A novel TiO2/PVC layer for use in a photoelectrochemical cell

F. Touati; J. F. Cassidy; K. G. McGuigan

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2007.01.002

A novel TiO₂/PVC layer for use in a photoelectrochemical cell

F. Touati, J. F. Cassidy, K. G. McGuigan

School of Chemical and BioPharmaceutical Science

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Abstract

Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) has been widely used with UV light to degrade organic waste contaminants. Immobilised layers of TiO₂ on electrode surfaces have shown enhanced activity when appropriate potentials have been applied. In this work, it is shown that a novel immobilised layer of TiO₂ on an electrode, a TiO₂/poly(vinylchloride) composite cast from THF, mineralises acetone or starch when exposed to a xenon arc light only if the electrode is connected to a Pt electrode where concomitant reduction of oxygen occurs. When an isolated electrode with an immobilised TiO₂ layer is exposed to UV light in a solution of starch or acetone, no decrease in acetone or starch concentration is observed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	740-744
Number of pages	5
Journal	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume	91
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2007.01.002
Publication status	Published - 4 May 2007

Keywords

Fuel cell
Photoelectrochemistry
TiO

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