PMID- 35604604 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220929 LR - 20220929 IS - 1614-7499 (Electronic) IS - 0944-1344 (Linking) VI - 29 IP - 47 DP - 2022 Oct TI - Preparation and photocatalytic application of terbium and sulfur co-doped titanium nanomaterials. PG - 71688-71695 LID - 10.1007/s11356-022-20700-5 [doi] AB - Titanium-based nanomaterials co-doped with terbium (Tb) and sulfur (S) were synthesized by sol-gel method via a facile step. Physicochemical properties of the resulting composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray photo-electron spectroscopy (XPS) and UV-Vis diffused reflectance spectroscopy (DRS). Methylene blue (MB) was used as a degradation target for evaluating the photocatalytic performance. The factors which influence the photocatalytic activity were investigated, including calcined temperatures and S doping amount. Tb, S (2 wt%) co-doped TiO(2) composite calcined at 500 degrees C exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity with a degradation rate of 72.4% in 3 h. The reaction constant was 0.11529, 0.26025, 0.35038 and 0.41462 h(-1) for undoped TiO(2), Tb-doped TiO(2), S-doped TiO(2) and Tb, S co-doped TiO(2), respectively. Importantly, the synergistic effect of terbium and sulfur dopants was profoundly discussed. Furthermore, recycling tests and acute toxicity experiments were carried out to confirm the reusability and biosafety of Tb, S co-doped TiO(2). CI - (c) 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. FAU - Wang, Zhencui AU - Wang Z AD - Department of Environmental Science, School of Tropical Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, People's Republic of China. FAU - Wang, Yuanjiao AU - Wang Y AD - Department of Environmental Science, School of Tropical Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, People's Republic of China. FAU - Tang, Tianle AU - Tang T AD - Department of Environmental Science, School of Tropical Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, People's Republic of China. ttl-0114@163.com. LA - eng GR - 219QN220/Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220523 PL - Germany TA - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int JT - Environmental science and pollution research international JID - 9441769 RN - 06SSF7P179 (Terbium) RN - 15FIX9V2JP (titanium dioxide) RN - 70FD1KFU70 (Sulfur) RN - D1JT611TNE (Titanium) RN - T42P99266K (Methylene Blue) SB - IM MH - Catalysis MH - Methylene Blue/chemistry MH - *Nanostructures MH - Sulfur MH - Terbium MH - *Titanium/chemistry OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dye wastewater OT - Photocatalytic application OT - Synergistic effect OT - Tb, S co-doped TiO2 EDAT- 2022/05/24 06:00 MHDA- 2022/09/30 06:00 CRDT- 2022/05/23 11:20 PHST- 2022/01/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/05/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/05/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/09/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/05/23 11:20 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s11356-022-20700-5 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11356-022-20700-5 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Oct;29(47):71688-71695. doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-20700-5. Epub 2022 May 23.