THE PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TiO_2 THIN FILM PHOTOCATALYST

This study prepared TiO2 film photocatalyst based on Ti plate using sol-gel method. XRD result demonstrated that the prepared photocatalyst mainly consisted of anatase crystals about 35.7nm on the average. SEM characterization result showed that the surface of the photocatalyst was very even and compact. And TiO2connected with the Ti plate closely and firmly. The photoelectrochemistry characteristic of the photocatalyst tested with electrochemistry method indicated that the prepared photocatalyst was n-type semiconductor and the extra electric field would promote the separation of photogenerated electron and hole in favor of the increase of the photocatalysis efficiency. The degradation experiments of benzamide by photocatalysis and electrically assisted photocatalysis (EAP) demonstrated that the extra electric field had the obvious assistant effect on photocatalysis and the benzamide degradation rate by EAP was much higher than that by photocatalysis. When the electrode potential of photocatalyst was -0.05V/SCE,the removal efficiency of benzamide could be 95% in 120min.