Altering fiber density of cockscomb-like fibrous silica–titania catalysts for enhanced photodegradation of ibuprofen

• Main Authors: Fauzi, A. A., Jalil, A. A., Mohamed, M., Triwahyono, S., Jusoh, N. W. C., A. Rahman, A. F., A. Aziz, F. F., Hassan, N. S., Khusnun, N. F., Tanaka, H.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2018
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85427/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.08.073

Fibrous silica–titania (FST) catalysts were synthesized by microemulsion followed by silica seed-crystal crystallization methods under various molar ratios of toluene to water (T/W). The catalysts were characterized by XRD, UV-DRS, FESEM, TEM, AFM, N2 adsorption–desorption, FTIR, and ESR. The result...