Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2016, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (4): 459-465.DOI: 10.11944/j.issn.1000-0518.2016.04.150269

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Synthesis of Ionic Liquid@TiO2 Nanocomposites and Their Photocatalytic Performance

YU Zonglong,JIA Chunxiao(),LU Xin,HAN Haigang,XIN Bingwei()   

  1. Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry and Functional Materials in Universities of Shandong,Dezhou University,Dezhou,Shandong 253023,China
  • Received:2015-07-28 Accepted:2015-11-19 Published:2016-04-01 Online:2016-04-01
  • Contact: JIA Chunxiao,XIN Bingwei
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Training Programs of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Undergraduates(No.201410448029), the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.ZR2015EM022), the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province Combination Research Projects(No.ZR2013EML003), Research Projects of Solar Energy of Dezhou University(No.SYJS-B13003)

Abstract:

IL@TiO2 nanocomposites were synthesized by grafting ionic liquids(ILs) onto the surface of TiO2 via —Si—O— covalent bond. The prepared nanocomposites were acharacterized by IR, thermal gravity-differential analysis and elemental analysis. [C8tespim]Br@TiO2([C8tespim]:N-3-triethoxysilypropyl-4,5-dihydroimidazole) can catalyze the degradation of methyl orange to almost colourless after being illuminated by ultraviolet light for 60 min. The superior performance of prepared nanocomposites compared to that of TiO2 nanopaticles suggests that anion-exchange can tailor the photocatalytic activity, and the activity order is [C8tespim]Br@TiO2<[C8tespim]PF6@TiO2<[C8tespim]Tf2N@TiO2(Tf2N:bis[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]imide).

Key words: IL@TiO2 nanocomposites, photo-catalyst, methyl orange