<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cao, Xi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Liu, Chen</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Yandi Hu</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Yang, Wenli</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chen, Jiawei*</style></author></authors><secondary-authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Predoi, Daniela</style></author></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Synthesis of N/Fe Comodified TiO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; Loaded on Bentonite for Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity under UV-Vis Light.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Nanomaterials</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2016</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2016/02/21</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnm/2016/8182190/</style></url></web-urls></urls><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hindawi Publishing Corporation</style></publisher><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2016</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8182190</style></pages><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1687-4110</style></isbn><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">To improve the efficiency of TiO&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; as a photocatalyst for contaminant degradation, a novel nanocomposite catalyst of (N, Fe) modified TiO&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; nanoparticles loaded on bentonite (B-N/Fe-TiO&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;) was successfully prepared for the first time by sol-gel method. The synthesized B-N/Fe-TiO&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; catalyst composites were characterized by multiple techniques, including scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), nitrogen adsorption/desorption, UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS), and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). The results showed that bentonite significantly enhanced the dispersion of TiO&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; nanoparticles and increased the specific surface area of the catalysts. Compared with nondoped TiO&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, single element doped TiO&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, or unloaded TiO&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; nanoparticles, B-N/Fe-TiO&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; had the highest absorption in UV-visible region. The photocatalytic activity of B-N/Fe-TiO&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; was also the highest, based on the degradation of methyl blue (MB) at room temperature under UV and visible light irradiation. In particular, the synthesized B-N/Fe-TiO&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; showed much greater photocatalytic efficiency than N/Fe-TiO&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; under visible light, the newly synthesized B-N/Fe-TiO&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; is going to significantly increase the photocatalytic efficiency of the catalyst using sun light.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>