Phosphate Modification of Nano Titania and Its Effect on the Photodegradation of EDTA

The surface of nano titania was phosphate modified and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), and elemental analysis (CHN) to show the existence of phosphate in the modified nano titania. The resultant phosphated nano titania was applied for photocatalytic degradation of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt (EDTA) in aqueous solution. The crystallite size and crystalline phase showed no considerable change after modification, hence photocatalytic effect improveme...