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Structural Characterization of Titanium–Silica Oxide Using Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

In this study, titania–silica oxides (Ti(x)Si(y) oxides) were successfully prepared via the sol–gel technique. The Ti and Si precursors were titanium (IV), isopropoxide (TTIP), and tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS), respectively. In this work, the effects of pH and the Ti/Si atomic ratio of titanium–si...

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Autores principales: Teamsinsungvon, Arpaporn, Ruksakulpiwat, Chaiwat, Amonpattaratkit, Penphitcha, Ruksakulpiwat, Yupaporn
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9269012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35808774
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym14132729
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author Teamsinsungvon, Arpaporn
Ruksakulpiwat, Chaiwat
Amonpattaratkit, Penphitcha
Ruksakulpiwat, Yupaporn
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Ruksakulpiwat, Chaiwat
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Ruksakulpiwat, Yupaporn
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description In this study, titania–silica oxides (Ti(x)Si(y) oxides) were successfully prepared via the sol–gel technique. The Ti and Si precursors were titanium (IV), isopropoxide (TTIP), and tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS), respectively. In this work, the effects of pH and the Ti/Si atomic ratio of titanium–silicon binary oxide (Ti(x)Si(y)) on the structural characteristics of Ti(x)Si(y) oxide are reported. (29)Si solid-state NMR and FTIR were used to validate the chemical structure of Ti(x)Si(y) oxide. The structural characteristics of Ti(x)Si(y) oxide were investigated using X-ray diffraction, XRF, Fe-SEM, diffraction particle size analysis, and nitrogen adsorption measurements. By applying X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) obtained from synchrotron light sources, the qualitative characterization of the Ti–O–Si and Ti–O–Ti bonds in Ti–Si oxides was proposed. Some Si atoms in the SiO(2) network were replaced by Ti atoms, suggesting that Si–O–Ti bonds were formed as a result of the synthesis accomplished using the sol–gel technique described in this article. Upon increasing the pH to alkaline conditions (pH 9.0 and 10.0), the nanoparticles acquired a more spherical shape, and their size distribution became more uniform, resulting in an acceptable nanostructure. Ti(x)Si(y) oxide nanoparticles were largely spherical in shape, and agglomeration was minimized. However, the Ti(50)Si(50) oxide particles at pH 10.0 become nano-sized and agglomerated. The presence of a significant pre-edge feature in the spectra of Ti(50)Si(50) oxide samples implied that a higher fraction of Ti atoms occupied tetrahedral symmetry locations, as predicted in samples where Ti directly substituted Si. The proportion of Ti atoms in a tetrahedral environment agreed with the value of 1.83 given for the Ti–O bond distance in Ti(x)Si(y) oxides produced at pH 9.0 using extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) analysis. Photocatalysis was improved by adding 3% wt TiO(2), SiO(2), and Ti(x)Si(y) oxide to the PLA film matrix. TiO(2) was more effective than Ti(50)Si(50) pH 9.0, Ti(50)Si(50) pH 10.0, Ti(50)Si(50) pH 8.0, and SiO(2) in degrading methylene blue (MB). The most effective method to degrade MB was TiO(2) > Ti(70)Si(30) > Ti(50)Si(50) > Ti(40)Si(60) > SiO(2). Under these conditions, PLA/Ti(70)Si(30) improved the effectiveness of the photocatalytic activity of PLA.
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spelling pubmed-92690122022-07-09 Structural Characterization of Titanium–Silica Oxide Using Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Teamsinsungvon, Arpaporn Ruksakulpiwat, Chaiwat Amonpattaratkit, Penphitcha Ruksakulpiwat, Yupaporn Polymers (Basel) Article In this study, titania–silica oxides (Ti(x)Si(y) oxides) were successfully prepared via the sol–gel technique. The Ti and Si precursors were titanium (IV), isopropoxide (TTIP), and tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS), respectively. In this work, the effects of pH and the Ti/Si atomic ratio of titanium–silicon binary oxide (Ti(x)Si(y)) on the structural characteristics of Ti(x)Si(y) oxide are reported. (29)Si solid-state NMR and FTIR were used to validate the chemical structure of Ti(x)Si(y) oxide. The structural characteristics of Ti(x)Si(y) oxide were investigated using X-ray diffraction, XRF, Fe-SEM, diffraction particle size analysis, and nitrogen adsorption measurements. By applying X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) obtained from synchrotron light sources, the qualitative characterization of the Ti–O–Si and Ti–O–Ti bonds in Ti–Si oxides was proposed. Some Si atoms in the SiO(2) network were replaced by Ti atoms, suggesting that Si–O–Ti bonds were formed as a result of the synthesis accomplished using the sol–gel technique described in this article. Upon increasing the pH to alkaline conditions (pH 9.0 and 10.0), the nanoparticles acquired a more spherical shape, and their size distribution became more uniform, resulting in an acceptable nanostructure. Ti(x)Si(y) oxide nanoparticles were largely spherical in shape, and agglomeration was minimized. However, the Ti(50)Si(50) oxide particles at pH 10.0 become nano-sized and agglomerated. The presence of a significant pre-edge feature in the spectra of Ti(50)Si(50) oxide samples implied that a higher fraction of Ti atoms occupied tetrahedral symmetry locations, as predicted in samples where Ti directly substituted Si. The proportion of Ti atoms in a tetrahedral environment agreed with the value of 1.83 given for the Ti–O bond distance in Ti(x)Si(y) oxides produced at pH 9.0 using extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) analysis. Photocatalysis was improved by adding 3% wt TiO(2), SiO(2), and Ti(x)Si(y) oxide to the PLA film matrix. TiO(2) was more effective than Ti(50)Si(50) pH 9.0, Ti(50)Si(50) pH 10.0, Ti(50)Si(50) pH 8.0, and SiO(2) in degrading methylene blue (MB). The most effective method to degrade MB was TiO(2) > Ti(70)Si(30) > Ti(50)Si(50) > Ti(40)Si(60) > SiO(2). Under these conditions, PLA/Ti(70)Si(30) improved the effectiveness of the photocatalytic activity of PLA. MDPI 2022-07-03 /pmc/articles/PMC9269012/ /pubmed/35808774 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym14132729 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Structural Characterization of Titanium–Silica Oxide Using Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
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title_fullStr Structural Characterization of Titanium–Silica Oxide Using Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
title_full_unstemmed Structural Characterization of Titanium–Silica Oxide Using Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
title_short Structural Characterization of Titanium–Silica Oxide Using Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
title_sort structural characterization of titanium–silica oxide using synchrotron radiation x-ray absorption spectroscopy
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9269012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35808774
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym14132729
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