Imaging Science and Photochemistry ›› 1998, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (2): 117-121.DOI: 10.7517/j.issn.1674-0475.1998.02.117

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COMPARISON OF PHOTOREACTIONS OF RHODAMINE B CATALYZED BY A TiO2 THIN FILM AND A DEGUSSA P-25 COATED FILM

MA Ying, YAO Jiannian   

  1. Institute of Photographic Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China
  • Received:1997-12-24 Revised:1998-01-20 Online:1998-05-20 Published:1998-05-20

Abstract: Transparent anatase TiO2 thin film was prepared on glass substrates by dip coating method. The photocatalytic properties of the film was assessed by measuring the photodegradative oxidation of Rhodamine B in aqueous solution and compared with a Degussa P-25 coated film. This film showed much higher photoactivity than P-25 coated film initially because the photoreactive mechanisms assisted by the two kinds of films are obviously different: fast N-de-ethylation and further degradation accompanied the degradation of Rhodamine B catalyzed by a TiO2 thin film, whereas only degradative reaction took place in a P-25 coated film existed.

Key words: TiO2 thin film, Rhodamine B, photodegradation