Review Article

An Overview on the Photocatalytic Activity of Nano-Doped-TiO𝟐 in the Degradation of Organic Pollutants

Table 1

Properties of metal-doped TiO2 photocatalysts under various conditions.

Type of metal dopant(Metal dopant/TiO2) molar ratioPreparation of doped TiO2Starting material of TiO2Starting material of metal dopantsCrystallite size (nm)PhaseBET surface area (m2/g)Reference

Fe0.090HydrothermalTTBFeCl3, FeCl211.40Anatase101.40[50]
0.100Hydrothermal(Ti(OC4H9-n)4Fe(NO3)3β€’9H2O14.50Anatase102.00[53]
1.200HydrothermalTiCl3FeCl3β€’6H2O23.70Anatase55.50[55]
0.007Sol gelTTIPFe(NO3)3β€”Anatase175.00[54]
0.700Sol gel/microemulsionTTIPFe(NO3)312.70Anatase83.00[52]
0.980Sol gelTi(OPri)4Fe(NO3)3β€’9H2O9.00Anatase126.10[49]

Pt0.800ImpregnationTiO2 Degussa P25PtCl222.28Anatase29.17[57]
1.000Impregnation/PhotodepositionTiO2 Degussa P25H2PtCl620.00Anatase107.00[64]
1.500ImpregnationTTIPH2PtCl631.00Anatase19.10[61]
0.500Photochemical depositionTBOTH2PtCl6β€’6H2O9.15Anatase116.10[60]
1.500Photochemical reductionTNBTH2PtCl6β€’6H2Oβ€”Anatase118.70[58]

Ce0.100Sol gelTiCl4H2PtCl6β€’6H2O14.00Anatase68.00[59]
0.010HydrothermalTi(SO4)2Ce(NO3)4β€”Anatase454.00[63]
4.000RefluxTi(OBu)4Ce(NO3)48.30Anataseβ€”[65]

V1.000Sol gelTi(OBu)4VO(OPr)312.00Anatase107.00[62]