Preparation of polydopamine-coated TiO2 composites for photocatalytic removal of gaseous ammonia under 405 nm violet-blue light

Seo Hyun Pak, Jung Hoon Park, Chan gyu Park

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Abstract

Although photocatalytic reactions using the ultraviolet (UV) range (particularly UV B (280–320 nm) wavelengths) is well-established, the photocatalytic effect of longer wavelengths (especially that of UVA (≥380 nm) and visible light (≥400 nm)) have only recently been studied and utilized for environmental applications. In this work, we coated polydopamine (PDA) and TiO2 on a support and investigated the synergistic effects of the corresponding composites for the photocatalytic removal of gaseous ammonia under 405 nm violet-blue light. The PDA layer with TiO2 was covalently attached on a ceramic ball using the drop-casting method. The roughness and functional groups of the TiO2-PDA coated ball surfaces were verified using an infrared imaging microscope and field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM). The photocatalytic activity of the obtained hybrid TiO2-PDA coated ball for the removal of ammonia was investigated using a UV C and 405 nm LED lamp at 24 °C. The results showed that both the TiO2 (control sample) and TiO2-PDA coated balls successfully removed ammonia under similar experimental conditions with the 254 nm UV C lamp. Notably, the TiO2-PDA coated ball exhibited an enhanced ammonia removal efficiency of 72% under 405 nm LED light irradiation. Thus, the TiO2-PDA coated ball is a promising indoor air cleaning technique under LED light irradiation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1863-1871
Number of pages9
JournalKorean Journal of Chemical Engineering
Volume39
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2022

Keywords

  • 405 nm LED Light
  • Photocatalytic Decomposition of Ammonia
  • Polydopamine Layer
  • TiO

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