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    Criticial Assessment of the Photocatalytic Reduction of Cr(VI) over Au/TiO2
    (Basel : MDPI, 2018-12-3) Ngo, Anh Binh; Nguyen, Hong Lien; Hollmann, Dirk
    The purification of drinking water is one of the most urgent challenges in developing countries, for which the efficient removal of traces of heavy metals, e.g., Cr(IV), represents a key technology. This can be achieved via photocatalysis. In this study, we compare the performance of Au/TiO2 to bare TiO2 P25 catalysts. Furthermore, the influence of the sacrificial reagent citric acid under UV-Vis and Vis excitation was investigated and a detailed investigation of the catalysts before and after reaction was performed. During the photocatalytic reduction of Cr(IV) under acidic conditions, both leaching of Au, as well as absorption of Cr, occur, resulting in new catalyst systems obtained in situ.