Perovskite ZnTiO3 was prepared through a new method which contained a hydrothermal process for the preparation of titanate nanotubes and an ion-exchange process.The titanate nanotubes were inferred to be H2Ti3O7·...Perovskite ZnTiO3 was prepared through a new method which contained a hydrothermal process for the preparation of titanate nanotubes and an ion-exchange process.The titanate nanotubes were inferred to be H2Ti3O7·3H2O.X-ray diffraction(XRD)result revealed the presence of cubic perovskite phase of ZnTiO3.The unique chain-like morphology of ZnTiO3 was observed by scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).UV-Vis diffusive reflection spectra of ZnTiO3indicated that the absorbance obviously increased in the visible light region.The degradation rate of methyl orange solution(15 mg/L)reached 95.3%over ZnTiO3(0.3 g/L) after 20 min xenon light irradiation,which was higher than that using the commercial catalyst P25 under the same reaction condition.The degradation kinetic results follow the first-order equation and the rate constant is 0.1020.展开更多
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文摘Perovskite ZnTiO3 was prepared through a new method which contained a hydrothermal process for the preparation of titanate nanotubes and an ion-exchange process.The titanate nanotubes were inferred to be H2Ti3O7·3H2O.X-ray diffraction(XRD)result revealed the presence of cubic perovskite phase of ZnTiO3.The unique chain-like morphology of ZnTiO3 was observed by scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).UV-Vis diffusive reflection spectra of ZnTiO3indicated that the absorbance obviously increased in the visible light region.The degradation rate of methyl orange solution(15 mg/L)reached 95.3%over ZnTiO3(0.3 g/L) after 20 min xenon light irradiation,which was higher than that using the commercial catalyst P25 under the same reaction condition.The degradation kinetic results follow the first-order equation and the rate constant is 0.1020.