Structure and photocatalytic properties of sol-gel synthesized pseudobrookite

Abstract

Fe2TiO5 nanopartcles were synthesized by modified sol-gel method with aid of Fe(NO3)3 9H2O and Ti(OC3H7)4 as starting reagents, oxalic acid as chilate agent and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as surfactant. The aim of this study was to asses the photocatalytic degradaton of the antibiotic Oxytetracycline (OTC) using visible light irradiation. As prepared nanoparticles were characterized by XRD, BET, FESEM and UV-vis DRS. The optimal operating conditions of oxytetracycline photocatalytic degradation were achived by changing the pH of the solution and changing the concentration of photocatalyst.