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Insufficient bonding of juxtaposed bone to an orthopedic/dental implant could be caused by material surface properties that do not support new bone growth. For this reason, fabrication of biomaterials surface properties, which support osteointegration, should be one of the key objectives in the design of the next generation of orthopedic/dental implants. Titanium and titanium alloy have been widely used in several bioimplant applications, but when implanted into the human body, these still contain some disadvantages, such as poor osteointegration (forming a fibrous capsule), wear debris and metal ion release, which often lead to clinical failure. Electrolytic hydroxyapatite/titanium dioxide (HA/TiO2) double layers were successfully deposited on titanium substrates in TiCl4 solution and subsequently in the mixed solution of Ca(NO3)2 and NH4H2PO4, respectively. After annealing at 300 degrees C for 1 h in the air, the coated specimens were evaluated by dynamic cyclic polarization tests, immersion tests, tensile tests, surface morphology observations, XRD analyses and cells culture. The adhesion strength of the HA coating were improved by the intermediate coating of TiO2 from 11.3 to 46.7 MPa. From cell culture and immersion test results, the HA/TiO2 coated specimens promoted not only cells differentiation, but also appeared more bioactive while maintaining non-toxicity.
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PMID:Characterization and bond strength of electrolytic HA/TiO2 double layers for orthopedic applications. 1588 Sep 34

The photocatalytic degradation of sulfamethazine (SMT), a sulfonamide drug, has been investigated in aqueous heterogeneous solutions containing n-type oxide semiconductors as photocatalysts. The disappearance of the organic molecule follows approximately a pseudo-first-order kinetics according to the Langmuir-Hinshelwood model. It was observed that, with TiO2 P-25 and ZnO as photocatalysts, quantitative degradation of the organic molecule occurs after 4 h. During this time the desulfurization of the substrate is complete, while only 30% of the nitrogen in the organic compound was recovered in the form of nitrate and ammonium ions, indicating that various other nitrogen-containing organic compounds remain in the solution. The addition of H2O2 leads, in the case of TiO2 P-25, to a twofold increase on the reaction rate, while a negative effect has been observed in the presence of ZnO. The initial apparent photonic efficiency (zeta0) of the photooxidation and the mineralization under various experimental conditions have been calculated.
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PMID:Photocatalytic oxidation of sulfamethazine. 1592 56

Batch experiments were conducted to study the effects of titanium dioxide (TiO2) concentration and pH on the initial rates of photocatalytic oxidation of aqueous ammonium/ ammonia (NH4+/NH3) and nitrite (NO2-) in UV-illuminated TiO2 suspensions. While no simple kinetic model could fit the data at lower TiO2 concentrations, at TiO2 concentrations > or = 1 g/L, the experimental data were consistent with a model assuming consecutive first-order transformation of NH4+/NH3 to NO2- and NO2- to nitrate (NO3-). For TiO2 concentrations > or = 1 g/L, the rate constants for NO2 photocatalytic oxidation to NO3 were far more dependent on TiO2 concentration than were those for NH4+/NH3 oxidation to NO2-, suggesting that, without sufficient TiO2, complete oxidation of NH4+/NH3 to NO3- will not occur. Initial NH4+/NH3 photocatalytic oxidation rates were proportional to the initial concentrations of neutral NH3 and not total NH3(i.e., [NH4+] + [NH3]). Thus, the pH-dependent equilibrium between NH4+ and NH3, and not the pH-dependent electrostatic attraction between NH4+ and the TiO2 surface, is responsible for the increase in rates of NH4+/NH3 photocatalytic oxidation with increasing pH. Electrostatic adsorption, however, can partly explain the pH dependence of the initial rates of NO2- photocatalytic oxidation. Initial rates of NO2- photocatalytic oxidation were 1 order of magnitude higher for NO2- versus NH4+/NH3, indicating thatthe rate of NH4+/NH3 photocatalytic oxidation to NO3- was limited by NH4+/NH3 oxidation to NO2- under our experimental conditions.
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PMID:Effects of pH and catalyst concentration on photocatalytic oxidation of aqueous ammonia and nitrite in titanium dioxide suspensions. 1595 86

In this paper, dichromate and dichlorvos are selected as the deputies of inorganic and organic pollutants, respectively, and TiO2/beads is used as a photocatalyst. The effects of various parameters, such as the amount of the photocatalyst, H2O2 concentration, metal ions, anions, pH value, and organic compounds on the photocatalytic reduction of dichromate and photocatalytic oxidation of dichlorvos are studied. From the studies, the differences of the parameters effect on the photocatalytic degradation of organic and inorganic pollutants are obtained. The results show that the optimum amount of the photocatalyst used is 6.0 g cm(-3) for the photocatalytic reactions. With the addition of a small amount of H2O2, the photocatalytic reduction of dichromate is inhibited while the photocatalytic oxidation of dichlorvos is accelerated. With the addition of trace amounts of Fe3+ or Cu2+, both the reactions are accelerated, and with the addition of Zn2+ and Na+, no obvious effects on the reactions are observed. Acidic solution is favorable for the photocatalytic reduction of dichromate; and acidic and alkaline solutions are favorable for the photocatalytic oxidation of dichlorvos. Adding SO4(2-), the photocatalytic oxidation is accelerated and adding Cl- the reaction is inhibited; and with the addition of trace amounts of SO4(2-), Cl- and NO3-, no obvious effects on the photocatalytic reduction of dichromate are observed. With the addition of methanol and toluene, the photocatalytic reduction of dichromate is accelerated, and the photocatalytic oxidation of dichlorvos is inhibited. The possible roles of the additives on the reactions are also discussed.
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PMID:Study on the photocatalytic reduction of dichromate and photocatalytic oxidation of dichlorvos. 1601 2

The photocatalytic degradation of methyl parathion was carried out using a circulating TiO2/UV reactor. The experimental results showed that parathion was more effectively degraded in the photocatalytic condition than the photolysis and TiO2-only condition. With photocatalysis, 10mg/l parathion was completely degraded within 60 min with a TOC decrease exceeding 90% after 150 min. The main ionic byproducts during photocatalysis were measured. The nitrogen from parathion was recovered mainly as NO3-, NO2- and NH4+, 80% of the sulfur as SO4(2-), and less than 5% of the phosphorus as PO4(3-). The organic intermediates 4-nitrophenol and paraoxon were also identified, and these were further degraded. Two different bioassays (Vibrio fischeri and Daphnia magna) were used to test the acute toxicity of solutions treated by photocatalysis and photolysis. A Microtox test using V. fischeri showed that the toxicity, expressed as the relative toxicity (%), was reduced almost completely after 90 min under photocatalysis, whereas only an 83% reduction was achieved with photolysis alone. Another toxicity test using D. magna also showed that the relative toxicity disappeared after 90 min under photocatalysis, whereas there was a 65% reduction in relative toxicity with photolysis alone. The pattern of toxicity reduction parallels the decrease in parathion and TOC concentrations.
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PMID:Degradation mechanism and the toxicity assessment in TiO2 photocatalysis and photolysis of parathion. 1605 12

Cu(II)/EDTA adsorption onto TiO2 has been studied with a variation of pH, ionic strength, and type of background electrolytes. Cu(II) adsorption onto TiO2 increased as ionic strength increased when NaClO4 was used as a background electrolyte. This can be explained by the increase of exp(-FPsi/RT) as a part of the electrostatic correction within a surface complexation model. Model predictions described experimental adsorption trends. Types of background anions (ClO4, Cl, NO2, NO3, SO3, and PO4) did not affect adsorption trends and adsorption amounts of Cu(II) onto TiO2. However, different trends were observed with various types of background ions used as ionic strength in EDTA and Cu(II)-EDTA adsorption. EDTA adsorption was decreased by using Na2SO3 and Na3PO4 as background ions, while NaClO4, NaCl, NaNO2, and NaNO3 showed negligible interference on the EDTA adsorption, which matched well with model predictions. The presence Na2SO3 and Na3PO4 also interfered with Cu(II)-EDTA adsorption, to a somewhat greater extent compared to EDTA adsorption, especially at lower pH. This interference was also noted in Cu(II)-EDTA adsorption with a variation of Cu(II)-EDTA concentration at constant ionic strength (3 x 10(-3) M) by using Na2SO3 and Na3PO4, especially at lower ratios of Cu(II)-EDTA to Na2SO3 and Na3PO4. These results suggest that the ratio of Cu(II)-EDTA to Na2SO3 and Na3PO4 is an important factor for the controlling of competition between these background ions and Cu(II)-EDTA onto TiO2. Model prediction generally matched well with experimental adsorption using NaClO4, NaCl, NaNO2, and NaNO3 as backgrounds ions, while a severe deviation was observed in the presence of Na2SO3 and Na3PO4. These results suggest that the mobility of copper ions as Cu(II)-EDTA can be increased from polluted area in the presence of multivalent background ions, especially as the ratio of adsorbates/background ions decreased.
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PMID:Effect of background electrolytes and pH on the adsorption of Cu(II)/EDTA onto TiO2. 1613 67

Insufficient bonding of juxtaposed bone to an orthopaedic/dental implant could be caused by material surface properties that do not support new bone growth. For this reason, fabrication of biomaterials surface properties, which support osteointegration, should be one of the key objectives in the design of the next generation of orthopaedic/dental implants. Titanium and titanium alloy have been widely used in several bioimplant applications, but when implanted into the human body, these still contain some disadvantages, such as poor osteointegration (forming a fibrous capsule), wear debris and metal ion release, which often lead to clinical failure. Electrolytic hydroxyapatite/titanium dioxide (HA/TiO2) double layers were successfully deposited on titanium substrates in TiCl4 solution and subsequently in the mixed solution of Ca(NO3)2 and NH4H2PO4, respectively. After annealing at 300 degrees C for 1 h in the air, the coated specimens were evaluated by dynamic cyclic polarization tests, immersion tests, tensile tests, surface morphology observations, XRD analyses and cells culture. The adhesion strength of the HA coating were improved by the intermediate coating of TiO2 from 11.3 to 46.7 MPa. From cell culture and immersion test results, the HA/TiO2 coated specimens promoted not only cells differentiation, but also appeared more bioactive while maintaining non-toxicity.
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PMID:Characterization and bond strength of electrolytic HA/TiO2 double layers for orthopaedic applications. 1616 97

The photocatalytic degradation of two reactive dyes has been investigated by UV/TiO2/H2O2 using an immobilized TiO2 photocatalytic reactor. Reactive Blue 8 (RB 8) and Reactive Blue 220 (RB 220) textile dyes were used as model compounds. Photocatalytic degradation processes were performed using a 5-L solution containing dyes. The initial concentrations of dyes were 50 mg/L. The radiation source was two 15 W UV-C lamps. A batch mode immersion photocatalytic reactor was utilized. UV-vis and ion chromatography (IC) analyses were employed to obtain the details of the photodegradation of the selected dyes. Colored synthetic waters were completely decolorized in relatively short time after UV irradiation in the presence of various concentrations of hydrogen peroxide. Formate, acetate, oxalate, and glyoxylate anions were detected as dominant aliphatic intermediates where they were further oxidized slowly to CO2. The UV/TiO2/H2O2 process was able to oxidize the dyes with partial mineralization of carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur heteroatoms into CO2, NO3-, and SO4(2-), respectively. Kinetics analysis indicates that the photocatalytic decolorization rates of the dye can be approximated by a pseudo-first-order model. The UV/TiO2/H2O2 process proved to be capable of decolorization and mineralization of the reactive dyes (RB 8 and RB 220).
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PMID:Kinetics of heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of reactive dyes in an immobilized TiO2 photocatalytic reactor. 1618 31

The photocatalytic degradation (PCD) reaction of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in water was investigated using pure and surface-modified TiO2. The PCD products of NDMA were methylamine (MA), dimethylamine (DMA), nitrite, nitrate, and ammonium, and their distribution could be changed by modifying the surface of TiO2. The PCD reaction of NDMA seems to be initiated mostly by OH radicals, not valence band holes, because the addition of excess oxalates (hole scavengers) only moderately retarded the PCD rate. The presence of oxalate, however, enabled a new reductive transformation path in which the CO2-* radicals generated from the oxalate converted NDMA into DMA. In acidic suspensions of pure TiO2, the formation of MA was highly favored over DMA and NH3, whereas all degradation products (MA, DMA, and NH3) were generated at comparable concentrations at basic pH. It is suggested that there are three parallel paths depending on the position of the initial attack of OH radical on NDMA and the product distribution is closely related with which path is favored under a specific condition. DMA production is related to the OH radical attack on the nitrosyl nitrogen. Platinum deposition, silica loading, Nafion coating, and surface fluorination were tested to investigate the effects of TiO2 surface modification on the product distribution. The surface platinization of TiO2 had little effect on the PCD reaction of NDMA under air-equilibrated conditions but accelerated the PCD reaction under deaerated conditions. An enhanced PCD reaction of NDMA was achieved with the silica-loaded TiO2 and Nafion-coated TiO2, both of which favored the formation of DMA over MA. The PCD of NDMA on surface-fluorinated TiO2 was also highly enhanced but favored the formation of MA over the formation of DMA.
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PMID:Photocatalytic degradation of N-nitrosodimethylamine: mechanism, product distribution, and TiO2 surface modification. 1619 Feb 42

Photocatalytic degradation of methyl parathion was done using a circulating TiO2/UV and TiO2/solar reactor. Indoor experimental results showed that, under the photocatalysis conditions, parathion was more effectively degraded than under the photolysis and TiO2 only conditions. Parathion (38 microM) was completely degraded under photocatalysis within 90 min, and more than 80% TOC decrease after 150 minutes. The main ionic byproducts during the photocatalysis were measured, and almost complete nitrogen recovery was achieved as mainly NO3- NO2-, and NH4+, and 80% of sulfur as recovered as SO4(2)-. Organic intermediates such as nitrophenol and methyl paraoxon were also identified during the photocatalysis of parathion, and these were further degraded after 90 minutes. Microtox bioassay using Vibrio fischeri was used in evaluating the toxicity of solutions treated by photocatalysis and photolysis of parathion. The results showed that the acute toxicity expressed as EC50 almost reduced after 90 min under the photocatalysis condition whereas only 40% reduction of toxicity as EC50 was achieved in photolysis condition. The outdoor results using a TiO2/solar system were similar to the TiO2 indoor system, indicating the possibility of applying TiO2/solar system for the treatment of parathion-contaminated water.
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PMID:Degradation of parathion and the reduction of acute toxicity in TiO2 photocatalysis. 1631 50


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