Synthesis and characterization of Ag/TiO2/composite aerogel for enhanced adsorption and photo-catalytic degradation of toluene from the gas phase

•The composite aerogel was synthesized by a sol–gel polymerization.•TiO2 was uniformly dispersed on the surface of composite aerogel.•The composite aerogel was effective in increasing the production of electron–hole pairs and preventing their recombination.•The performance of fabricated photo-cataly...

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Published in:Chemical engineering research & design 2019-10, Vol.150, p.1-13
Main Authors: Jonoidi Jafari, Ahmad, Kermani, Majid, Hosseini-Bandegharaei, Ahmad, Rastegar, Ayoob, Gholami, Mitra, Alahabadi, Ahmad, Farzi, Gholamali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetic acid
Aerogels
Benzaldehyde
Catalysis
Catalysts
Catalytic activity
Chemical synthesis
Composite aerogel
Composite materials
Degradation
Energy gap
Fluidized beds
Formic acid
Gas streams
Holes (electron deficiencies)
Nanoparticles
Oxidation rate
Particulate composites
Photo-catalysis
Photocatalysis
Silver
TiO2
Titanium
Titanium dioxide
Toluene
Toluene degradation
Vapor phases
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Summary:•The composite aerogel was synthesized by a sol–gel polymerization.•TiO2 was uniformly dispersed on the surface of composite aerogel.•The composite aerogel was effective in increasing the production of electron–hole pairs and preventing their recombination.•The performance of fabricated photo-catalyst reaches 95.7% at toluene concentrations
ISSN:0263-8762
1744-3563
DOI:10.1016/j.cherd.2019.07.017