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Effect of oxidative and non-oxidative conditions on molecular size fractionation of humic acids: TiO2 and Cu-doped TiO2 photocatalysis       
Yazarlar
Ceyda Senem Uyguner Demirel
Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Ümit Nazlı TÜRKTEN Doç. Dr. Ümit Nazlı TÜRKTEN
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dila Kaya
İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Fatma Miray Bekbölet
Türkiye
Özet
Natural waters contain some carbonaceous materials referred to as dissolved organic matter, which is mainly composed of humic acids (HA). Owing to its polydispersed character related to the presence of diverse molecular size fractions (< 450 kDa to even < 1 kDa), HA displays curious reactivity in natural waters and during water treatment train. In this study, a system-based stepwise approach was tracked by characterizing HA following photolysis, adsorptive interactions, and solar photocatalysis using bare TiO2, sol-gel prepared TiO2, and their respective Cu-doped specimens complementary to kinetic evaluation on this respect. For this purpose, prior to and following each treatment, HA was monitored by dissolved organic carbon content, UV-vis parameters, and fluorescence features. Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy (SERS), XRD, SEM, EDAX XPS, and DRS were used to characterize the materials and solutions reported in this study. Most significant quantitative variations were attained in UV-vis spectroscopic parameters along with fluorescence characteristics; however, infrared and Raman profiles displayed slight deviations in qualitative measures. Differentiation between the selected photocatalyst specimens could be visualized through molecular size effects pointing out the significance of HA 10 kDa fraction. For the first time, this study reports the degradation of specific fractions of HA as a function of their molecular size fraction. Cu-TiO2 seems to photocatalyze more effectively the degradation of the diverse HA fractions due to their more extended absorption of solar light by this photocatalyst.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Cu-doped TiO 2 | Fluorescence | Humic acid | Infrared and Raman spectroscopy | Molecular size fractions | UV–vis
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Dergi ISSN 0944-1344
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q2
Makale Dili Türkçe
Basım Tarihi 12-2022
Cilt No 29
Sayı 56
Sayfalar 85413 / 85432
Doi Numarası 10.1007/s11356-022-21754-1
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-21754-1