TiO2 particles with desirable properties were produced by undergoing specific durations of ball milling.Characterizations of the TiO2 particles before and after ball milling were investigated via X-ray diffraction（XR...TiO2 particles with desirable properties were produced by undergoing specific durations of ball milling.Characterizations of the TiO2 particles before and after ball milling were investigated via X-ray diffraction（XRD）, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller（BET）, particle size analysis, zeta potential, and scanning electron microscope（SEM）. The equilibrium adsorption data were well fitted to Langmuir, Freundlich, and Dubinin-Radushkevich（D-R） isotherms. Compared to the as-received TiO2（mean particle size d150= 0.78μm, specific surface area = 88.17 m^2g-1, pore volume = 0.41 cm^3g-1）, the 60 min ballmilled TiO2（d50= 0.55 μm, specific surface area = 99.48 m2g-1, pore volume = 0.48 cm3g-1） enhanced the adsorption quantity of congo red and methylene blue from 10.4 mg g-1to 13.6 mg g-1, and from17.0 mg g-1to 22.2 mg g-1, respectively; and also improved the kinetic rates from k = 0.1325 to 0.2193, and k = 0.0944 to 0.1553, respectively. Dye adsorption and degradation efficiency of congo red was enhanced in acidic p H range（2–5.14）, and methylene blue was enhanced in alkaline p H range（7.58–12）.展开更多
文摘TiO2 particles with desirable properties were produced by undergoing specific durations of ball milling.Characterizations of the TiO2 particles before and after ball milling were investigated via X-ray diffraction（XRD）, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller（BET）, particle size analysis, zeta potential, and scanning electron microscope（SEM）. The equilibrium adsorption data were well fitted to Langmuir, Freundlich, and Dubinin-Radushkevich（D-R） isotherms. Compared to the as-received TiO2（mean particle size d150= 0.78μm, specific surface area = 88.17 m^2g-1, pore volume = 0.41 cm^3g-1）, the 60 min ballmilled TiO2（d50= 0.55 μm, specific surface area = 99.48 m2g-1, pore volume = 0.48 cm3g-1） enhanced the adsorption quantity of congo red and methylene blue from 10.4 mg g-1to 13.6 mg g-1, and from17.0 mg g-1to 22.2 mg g-1, respectively; and also improved the kinetic rates from k = 0.1325 to 0.2193, and k = 0.0944 to 0.1553, respectively. Dye adsorption and degradation efficiency of congo red was enhanced in acidic p H range（2–5.14）, and methylene blue was enhanced in alkaline p H range（7.58–12）.
