Biogenic C-doped titania templated by cyanobacteria for visible-light photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B
Jiao He , Guoli Zi , Zhiying Yan
,
Yongli Li
,
Jiao Xie
,
Deliang Duan
,
Yongjuan Chen
,
Jiaqiang Wang
DOI:10.1016/S1001-0742(13)60475-1
Received May 13, 2013,Revised August 08, 2013, Accepted , Available online April 01, 2014
Volume 26,2014,Pages 1195-1202
Cyanobacteria, which occurred in eutrophic water harvest solar light to carry out photosynthesis with high efficiency. In this work, cyanobacteria (Microcystis sp.) were used as biotemplate to synthesize titania structure. The synthesized titania sample had similar morphology to that of the original template in spite of the fragile unicellular structures and extremely high water content of cyanobacterial cells. Incorporation of biogenic C, as well as the morphology inherited from biotemplate improved visible-light absorbance of the titania structure. The sample exhibited higher visible-light photocatalytic activity than commercial titania photocatalyst Degussa P25 for Rhodamine B (RhB) degradation. Compared with those C-doped titania photocatalysts prepared by other methods, cyanobacteria templated titania photocatalyst offer some potential for competitive advantages. The reported strategy opened up a new use for the cyanobacteria. It could also be used for titania in applications such as treatment of polluted water, dye-sensitized solar cells, or other regions.
