Sintered TiO 2 /recycled glass composites designed for the potential degradation of waterborne pollutants
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Abstract Porous recycled glass beds were produced for the potential use in water remediation. The present work discusses the structural and mechanical characteristics of filters made of commercially available powdered recycled glass. The study measured the porosity and percolation performance of the sintered glass beds as a function of the sintering parameters and the particle size of the original powdered glass. Moreover, because TiO 2 can serve as a photocatalyst to degrade organic pollutants, a TiO 2 /recycled glass composite was also studied. Optical microscopy helped measure the resulting porosity by quantitative image analysis. Finally, a performance map that specified the composite porosity, percolation, and compression characteristics was obtained as a function of sintering time, sintering temperature, glass particle size, and the percentage of TiO 2 added.
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OpenAlex topics: TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells · Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production · Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Florida , Gainesville, FL 32611 , United States of America
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering , Northwestern University , Evanston, IL 60208 , United States of America
Department of Civil Engineering , University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez , Mayagüez, PR 00681 , United States of America
Department of Engineering Science and Materials , University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez , Mayagüez, PR 00681 , United States of America
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