This study prepared a (TiO2-CeO2)/Sr4Al14O25: Eu2+,Dy3+ heterojunction photocatalyst by coating (TiO2-CeO2) nanoparticles on a Sr4Al14O25:Eu,Dy phosphor substrate using a hydrothermal reaction method. The fabricated (TiO2- CeO2)/Sr4Al14O25: Eu2+,Dy3+ composites were characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray photo electron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV/Vis DRS), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), and Raman spectroscopy. The photocatalytic performance of the (TiO2-CeO2)/Sr4Al14O25: Eu2+,Dy3+ composites was investigated through the decomposition of toluene gas for various ratios of TiO2 to CeO2 (3:7, 5:5, and 7:3) and heat treatment ranging from 300 to 700 °C. The coupling between (TiO2-CeO2) and the highly persistent Sr4Al14O25:Eu2+,Dy3+ phosphor reduced the energy band gap and enhanced visible light absorption. In particular, the 5:5 ratio of TiO2 to CeO2 on Sr4Al14O25:Eu2+,Dy3+ showed excellent photocatalytic performance, decomposing over 85 % of the toluene gas within 150 min even under visible-light irradiation. The results suggest that the CeO2 particles might increase the specific surface area, and effectively suppress the recombination of electrons and holes generated from TiO2, thereby enhancing the photocatalytic reactivity.

The aim of this study is to determine the exposure concentration of tetrabromobisphenol A(TBBPA) in southwestern coast and their photodecomposition rate. Also, it is to identify the radical species of the photodecomposition of TBBPA and their reactive byproducts using the electron spin resonance(ESR) method. TBBPA was not detected in any of the sea water samples from Mokpo, Gunsan, or Goheung. The sediment samples from Mokpo contained not detection(N.D)∼50.0 ng/g dry wt., while those from Gunsan contained N.D∼28.5 ng/g dry wt. and those from Goheung contained N.D∼7.3 ng/g dry wt. The photodecomposition rates were 2.56 × 10-6/hr by visible light(400 nm), 7.98 × 10-6/hr by ultraviolet light(300 nm <), and 6.78 × 10-6/hr by sunlight. Also, we confirmed that singlet oxygen and hydroxyl radicals are the key reactive oxygen species at wavelengths greater than 400 and 300 nm, respectively. This study shows that the main byproducts formed during irradiation at wavelengths above 300 nm are 2,6-dibromobenzosemiquinone radical(2,6-DBSQ·-) and g-value 2.0048 doublet spectrum.

The characteristics of photocatalytic degradation of tar colorants such as brilliant blue FCF(BBF) and tartrazine(TTZ) with zinc oxide suspension was studied in a batch reactor under irradiation of ultra-violet ray. Photocatalytic degradation of TTZ with ZnO was more higher than that of BBF, and was increased with dosage of ZnO below 5g, but was nearly affected with initial pH of two tar colorants aqueous solution. Ammonium persulfate was more effective oxidant than potassium bromate which slightly increased the degradation of BBF, but not increased the degradation of TTZ. The photocatalytic degradation rates of BBF and TTZ were pseudo-first order with rate constants of 0.0066, 0.0092 and 0.015min-1 for BBF, 0.042, 0.077 and 0.110min-1 for TTZ at the dosage of 1, 2 and 5g ZnO, respectively.