Table 7.1 Preparation and application of TiO 2 -based photocatalysts in the degradation of organic
compounds
Catalysts
Preparation method
Pollutants
References
GO/TiO 2
One-step colloidal blending by the thermal
reduction of GO/TiO 2 composite
Methylene blue NguyenPhan et al.
(2011)
TiO 2 /graphene One-pot solvothermal
Methylene blue Zou et al.
(2011)
TiO 2 /rGO
Hydrothermal
Rhodamine B
Wang and
Zhang
(2011)
SnO 2 /rGO or
TiO 2 /rGO
RGO
Direct redox reaction under the presence of
HCl solution
Rhodamine B
Zhang et al.
(2011)
TiO 2 /graphene Mixing graphene dispersed solution with
C 16 H 36 O 4 Ti, followed by adding deionized
water, HCl, and C 16 H 36 O 4 Ti and then sealed
and heated
Methylene blue Zou et al.
(2011)
TiO 2 /graphene Hydrolyzing Ti(BuO) 4 in the GO solution,
followed by the hydrothermal
Rhodamine B
Liang et al.
(2010)
TiO 2 /GO
Mixing GO, water, and sodium
dodecysulfate, followed by adding TiCl 3 ,
Na 2 SO 4 , and H 2 O 2 , under modest stirring
Methyl orange Chen et al.
(2010c)
TiO 2 /GO TiO 2 Low-temperature hydrolysis
Methylene blue Liu et al.
(2010a)
Kaolinite/TiO 2 Calcined at 200
C
Methyl orange Wang et al.
(2011a)
TiON/cu/co
Co-modified nitrogen doped titania
Eriochrome
black- T (EBT)
Ali et al.
(2013a)
CuO-Al 2 O 3 -
ZrO 2 -TiO 2
Co-precipitation
Direct sky
blue-5B
Ali et al.
(2013b)
SnO 2 /TiO 2
Sol–gel
Rhodamine B
(RhB)
Messih et al.
(2013)
TiO 2 /graphene Mixing GO with Ti(OC 4 H 9 ) 4 using ethanol
as a medium, followed by evaporation and
calcination
Methylene blue Zhao et al.
(2012)
SnO 2 /TiO 2
composites
nanofiber
Electrospinning
Rhodamine B
(RhB)
Hwang and
Kim (2011)
TiO 2 /porous
GO
Mixing GO dispersion with (NH 4 ) 2 TiF 6 and
H 3 BO 3 , followed by a calcination treatment
at 200
C
Methyl orange Jiang et al.
(2011)
TiO 2 /graphene Mixing GO with ethanol as a medium,
followed by evaporation and calcination
Methylene blue Zhao et al.
(2012)
TiO 2 /graphene Non-hydrolytic sol–gel approach
Methylene blue Lee et al.
(2012)
TiO 2
Homogeneous hydrolysis
Methyl orange
(MO)
Zhang et al.
(2010b)
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compounds
Catalysts
Preparation method
Pollutants
References
GO/TiO 2
One-step colloidal blending by the thermal
reduction of GO/TiO 2 composite
Methylene blue NguyenPhan et al.
(2011)
TiO 2 /graphene One-pot solvothermal
Methylene blue Zou et al.
(2011)
TiO 2 /rGO
Hydrothermal
Rhodamine B
Wang and
Zhang
(2011)
SnO 2 /rGO or
TiO 2 /rGO
RGO
Direct redox reaction under the presence of
HCl solution
Rhodamine B
Zhang et al.
(2011)
TiO 2 /graphene Mixing graphene dispersed solution with
C 16 H 36 O 4 Ti, followed by adding deionized
water, HCl, and C 16 H 36 O 4 Ti and then sealed
and heated
Methylene blue Zou et al.
(2011)
TiO 2 /graphene Hydrolyzing Ti(BuO) 4 in the GO solution,
followed by the hydrothermal
Rhodamine B
Liang et al.
(2010)
TiO 2 /GO
Mixing GO, water, and sodium
dodecysulfate, followed by adding TiCl 3 ,
Na 2 SO 4 , and H 2 O 2 , under modest stirring
Methyl orange Chen et al.
(2010c)
TiO 2 /GO TiO 2 Low-temperature hydrolysis
Methylene blue Liu et al.
(2010a)
Kaolinite/TiO 2 Calcined at 200
C
Methyl orange Wang et al.
(2011a)
TiON/cu/co
Co-modified nitrogen doped titania
Eriochrome
black- T (EBT)
Ali et al.
(2013a)
CuO-Al 2 O 3 -
ZrO 2 -TiO 2
Co-precipitation
Direct sky
blue-5B
Ali et al.
(2013b)
SnO 2 /TiO 2
Sol–gel
Rhodamine B
(RhB)
Messih et al.
(2013)
TiO 2 /graphene Mixing GO with Ti(OC 4 H 9 ) 4 using ethanol
as a medium, followed by evaporation and
calcination
Methylene blue Zhao et al.
(2012)
SnO 2 /TiO 2
composites
nanofiber
Electrospinning
Rhodamine B
(RhB)
Hwang and
Kim (2011)
TiO 2 /porous
GO
Mixing GO dispersion with (NH 4 ) 2 TiF 6 and
H 3 BO 3 , followed by a calcination treatment
at 200
C
Methyl orange Jiang et al.
(2011)
TiO 2 /graphene Mixing GO with ethanol as a medium,
followed by evaporation and calcination
Methylene blue Zhao et al.
(2012)
TiO 2 /graphene Non-hydrolytic sol–gel approach
Methylene blue Lee et al.
(2012)
TiO 2
Homogeneous hydrolysis
Methyl orange
(MO)
Zhang et al.
(2010b)
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