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Table 1 Size (D) and surface area (S) of the oxides with rates of iodide ion-photooxidation*

From: Photoproduction of iodine with nanoparticulate semiconductors and insulators

Oxide

D(nm)

S

(m2 g-1)

Iodine-formation (nM s-1)

   

Water

Acetonitrile

TiO2 (anatase)

9

165

216

361

TiO2 P25 (anatase:rutile::81:19)

23

68

39

257

TiO2 Hombikat (anatase:rutile::69:31)

18

87

63

232

TiO2 (rutile)

12

123

2.5

24

BaTiO3

41

24

5.4

27

ZnO (wurtzite)

32

33

6.9

93

SnO2

27

31

2.4

21

WO3

23

39

1.6

61

CuO

28

33

0.4

23

Fe2O3

39

32

1.7

24

Fe3O4

32

36

0.8

21

ZrO2

25

42

1.1

20

Al2O3 (γ:δ::65:35)

11

148

8.9

32

SiO2

15

160 ± 20

12

44

SiO2 (porous)

10

640 ± 50

6.5

27

  1. *0.020 g oxide loading, 0.050 M iodide solution (25 mL), 7.8 mL s-1 airflow, 365 nm, 25.2 μEinstein L-1 s-1, 30 min illumination.