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Ferric ion was introduced to the commercial photocatalyst P25 (Degussa) by ultrasonic wet impregnation technique. The concentration of the dopant was varied from 0.0 to 3.0% Fe/Ti ratio. The doped TiO2 was then loaded to alumina balls using mechanical coating technique and followed by calcination in air at 400, 450, 500 and 550 °C. The fabricated photocatalyst was characterized by X-ray diffraction, N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms, scanning electron microscopy, UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, X-ray adsorption near edge structure and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity was tested by following the degradation of methylene blue (MB). It was found that the Fe3+ doped TiO2/Al2O3 has a combination of anatase and rutile phase and free of iron oxide phases. The optimum calcination temperature is 400 °C with 0.1% Fe3+ concentration. The catalyst addresses the entrainment in photocatalytic reactors, eliminating the need for a post filtration process.
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Bajamundi, C.J.E., Dalida, M.L.P., Wantala, K. et al. Effect of Fe3+ doping on the performance of TiO2 mechanocoated alumina bead photocatalysts. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 28, 1688–1692 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-011-0031-7
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