%0 Journal Article %T Synthesisandcharacterizationofsulfur-titaniumdioxidenanocompositesforphotocatalyticoxidationofcyanideusingvisiblelightirradiation %A E. S. Baeissa %J ´ß»¯Ñ§±¨ %P 698-704 %D 2015 %R 10.1016/S1872-2067(14)60320-X %X £¿Asol-gelmethodwasusedtoprepareTiO2andsulfur-TiO2(S-TiO2)nanocomposites,whichwerecharacterizedbyN2adsorption-desorption,X-raydiffraction,X-rayphotoelectronspectroscopy,photoluminescene,ultravioletvisibleandtransmissionelectronmicroscopymeasurements.ThephotocatalyticperformanceofTiO2andS-TiO2nanocomposites,withrespecttothephotocatalyticoxidationofcyanideundervisiblelightirradiation,wasdetermined.TheresultsrevealthatSiswelldispersedonthesurfaceofTiO2nanoparticles.Additionally,thesurfaceareaoftheS-TiO2nanocompositeswasobservedtobesmallerthanthatoftheTiO2nanoparticlesbecauseofblockedporescausedbydopingwithS.TheS-TiO2nanocomposite(0.3wt%S)exhibitedthelowestbandgapandthehighestphotocatalyticactivityintheoxidationofcyanide.ThephotocatalyticperformanceofS-TiO2(0.3wt%S)nanocompositeswasstable,evenafterthefifthreuseofthenanoparticlesfortheoxidationofcyanide. %K Titaniumdioxide %K Sulfur-doping %K Photocatalyst %K Cyanideoxidation %U http://www.chxb.cn/CN/abstract/abstract21602.shtml