AlternativeUseofLightEmittingDiodesinanActivatedCharcoal-SupportedPhotocatalystReactorfortheControlofVolatileOrganicCompounds.pdfVIP

2011 Chinese Journal of Catalysis Vol. 32 No. 5 Article ID: 0253-9837(2011)05-0756-06 DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(10)60202-1 Article: 756–761 Alternative Use of Light Emitting Diodes in an Activated Charcoal-Supported Photocatalyst Reactor for the Control of Volatile Organic Compounds 1 1 2 3,* Sung-Bong YANG , Mee-Seon YU , Jong-Soon KIM , Wan-Kuen JO 1 Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Science, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, 680-749, Korea 2NGETech Inc, Busan, Korea 3Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, Korea Abstract: The applicability of ultraviolet-light emitting diodes (LEDs) as a light source for photocatalysis using granular activated charcoal (GAC) impregnated with transition metal-enhanced photocatalysts for the control of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) was investigated. Two target compounds (toluene and methyl mercaptan) were selected to evaluate the removal activities of the TiO2/GAC composites. The photocatalysts were prepared by a sol-gel method. Methyl trimethoxy silane was added as a precursor sol solution to bind the photocatalyst 2+ 3+ + 2+ with the GAC. Metal (Zn , Fe , Ag , and Cu ) enhanced TiO /GAC composites were prepared and tested for their photocatalytic activities 2 under 400 nm LED irradiation. The specific surface area