] of elastase formation rate occurred at 24 h at 30 ℃ compared to 4.6 U/(h-g DCW) at 30 h at 37 ℃. Based on these results, two-stage temperature shift strategy and oscillatory temperature cultivation mode were evaluated in the next study. When compared to single temperature of 37 ℃ or 30 ℃, both two-stage temperature shift strategy and os     

Preparation and characterization of TiO2/expanded graphite

In order to obtain anatase TiO2/expanded graphite with high expansion volume, titania gel was introduced to expandable graphite surface by sol-gel process, and then the composite was expanded and calcined at high temperature. The samples were analysed by using scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction(XRD), energy disperse spectroscopy(EDS), and differential scanning calorimetry(DSC). The optimal conditions for preparation are as follows: the molar ratio of tetrabutyl orthotitanate to triethanolamine is 1∶0.4, and the calcination and expansion temperature is in the range of 650-750 °C. Under such conditions, the expansion volume of composites could reach 98 mL/g, and the mass loss ratio is less than 5%. The analysis shows that lower temperature and smaller particle size of graphite are helpful to the formation of anatase-type of TiO2, but larger particle size will lead to lower mass loss ratio, and higher temperature and larger particle size will lead to higher expansion volume.     

Preparation of Glutaraldehyde Cross-Linked Chitosan Beads Under Microwave Irradiation and Properties of Urease Immobilized onto the Beads

The glutaraldehyde cross-linked chitosan beads were prepared under microwave irradiation and urease was immobilized onto the beads. The activity and the yield of enzyme activity of the immobilized urease were 10.83 U/g carrier and 47.7%, respectively. The optimum conditions of immobilization were 1% of glutaraldehyde volume fraction, 10 mg/g of urease/beads weight ratio, 24 h of the processing time and pH 6.5 of the reaction medium for immobilization. The properties of the immobilized urease were investigated and compared with those of the free enzyme. The optimum pH values were 6.5 and 7.0 for the immobilized and free urease, respectively. The optimum temperature was 60℃ for the free urease, while it shifted to 65 ℃ for the immobilized enzyme. The Michaelis constant Kr, was 9.1 mmol/L for the immobilized and 12.5 mmol/L for the free urease. The immobilized urease retained 40% of its initial enzyme activity even after 10 repeated uses. The immobilized urease stored at 4 ℃ retained 46% of its initial activity even after 35 d.     

Synthesis of TiO_2 supported on activated carbon by MOCVD:operation parameters study

A novel metallo-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) technique has been applied to the preparation of the photocatalytic titanium dioxide supported on activated carbon. The effects of various condition parameters such as carrier gas flow rate, source temperature and deposition temperature on the deposition rate were investigated. The maximum deposition rate of 8.2 mg/(g·h) was obtained under conditions of carrier gas flow rate of 400 ml/min, source temperature of 423 K and deposition temperature of 913 K. The deposition rate followed Arrhenius behavior at temperature of 753 K to 913 K, corresponding to activation energy Ea of 51.09 kJ/mol. TiO2 existed only in anatase phase when the deposition temperature was 773 K to 973 K. With increase of deposition temperature from 1073 K to 1273 K, the rutile content sharply increased from 7% to 70%. It was found that a deposition temperature of 773 K and a higher source temperature of 448 K resulted in finely dispersed TiO2 particles, which were mainly in the     

Comparison in effect of different metal ions,pH and reducing agent on the protease activity in human hyper mature and mature cataract

This study was undertaken to isolate and characterize the protease activity of human eye lens sample of mature and hyper mature cataract. Samples were collected just after surgery of the cataract lens and were stored at -20°C. The total protein extract was isolated from 5 samples in each case (mature and hyper mature cataract) and clear supernatant obtained after centrifugation was used as an enzyme source. The optimum pH for the proteases of mature cataract was 7.5 while the proteases of hyper mature cataract were recorded for maximum activity at pH 5.5 and 7.5. The optimum temperature for both enzyme sources was 50 °C. Effect of different metal ions such as potassium, lead, silver, zinc and borate was studied. In each case protease activity was increased. Reducing agent e.g. β mercaptoethanol also caused an increase in activity indicating the involvement of sulfhydryl groups. Protease activity was also located on agar plates.     

Effect of support calcination temperature on the Ru-Ce-B/ZrO_2 catalysts for benzene selective hydrogenation to cyclohexene

The effect of support calcination temperature on the benzene selective hydrogenation performance of the Ru-Ce-B/ZrO2 catalysts was investigated.It was found that with increasing calcination temperature,the surface area decreased,on the contrary,the pore size and the amount of monoclinic phase increased.With increasing support calcination temperature,the activity of the catalyst roughly decreased and cyclohexene selectivity increased.The activity decreased due to the decrease of the surface areas.The increase of the cyclohexene selectivity was correlated not only with the decrease of the surface areas but also with the increase of monoclinic phases,rich in surface hydroxyl,and the enlarged pore size of zirconia.This suggests the monoclinic zirconia with a medium surface area,rather than a big one,and a mesoporous structure,even including some macropores,is an ideal support of the catalyst for benzene selective hydrogenation.     

Preparation of SO4^2-/TiO2-La2O3 solid superacid and its catalytic activities in acetalation and ketalation

SO4^2- / TiO2-La2O3, a novel solid superacid, was prepared and its catalytic activities at different synthetic conditions are discussed with esterification of n-butanoic acid and n-butyl alcohol as probing reaction. The optimum conditions have also been found, mole ratio of n（La^3＋）：n（Ti^4＋） is 1：34, the soaked consistency of H2SO4 is 0.8 tool/L, the soaked time of HESO4 is 24 h, the calcining temperature is 480 ℃, the calcining time is 3 h. Then it was applied in the catalytic synthesis often important ketals and acetals as catalyst and revealed high catalytic activity. Under these conditions on which the molar ratio of aldehyde/ketone to glycol is l： 1.5, the mass ratio of the catalyst used in the reactants is 0.5%, and the reaction time is 1.0 h, the yields of ketals and acetals can reach 41.4%-95.8%.     

Soft template synthesis of high selectivity mesoporous SnO2 gas sensors

Mesoporous SnO2 was synthesized using cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide （CTAB） as supermolecule-template by hydrothermal method followed by calcining under different temperature in air. X-ray diffraction analysis （XRD） and transmission electron microscopy （TEM） techniques were used to characterize the structure of mesoporous SnO2. The results indicated that the gas sensors prepared by using mesoporous SnO2 after calcination at 400 ℃ showed quick response and recovery to ethanol at 200 ℃. It was also found that the mesostructure SnO2 with small particle size had higher sensitivity and selectivity to C2HhOH than the SnO2 nanoparticles the particle size of which is 20 nm synthesized by sol-gel method.     

Treating dye wastewater by TiO2 coated on coal cinder

We investigated the photocatalytic degradation of dye wastewater by using titanium dioxide （TiO2） coated on a coal cinder. The coal cinder was used as the carrier, with a thin film of TiO2 coated on it by using the sol-gel method. Using the Congo red as the model pollutant for dye wastewater, we studied the decolorization efficiency, and effects of TiO2 film thickness and roasting temperature on the efficiency. We also evaluated the recycling and regeneration of the immobilized TiO2 （TiO2/cinder）. Results show that the decolorization rate of Congo red solution was more than 98% after 2.h treatment when we used TiO2/cinder calcined at 500 ℃ for 2 h and coated four times as the photocatalyst. At the same time, the TiO2/cinder remained high catalytic activity after being reused and regenerated for many times.     

Preparation and application of supported amorphous alloy catalyst CoP/TiO2

A new supported amorphous catalyst CoP/TiO2 was prepared by chemical reduction and characterized by ICP, XRD, TEM, BET and DSC Its application in decomposing PH3 to high purity phosphor and its catalytic activity were studied. The decomposition rate is over 95% at 450 ℃. For comparison, unsupported CoP amorphous catalyst was prepared by the same method. The result suggests that CoP/TiO2 exhibits higher thermal stability and catalytic activity than CoP, which is attributed to the high dispersion of CoP alloy particles on the support-TiO2.     

Synthesis of benzaldehyde 1,2-propanediol acetal catalyzed by SO4 ^2-/TiO2 - MoO3 -La2O3 solid superacid

Benzaldehyde 1,2 -propanediol acetal was synthesized from benzaldehyde and 1,2 -propanediol in the presence of SO4^2-/TiO2 - MoO3 - La2O3. The factors influencing the synthesis were discussed and the best conditions were found out. The optimum conditions are ： molar ratio of benzaldehyde to 1,2 - propanediol is 1 ： 1.8, the quantity of catalyst is equal to 1.0% feed stock, and the reaction time is 1.0 h. SO4 ^2-/TiO2 - MoO3 -La2O3 is an excellent catalyst for synthesizing benzaldehyde 1,2 - propanediol acetal and its yield can reach over 77.2%.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Co-Doped Brookite Titania Photocatalysts with High Photocatalytic Activity

Transition metal-doping could effectively extend the light response range of TiO _2 photocatalysts from the ultraviolet(UV)to the visible region.Co-doped brookite titanium dioxide(Co–TiO_2)photocatalysts were synthesized via the hydrothermal method with titanium tetrachloride as the raw material and cobalt chloride hexahydrate as the dopant.The prepared Co–TiO_2 photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),transmission electron microscopy(TEM),Raman spectroscopy,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)and UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy(UV–Vis DRS).The photocatalytic activities of Co–TiO _2 photocatalysts were evaluated by photocatalytic degradation of isopropanol alcohol(IPA),a typical volatile organic compound(VOC),under visible light.The influences ofdifferent Co doping rates,initial concentrations of IPA gas and the amounts of photocatalyst addition were also studied.At the same time,the enhancement mechanism ofcobalt ions as a trap for photogenerated holes was discussed.Thus,we found the optimum doping rate,initial concentration of IPA gas and amount of photocatalyst to add.The results show that the mesoporous Co–TiO _2 photocatalysts possess smaller size particles,larger specific surface area,lower forbidden bandgap energy(Eg)and better photocatalytic activity than pure brookite TiO _2.When the doping of Co was 7% by mass,the initial concentration ofIPA gas was 1.0×10~(-6 )mol/L and the addition of Co–TiO_2 photocatalysts was 50 mg,the best photocatalytic activity was achieved.Furthermore,the degradation rate ofIPA was up to 91%,which shows great potential for waste water treatment.     

Oxidizing Cellulose to 2,3-Dialdehyde Cellulose by Sodium Periodate

Study on oxidizing cellulose to 2.3-dialdehyde cellulose by sodium periodate （NalO4） was carried out. The effects of reaction conditions such as pH of solution, temperature, oxidant concentration, oxidation time. the particle size of 2,3-dialdehyde cellulose and alkali treatment temperature on the dialdehyde concentration ot cellulose were investigated in detail, The results show that the aldehyde group content was created while reaction temperature and alkali treatment temperature increased. The most principal factors affecting the aldehyde group content of 2,3-dialdehyde cellulose were found out and the best oxidation conditions were as follows： the pH was 2. the reaction temperature was 45℃. the mass ratio of cellulose to NalO4 was 1/2, the reaction time was 4 h, the alkali treatment temperature was 70℃ and smaller particle size was 0.80 mm.     

Preparation of the polysulfonamide/titania composites

A series of polysulfonamide （PSA）/TiO 2 modifier nano-composite films were successfully prepared by in-situ polymerization at a low temperature based on 4, 4-diaminodiphenylsulfone and terephthaloyl chloride in the common solvent N, N-dimethylacetamide （DMAc）. It was shown that the nano particles were well dispersed in the polymer substrate. Mean-while, PSA/TiO 2 /modifier composites exhibited good UV-resistant properties and mechanical properties. In addition, the composites’ heat stability improved. These prepared composites are promising in preparing spinning solution and might have potential application in heat-resistant fiber.     

Anodic oxidation of salicylic acid at Ta/BDD electrode

Boron-doped diamond （BDD） film electrodes using Ta as substrates were employed for anodic oxidation of salicylic acid （SA）. The effects of operational variables including initial concentration, current density, temperature and pH were examined. The results showed that BDD films deposited on the Ta substrates had high electrocatalytic activity for SA degradation. There was little effect ofpH on SA degradation. The current efficiency （CE） ,aas fbund to be dependent mainly on the initial SA concentration, current density and temperature. Chemical oxygen demand （COD） was reduced from 830 mg/L to 42 mg/L under a current density of200A/m^2 at 30℃.     

Performance Evaluation of Modified Black Clay as a Heterogeneous Fenton Catalyst on Decolorization of Azure B Dye: Kinetic Study and Cost Evaluation

Black clay(BC) was used as a catalyst for the decolorization of Azure B dye by Fenton process. BC was modified by acid, alkali, distilled water, and calcination to check their changes in characterization and efficiency on decolorization of Azure B. Among three modified catalysts, maximum decolorization was obtained by acid-modified BC(AMBC) catalyst due to the highest removal of impurities, comparatively. The characterization of AMBC was done by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction spectroscopy which show the presence of metal ion. The BET surface area, pore volume, pore size, and density of AMBC were calculated to be 79.402 m~2/g, 0.0608 m~3/g, 0.00306 nm, and 16 g/cm~3, respectively. The highest decolorization of 97.59% was achieved only in 10 min using AMBC at optimized calcination of 100 °C and 3 h of aging. AMBC was considered as the main catalyst for optimizing the different process parameters. Optimized conditions were obtained: pH 2, 0.2 mL of H_2O_2, catalyst dose 0.3 g, room temperature(30 °C), and stirring speed 400 r/min. The catalyst has showed excellent stability and reusability. It could remove more than 85% of color even after four cycles of run and less than negligible leaching of iron. AMBC has good recycling ability among other modified catalysts. To check the selectivity of catalyst, different dyes such as Congo red and mixed dye(mixture of Azure B and Congo red) decolorization were studied. In the present work, kinetic study was also carried out and a three-stage decolorization process was found.