Study of gamma irradiation effect on commercial TiO2 photocatalyst

M. P. Bello Lamo, P. Williams, P. Reece, G. R. Lumpkin, L. R. Sheppard

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    Abstract

    The aim of this work is to understand the effect of gamma irradiation on commercial TiO2 photocatalyst for water treatment applications. Previous studies concluded that gamma-irradiation is able to modify the electronic properties of TiO2 based photocatalysts and consequently their photocatalytic performance. However, there are some discrepancies in the literature where on one hand a significant enhancement of the material properties is reported and on the other hand only a weak effect is observed. In this study a surface effect on TiO2 is confirmed by using low and medium gamma irradiation doses.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)25-29
    Number of pages5
    JournalApplied Radiation and Isotopes
    Volume89
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

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